H.R.4269 - Battlefield Excellence through Superior Training Practices Act

To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Defense to use only human-based methods for training members of the Armed Forces in the treatment of severe combat and chemical and biological injuries. view all titles (3)

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  • Official: To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Defense to use only human-based methods for training members of the Armed Forces in the treatment of severe combat and chemical and biological injuries. as introduced.
  • Short: Battlefield Excellence through Superior Training Practices Act as introduced.
  • Short: BEST Practices Act as introduced.

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12/10/2009--Introduced.Battlefield Excellence through Superior Training Practices Act or BEST Practices Act - Requires the Secretary of Defense (DOD), no later than October 1, 2013, to only use human-based training methods for training members of the Armed Forces in the treatment of combat

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12/10/2009--Introduced.Battlefield Excellence through Superior Training Practices Act or BEST Practices Act - Requires the Secretary of Defense (DOD), no later than October 1, 2013, to only use human-based training methods for training members of the Armed Forces in the treatment of combat trauma injuries and the management of chemical and biological casualties. Prohibits the use of animals in such training.

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01/18/10
PETA accuses Fort Campbell of mutilating animals during training

HR 4269, or BEST (Battlefield Excellence through Superior Training) Practices Act filed in the House on Dec. 10, 2009, directly addresses the issue, ...

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01/11/10
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has joined the effort to replace the cruel and crude use of animals in military medical training by introducing the BEST Practices Act (HR 4269). ...

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01/09/10
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Bajo esta ley (HR 4269), el uso de macacos vivos para demostrar los efectos de las armas químicas podría ser prohibido inmediatamente. ...

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03/26/12
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10/10/10
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After more than a year of filing complaints with the DoD and military bases over the cruel and deadly use of live animals in trauma and chemical casualty training exercises, legislation—HR 4269, the BEST Practices Act—has been ...

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10/06/10
Ask Congress to End the Military's War on Animals, Support H ...

After more than a year of filing complaints with the DoD and military bases over the cruel and deadly use of live animals in trauma and chemical casualty training exercises, legislation—H.R. 4269, the BEST Practices Act—has been ...

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