,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #digj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #a1    
#bjbd,mr4 ,ossoff 7for himself and ,mr4 
,cornyn7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill
  ,to improve the effectiveness of body 
armor issued to female law enforcement  
agents and officers of the ,federal     
,government1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,female ,officers ,ballistic    
,protection ,act4  #b4 ,defined term ,in
 this ,act1 the term ballistic resistant
 body armor means torso ballistic       
protection containing soft ballistic    
panels1 hard ballistic panels1 or a     
combination of both1 contained within a 
carrier1 which may be concealable for   
wear under a uniform shirt or external  
for wear over a uniform shirt1 and holds
 panels and plates in position on the   
torso4  #c4 ,procurement of ballistic   
resistant body armor to ensure the      

protection of female agents and officers
  7a7 ,in general ,every ,federal       
department or agency that employs law   
enforcement agents or officers1 when    
procuring ballistic resistant body armor
 for individuals whose body shapes are  
most closely associated with female     
agents and officers1 shall procure      
ballistic resistant body armor that--   
7#a7 is specifically designed to fully  
protect body shapes most closely        
associated with female agents and       
officers2  7#b7 is made to conform to   
the individual wearer and provide the   
best possible fit and coverage to allow 
for either a flat or shaped front panel2
  7#c7 is assessed and verified1 upon   
delivery1 to fit properly and have      
sufficient coverage in accordance with  
,american ,society for ,testing and     
,materials 7,,astm ,international7      
standards for fit2  7#d7 has enhanced   
and advanced fit and technology that    
stops a bullet from skipping off the    
chest at an upward angle into the throat

 region or the spinal cord area2 and    
7#e7 is certified by the ,national      
,institute of ,justice 7referred to in  
this paragraph as ,,nij71 pursuant to   
the ,,nij standard for ballistic        
resistant body armor1 and listed on the 
associated ,,nij ,compliant ,products   
,list as successfully passing the       
ballistic resistant body armor standards
 in accordance with the applicable      
ballistic protection level recommended  
by the ,,nij1 including passing testing 
that uses-- 7,a7 ballistic testing on   
gender-specific clay or gelatin molds to
 ensure better contact of nonplanar     
panels with clay or gelatin molds2  7,b7
 soft body armor front panels contained 
in soft carriers on female-shaped clay  
or gelatin molds designed to fill the   
space behind the panel2  7,c7 shots to  
be placed on shaping features2  7,d7    
angled shots2 and  7,e7 an angled shot  
at the chest that tests the concerns of 
bullet skipping into the neckline of    
each test sample to address the concern 

of a bullet skipping4  7b7              
,certification requirement ,in addition 
to the requirements under subsection    
7a71 the head of any ,federal agency1   
before procuring ballistic resistant    
body armor pursuant to such subsection1 
shall submit a request to the ,criminal 
,justice ,technology ,testing and       
,evaluation ,center of the ,national    
,institute of ,justice to certify that  
the body armor to be purchased complies 
with the standards described in         
subsection 7a74  7c7 ,annual reports    
7#a7 ,issuance of ballistic resistant   
body armor ,not later than #a year after
 the date of the enactment of this ,act1
 and annually thereafter for the        
following #b years1 the head of each    
,federal department or agency that      
employs law enforcement agents or       
officers shall submit a report to the   
,attorney ,general regarding the        
ballistic resistant body armor issued to
 female agents and officers1 including1 
with respect to the reporting period--  

7,a7 the number of female agents and    
officers to whom ballistic resistant    
body armor was issued for performance of
 their official duties2  7,b7 the number
 of ballistic resistant body armor units
 the use of which was discontinued due  
to noncompliance with the requirements  
described in subsection 7a72  7,c7 the  
number of ballistic resistant body armor
 units issued to female agents and      
officers that are compliant with the    
requirements described in subsection    
7a72 and  7,d7 the percentage of female 
agents and officers of such component   
agency who1 as of the last day of the   
reporting period1 have been issued and  
are regularly using ballistic resistant 
body armor that complies with the       
requirements described in subsection    
7a71 disaggregated by duty station4     
7#b7 ,aggregate report ,not later than  
#cj days after receiving all of the     
reports required to be submitted under  
paragraph 7#a7 for a given period1 the  
,attorney ,general shall submit a report

 that aggregates all of the data        
contained in such reports to the        
,committee on the ,judiciary of the     
,senate and the ,committee on the       
,judiciary of the ,house of             
,representatives4  #d4 ,effective date  
,not later than #c years after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act1 all      
agents and officers of any ,federal     
department or agency that employs law   
enforcement agents or officers who have 
a body shape most closely associated    
with female agents and officers shall   
have been issued body armor that meets  
the requirements described in section   
#c7;a74