,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #digj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,augu/ #a1 #bjbd,mr4   
,oss(f 7= himself & ,mr4 ,cornyn7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !     
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to improve !     
effectiv5ess ( body armor issu$ to      
female law en=cem5t ag5ts & (fic]s ( !  
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,female ,(fic]s ,balli/ic ,protection   
,act4  #b4 ,def9$ t]m ,9 ?is ,act1 ! t]m
 balli/ic resi/ant body armor means     
torso balli/ic protection conta9+ s(t   
balli/ic panels1 h>d balli/ic panels1 or
 a comb9ation ( bo?1 conta9$ )9 a c>ri]1
 :i* may be concealable = we> "u a uni=m
 %irt or ext]nal = we> ov] a uni=m %irt1
 & holds panels & plates 9 position on !
 torso4  #c4 ,procurem5t ( balli/ic     
resi/ant body armor to ensure !         
protection ( female ag5ts & (fic]s  7a7 
,9 g5]al ,e ,f$]al dep>tm5t or ag5cy t  
employs law en=cem5t ag5ts or (fic]s1 :5

 procur+ balli/ic resi/ant body armor = 
individuals ^: body %apes are mo/       
closely associat$ ) female ag5ts &      
(fic]s1 %all procure balli/ic resi/ant  
body armor t-- 7#a7 is specifically     
design$ to fully protect body %apes mo/ 
closely associat$ ) female ag5ts &      
(fic]s2  7#b7 is made to con=m to !     
individual we>] & provide ! be/ possible
 fit & cov]age to all[ = ei!r a flat or 
%ap$ front panel2  7#c7 is assess$ &    
v]ifi$1 ^u deliv]y1 to fit prop]ly & h  
suffici5t cov]age 9 accordance )        
,am]ican ,society = ,te/+ & ,mat]ials   
7,,a/m ,int]national7 /&>ds = fit2  7#d7
 has enhanc$ & advanc$ fit & te*nology t
 /ops a bullet f skipp+ (f ! *e/ at an  
upw>d angle into ! ?roat region or !    
sp9al cord area2 &  7#e7 is c]tifi$ by !
 ,national ,in/itute ( ,ju/ice 7ref]r$  
to 9 ?is p>agraph z ,,nij71 pursuant to 
! ,,nij /&>d = balli/ic resi/ant body   
armor1 & li/$ on ! associat$ ,,nij      
,compliant ,products ,li/ z successfully
 pass+ ! balli/ic resi/ant body armor   

/&>ds 9 accordance ) ! applicable       
balli/ic protection level recomm5d$ by !
 ,,nij1 includ+ pass+ te/+ t uses-- 7,a7
 balli/ic te/+ on g5d]-specific clay or 
gelat9 molds to ensure bett] contact (  
nonplan> panels ) clay or gelat9 molds2 
7,b7 s(t body armor front panels conta9$
 9 s(t c>ri]s on female-%ap$ clay or    
gelat9 molds design$ to fill ! space    
beh9d ! panel2  7,c7 %ots to be plac$ on
 %ap+ features2  7,d7 angl$ %ots2 &     
7,e7 an angl$ %ot at ! *e/ t te/s !     
conc]ns ( bullet skipp+ into ! neckl9e (
 ea* te/ sample to address ! conc]n ( a 
bullet skipp+4  7b7 ,c]tification       
requirem5t ,9 addition to ! requirem5ts 
"u subsection 7a71 ! head ( any ,f$]al  
ag5cy1 be=e procur+ balli/ic resi/ant   
body armor pursuant to su* subsection1  
%all submit a reque/ to ! ,crim9al      
,ju/ice ,te*nology ,te/+ & ,evaluation  
,c5t] ( ! ,national ,in/itute ( ,ju/ice 
to c]tify t ! body armor to be pur*as$  
complies ) ! /&>ds describ$ 9 subsection
 7a74  7c7 ,annual reports  7#a7        

,issuance ( balli/ic resi/ant body armor
 ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( !     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & annually !reaft] 
= ! foll[+ #b ye>s1 ! head ( ea* ,f$]al 
dep>tm5t or ag5cy t employs law en=cem5t
 ag5ts or (fic]s %all submit a report to
 ! ,attorney ,g5]al reg>d+ ! balli/ic   
resi/ant body armor issu$ to female     
ag5ts & (fic]s1 includ+1 ) respect to ! 
report+ p]iod-- 7,a7 ! numb] ( female   
ag5ts & (fic]s to :om balli/ic resi/ant 
body armor 0 issu$ = p]=mance ( _!      
(ficial duties2  7,b7 ! numb] ( balli/ic
 resi/ant body armor units ! use ( :i* 0
 discont9u$ due to noncompliance ) !    
requirem5ts describ$ 9 subsection 7a72  
7,c7 ! numb] ( balli/ic resi/ant body   
armor units issu$ to female ag5ts &     
(fic]s t are compliant ) ! requirem5ts  
describ$ 9 subsection 7a72 &  7,d7 !    
p]c5tage ( female ag5ts & (fic]s ( su*  
compon5t ag5cy :o1 z ( ! la/ day ( !    
report+ p]iod1 h be5 issu$ & are        
regul>ly us+ balli/ic resi/ant body     
armor t complies ) ! requirem5ts        

describ$ 9 subsection 7a71 disaggregat$ 
by duty /ation4  7#b7 ,aggregate report 
,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] receiv+ all ( 
! reports requir$ to be submitt$ "u     
p>agraph 7#a7 = a giv5 p]iod1 !         
,attorney ,g5]al %all submit a report t 
aggregates all ( ! data conta9$ 9 su*   
reports to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y (
 ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y 
( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  #d4       
,effective date ,n lat] ?an #c ye>s aft]
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 all    
ag5ts & (fic]s ( any ,f$]al dep>tm5t or 
ag5cy t employs law en=cem5t ag5ts or   
(fic]s :o h a body %ape mo/ closely     
associat$ ) female ag5ts & (fic]s %all h
 be5 issu$ body armor t meets !         
requirem5ts describ$ 9 section #c7;a74