,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #debh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #cj1 #bjad    
,mr4 ,lipinski introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a      
,,bill  ,to require a report and        
briefing to ,congress explaining the    
procurement and inspection process for  
armored vehicles to transport civilian  
employees of the ,department of         
,defense4  #a4 ,report and briefing to  
,congress explaining the procurement and
 inspection process for armored vehicles
 to transport civilian employees of the 
,department of ,defense  7a7 ,sense of  
congress ,it is the sense of ,congress  
that--  7#a7 civilian employees of the  
,department of ,defense should be       
provided all reasonable protection while
 in hostile foreign areas1 and that     
protection should include adequate      
armored vehicle transportation2 and     
7#b7 to ensure adequate protection1 the 
,department of ,defense should employ   

stringent1 uniform standards while      
procuring armored vehicles for civilians
 to be used overseas as well as         
stringent standards for inspection upon 
delivery4  7b7 ,report required ,not    
later than #abj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary1 in consultation with the    
,under ,secretary of ,defense for       
,acquisition1 ,technology1 and          
,logistics1 shall submit to the         
congressional defense committees a      
report on the ,department's policies for
 procuring and inspecting armored       
vehicles for transporting civilian      
employees4 ,such report should include  
the following3  7#a7 ,an explanation of 
what the ,department's current policies 
are for procuring and inspecting armored
 vehicles for transporting civilians    
through hostile or potentially hostile  
territory4  7#b7 ,a comparison of the   
policies outlined in paragraph 7#a7 with
 other departments1 and specifically the
 ,department of ,state4  7#c7 ,an       

evaluation by the ,secretary to         
determine whether changes to the        
policies outlined in paragraph 7#a7     
would be beneficial in enhancing safety 
for the civilians described in paragraph
 7#a74  7#d7 ,any other matters the     
,secretary determines appropriate4  7c7 
,briefing required ,not later than #abj 
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,secretary1 in           
consultation with the ,under ,secretary 
of ,defense of ,acquisition1            
,technology1 and ,logistics1 shall      
provide to the congressional defense    
committees a detailed briefing on the   
report required in subsection 7b74