,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #fic  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #bd1      
#bjbe,mr4 ,peters 7for himself and ,mrs4
 ,britt7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,homeland ,security and  
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
improve the effectiveness of body armor 
issued to female agents and officers of 
the ,department of ,homeland ,security1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,,dhs ,better ,ballistic ,body ,armor   
,act4  #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3  
7#a7 ,ballistic resistant body armor    
,the term ballistic resistant body armor
 means torso ballistic protection       
containing either 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    

7#b7 ,department ,the term ,department  
means the ,department of ,homeland      
,security4  7#c7 ,secretary ,the term   
,secretary means the ,secretary of      
,homeland ,security4  #c4 ,procurement  
of ballistic resistant body armor to    
ensure the protection of all of the     
,department's agents and officers  7a7  
,in general ,the ,secretary shall       
require components of the ,department1  
when procuring ballistic resistant body 
armor for agents and officers1 to       
procure ballistic resistant body armor  
that-- 7#a7 is specifically designed to 
fully protect the body shapes of 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 redirecting 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 uses1 for each test sample-- 7,a7  
ballistic testing on clay or gelatin    
molds to ensure better contact of       
nonplanar panels with clay or gelatin   
molds1 as required by the body shapes of
 agents and officers2  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  7,e7 an angled shot at the     
chest to address the concern of a bullet
 skipping into the neckline2 and  7,f7  
any additional testing criteria         
recommended by the ,,nij after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act4  7b7     
,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 relevant component     
agency of the ,department shall submit a
 report to the ,secretary regarding the 
ballistic resistant body armor issued to
 female agents and officers of such     
component agency1 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    
issued to female agents and officers1   

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      
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#a71 the     
,secretary shall submit a report that   
aggregates all of the data contained in 
such reports to the ,committee on       
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs of the ,senate and the         
,committee on ,homeland ,security 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   
component of the ,department whose      
duties require body armor shall have    
been issued body armor that meets the   
requirements described in section       
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