3.0.0 3172 2023-01-11T13:24:09Z 2023-01-11T13:24:09Z House H HR 2013-09-25 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia:H.R. 3172.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 (Clauses 1, 14, and 18), which grantsCongress the power to provide for the common Defense andgeneral Welfare of the United States; to make rules for theGovernment and Regulation of the land and naval Forces; andto make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper forcarrying into Execution the foregoing Powers.[Page H5833]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2013-10-24T20:53:35Z Referred to 2013-09-25T16:01:00Z BEST Practices Act 113 1550 S 2013-09-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Related bill CRS 2013-10-24 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2013-09-25 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2013-09-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-09-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 N F000451 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8] Michael Fitzpatrick R PA G. 8 2013-09-25 True C001072 Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] Andre Carson D IN 7 2013-09-25 True S001175 Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] Jackie Speier D CA 14 2013-09-25 True A000210 Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] ROBERT ANDREWS D NJ E. 1 2013-09-25 True P000597 Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] Chellie Pingree D ME 1 2013-09-30 False P000598 Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] Jared Polis D CO 2 2013-10-29 False L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2013-10-29 False C001067 Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] Yvette Clarke D NY D. 9 2013-10-29 False M000933 Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] JAMES MORAN D VA P. 8 2013-11-12 False H001047 Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] James Himes D CT A. 4 2013-11-12 False V000131 Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] Marc Veasey D TX A. 33 2013-11-12 False B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2013-11-12 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2013-11-12 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 19 2013-11-14 False F000030 Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20] SAM FARR D CA 20 2013-11-14 False R000486 Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD D CA 40 2013-11-14 False C001080 Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] Judy Chu D CA 27 2013-11-18 False T000469 Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] Paul Tonko D NY 20 2013-11-18 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2013-11-18 False S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2013-11-18 False G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2013-12-05 False M000725 Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11] GEORGE MILLER D CA 11 2013-12-05 False S000480 Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25] LOUISE SLAUGHTER D NY M. 25 2013-12-05 False C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] JOHN CONYERS D MI 13 2013-12-11 False L000579 Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] Alan Lowenthal D CA S. 47 2013-12-11 False M001143 Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] BETTY MCCOLLUM D MN 4 2013-12-16 False B001278 Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] Suzanne Bonamici D OR 1 2014-01-07 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2014-01-07 False C001090 Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] Matt Cartwright D PA 17 2014-07-03 False N000187 Rep. Negrete McLeod, Gloria [D-CA-35] Gloria Negrete McLeod D CA 35 2014-07-31 False N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 32 2014-11-13 False H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 17 2014-12-03 False 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 Armed Forces and National Security 00 2013-09-25 Introduced in House 2013-12-04T15:51:22Z 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.

]]> BEST Practices Act Display Title BEST Practices Act Official Title as Introduced 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. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced BEST Practices Act Short Titles as Introduced Battlefield Excellence through Superior Training Practices Act Introduced in House 2013-09-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr3172ih/xml/BILLS-113hr3172ih.xml 2013-10-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.