United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3172 (113th)
BEST Practices Act
Introduced
25 September 2013
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
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Summary
Battlefield Excellence through Superior Training Practices Act or the BEST Practices Act - Requires the Secretary of Defense (DOD), no later than: (1) October 1, 2016, to develop, test, and validate human-based training methods for training members of the Armed Forces in the treatment of combat trauma injuries, with the goal of replacing live animal-based training methods; and (2) October 1, 2018, to use only use human-based training methods for such purposes. Prohibits the use of animals in such training after the latter date. Requires an annual report from the Secretary to the congressional defense committees on the development and implementation of the human-based training methods.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 25 September 2013
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Introduced in House · EN · 25 September 2013
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 25 September 2013
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3172
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/3172