BEST Practices Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Sep 25, 2013)
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 just happenedOct 24, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseSep 25, 2013
- Oct 24, 2013Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- Sep 25, 2013IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- Sep 25, 2013IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Sep 25, 2013IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House