[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2473 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2473

   To improve Department of Defense policies relating to body armor.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 19, 2009

 Ms. Tsongas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
   To improve Department of Defense policies relating to body armor.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. IMPROVEMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE POLICIES RELATING TO 
              BODY ARMOR.

    (a) Dedicated Program Element for Body Armor.--Effective for the 
budget of the President submitted to Congress under section 1105(a) of 
title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2011 and each fiscal year 
thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that within the 
research, development, test, and evaluation account for each of the 
military services a separate, dedicated program element is assigned to 
the research, development, test, and evaluation of body armor.
    (b) Dedicated Program Element for Procurement of Body Armor.--
Effective for the budget of the President submitted to Congress under 
section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2011 
and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure 
that within the procurement account for each of the military services a 
separate, a dedicated program element is assigned to the procurement of 
body armor.
    (c) Research and Development of Lighter Body Armor.--Of the amounts 
authorized to be appropriated for research, development, test, and 
evaluation, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that such sums as may 
be necessary are available for--
            (1) the research and development of lighter body armor 
        while maintaining equivalent level of threat protection to the 
        improved outer tactical vest and enhanced small arms protective 
        inserts; and
            (2) the creation of a task force to carry out the research, 
        development, test, and evaluation of lighter body armor.
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