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S 3418 112th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Animal protection and human-animal relationships Congressional oversight Emergency medical services and trauma care Medical education Military education and training Military medicine

BEST Practices Act

Introduced: July 23, 2012 Introduced by: Wyden, Ron Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Jul 23, 2012
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Jul 23, 2012
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5262)
Jul 23, 2012
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Battlefield Excellence through Superior Training Practices Act or BEST Practices Act - Requires the Secretary of Defense (DOD), no later than: (1) October 1, 2014, to develop, test, and validate human-based training methods for training members of the Armed Forces in the treatment of combat injuries, with the goal of replacing live animal-based training methods; and (2) October 1, 2016, 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.

What's happening now July 23, 2012

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 403 Related bill BEST Practices Act
  • HR 1417 Related bill BEST Practices Act
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Sep 11, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3418: BEST Practices Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3418/
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"S. 3418: BEST Practices Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3418/.
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