BEST Practices Act
- Last Action
- 3/23/2017
Actions
- 2017-03-23Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities.
- 2017-02-28Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- 2017-02-28Introduced in House
- 2017-02-28Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2017-02-28 (00)
Battlefield Excellence through Superior Training Practices Act or the BEST Practices Act
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD), by no later than: (1) October 1, 2020, to complete the development, testing, and validation of 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, 2022, to use only use human-based training methods for such purposes. No animals may be used in such training after the latter date.
DOD shall submit an annual report to Congress regarding the development and implementation of the human-based training methods.
Cosponsors (20)
- Tom Marino (R-PA)
- Jackie Speier (D-CA)
- Ted Lieu (D-CA)
- David Cicilline (D-RI)
- Peter Roskam (R-IL)
- Jared Polis (D-CO)
- Yvette Clarke (D-NY)
- WM. CLAY (D-MO)
- Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
- James Himes (D-CT)
- ROSA DELAURO (D-CT)
- Matt Cartwright (D-PA)
- Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
- BARBARA LEE (D-CA)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- ADAM SCHIFF (D-CA)
- Mark Pocan (D-WI)
- Theodore Deutch (D-FL)
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)
- Tony Cárdenas (D-CA)
Subjects
- Animal protection and human-animal relationships
- Congressional oversight
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Medical education
- Medical research
- Military education and training
- Military medicine
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