HR 3172
113th Congress
House
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: September 25, 2013
Introduced by:
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Democratic
· Georgia
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 24, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Sep 25, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Sep 25, 2013
Introduced in House
Plain-English 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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Committees of jurisdiction
2