BEST Practices Act

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Introduced

25 September 2013

Last action

25 September 2013 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

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. Provides an exception when the Secretary determines that human-based training methods will not provide an educationally equivalent or superior substitute for live animal-based training methods. Requires an annual report from the Secretary to the congressional defense committees on the development and implementation of the human-based training methods, as well as any exceptions implemented.

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Timeline

25 September 2013
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
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25 September 2013
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Source: IntroReferral

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Sources

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1550
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/s/1550
us · 113-s-1550 · source updated 12 August 2025