,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #edia  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ai1         
#bjai,mr4 ,wilson ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a 7=     
himself1 ,ms4 ,%]rill1 ,mr4 ,kelly (    
,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,/iv]s1 ,ms4         
,/efanik1 & ,mrs4 ,luria7 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill 
,to improve ! field+ ( newe/ g5]ations (
 p]sonal protective equipm5t to ! ,arm$ 
,=ces1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,body   
,armor = ,females ,mod]nization ,act4   
#b4 ,f9d+s & s5se ( ,congress  7a7      
,f9d+s ,congress makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3  
7#a7 ,ill-fitt+ p]sonal protective      
equipm5t 7,,ppe7 = memb]s ( ! ,arm$     
,=ces imp$es p]=mance & le?ality by     
r$uc+ range ( motion1 spe$1 & agility1 &
 c int]f]e ) ! aim ( %\ld]-brac$        
weapons4  7#b7 ,access to               
female-specific p]sonal protective      
equipm5t1 or small]-siz$ unisex p]sonal 
protective equipm5t1 has traditionally  

be5 limit$4 ,su* equipm5t has typically 
be5 provid$ only to "s deploy+ memb]s ( 
! ,arm$ ,=ces1 b n to ^? go+ ?r\gh      
initial entry tra9+ 7,,iet71 or = regul>
 unit tra9+ ev5ts4  7#c7 ,memb]s ( !    
,arm$ ,=ce ne$ to be famili>iz$ ) & tra9
 9 _! combat ge> be=e deploy+ 9 ord] to 
be fully prep>$ & mission capable4  7#d7
 ,rese>* %[s t poorly fitt+ p]sonal     
protective equipm5t is a lead+ cause (  
prev5table injury = all memb]s ( ! ,arm$
 ,=ces1 :e!r deploy$ or 9 tra9+4  7#e7  
,/udies on op]ational physical p]=mance 
& fitness 9 female memb]s ( ! ,arm$     
,=ces sugge/ t ! be/ way to decrease !  
likelihood ( injury is ?r\gh consi/5t   
physical tra9+ ) equipm5t t mirrors t   
:i* is us$ 9 a combat environm5t4  7#f7 
,prop]ly fitt+ p]sonal protective       
equipm5t = tra9+ & deploym5t w assi/ 9 !
 g5d]-integration process 9 ! ,arm$     
,=ces z well z improve ov]all combat    
effectiv5ess1 :ile simultane\sly br++   
ab\t a r$uction 9 injuries4  7b7 ,s5se (
 ,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress--   

7#a7 t committ$ res\rces = new g5]ation 
p]sonal protective equipm5t = female    
w>fight]s is ess5tial to _! w>fight+    
read9ess2  7#b7 to enc\rage ! ,arm$     
,=ces to exp$ite contract+ = &          
procurem5t & field+ ( new g5]ation      
p]sonal protective equipm5t t bett] fits
 & protects all memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 
includ+ female memb]s1 & r$uces         
prev5table injuries2 &  7#c7 to enc\rage
 collaboration betwe5 ! ,arm$ ,=ces1    
academia1 & indu/ry on ! use ( em]g+    
te*nologies1 su* z ,artificial          
,intellig5ce 7,,ai71 human factors      
model+1 & digital pr$ictive human       
model+1 9 ! developm5t ( next g5]ation (
 combat equipm5t & p]sonal protective   
equipm5t4  #c4 ,reports on field+ (     
newe/ g5]ations ( p]sonal protective    
equipm5t to ! ,arm$ ,=ces  7a7 ,reports 
requir$ ,n lat] ?an ,janu>y #ca1 #bjba1 
ea* ,secret>y ( a milit>y dep>tm5t %all 
submit to ,congress a report on ! field+
 ( ! newe/ g5]ations ( p]sonal          
protective equipm5t to ! ,arm$ ,=ces "u 

! jurisdiction ( su* ,secret>y4  7b7    
,elem5ts ,ea* report "u subsection 7a7  
%all include1 = ea* ,arm$ ,=ce cov]$ by 
su* report1 ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,a          
description & assessm5t ( ! field+ (    
newe/ g5]ations ( p]sonal protective    
equipm5t & auxili>y p]sonal protective  
equipm5t to memb]s ( su* ,arm$ ,=ce1    
includ+ ! foll[+3  7,a7 ,! numb]        
7aggregat$ by total numb] & by sex7 (   
memb]s ( su* ,arm$ ,=ce issu$ ! ,army   
,soldi]s ,protective ,sy/em & ! ,modul> 
,scalable ,ve/ ,g5]ation ,,ii body armor
 z ( ,decemb] #ca1 #bjbj4  7,b7 ,! numb]
 7aggregat$ by total numb] & by sex7 (  
memb]s ( su* ,arm$ ,=ce issu$ ,m>9e     
,corps ,plate ,c>ri] ,g5]ation ,,iii    
7,,pc ,g5 ,,iii7 body armor z ( t date4 
7,c7 ,! numb] 7aggregat$ by total numb] 
& by sex7 ( memb]s ( su* ,arm$ ,=ce     
fitt$ ) legacy p]sonal protective       
equipm5t z ( t date4  7#b7 ,a           
description & assessm5t ( ! b>ri]s1 if  
any1 to ! field+ ( su* g5]ations (      
equipm5t to su* memb]s4  7#c7 ,a        

description & assessm5t ( *all5ges 9 !  
field+ ( su* g5]ations ( equipm5t to su*
 memb]s1 includ+ co/ ov]runs1 contractor
 delays1 & o!r *all5ges4  #d4 ,sy/em =  
track+ data on injuries among memb]s ( !
 ,arm$ ,=ces 9 ! use ( newe/ g5]ation   
p]sonal protective equipm5t  7a7 ,sy/em 
requir$  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,director ( ! 
,def5se ,heal? ,ag5cy 7,,dha7 %all      
develop & ma9ta9 a sy/em = track+ data  
on injuries among memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces
 9 & dur+ ! use ( newe/ g5]ation p]sonal
 protective equipm5t4  7#b7 ,scope (    
sy/em ,! sy/em requir$ by ?is subsection
 may1 at ! election ( ! ,director1 be   
new = purposes ( ?is subsection or )9 or
 a modification ( an appropriate exi/+  
sy/em 7su* z ! ,def5se ,occupational ,& 
,environm5tal ,heal? ,read9ess ,sy/em   
7,,doehrs774  7b7 ,report ,n lat] ?an   
,janu>y #ca1 #bjbe1 ! ,director %all    
submit to ,congress a report on !       
preval5ce among memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces (
 prev5table injuries attributable to    
ill-fitt+ or malfunction+ p]sonal       

protective equipm5t4  #e4 ,inclusion 9  
annual ,p]iodic ,heal? ,assessm5ts (    
memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces ( que/ions on    
injuries incurr$ 9 connection )         
ill-fitt+ or malfunction+ p]sonal       
protective equipm5t ,! annual ,p]iodic  
,heal? ,assessm5t 7,,pha7 ( memb]s ( !  
,arm$ ,=ces und]tak5 aft] ! date ( !    
enactm5t ( ?is ,act %all include "o or m
 que/ions on :e!r memb]s incurr$ an     
injury 9 connection ) ill-fitt+ or      
malfunction+ p]sonal protective equipm5t
 dur+ ! p]iod cov]$ by su* assessm5t1   
includ+ ! nature ( su* injury4