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Committee on Armed ServicesMilitary PersonnelIntroducedSeptember 25th, 2013
Defense
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Title
Battlefield Excellence through Superior Training Practices Act
Official Title
To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Defense to use only human-based methods for training members of the Armed Forces in the treatment of severe combat injuries.
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.