H.R.1417 - 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 injuries.
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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 injuries.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Mr. FILNER (for himself, Mr. JONES, Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey, Mr. CRITZ, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. BARTLETT, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, and Mr. KUCINICH) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed ServicesCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
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 injuries.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘Battlefield Excellence through Superior Training Practices Act’ or ‘BEST Practices Act’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) The Department of Defense has made impressive strides in the development and use of methods of medical training and troop protection, such as the use of tourniquets and improvements in body armor, that have led to decreased battlefield fatalities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) The Department of Defense uses more than 6,000 live animals each year to train physicians, medics, corpsmen, and other personnel methods of responding to severe battlefield injuries.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) The civilian sector has almost exclusively phased in the use of superior human-based training methods for numerous medical procedures currently taught in military courses using animals.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(4) Human-based medical training methods such as simulators replicate human anatomy and can allow for repetitive practice and data collection.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(5) According to scientific, peer-reviewed literature, medical simulation increases patient safety and decreases errors by healthcare providers.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(6) The Army Research, Development and Engineering Command and other entities of the Department of Defense have made impressive strides in the development of methods for the replacement of live animal-based training.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(7) According to the report by the Department of Defense titled ‘Final Report on the use of Live Animals in Medical Education and Training Joint Analysis Team’ published on July 12, 2009--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) validated, high-fidelity simulators will be available for nearly every high-volume or high-value battlefield medical procedure by the end of 2011, and many were available as of 2009; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) validated, high-fidelity simulators will be available to teach all other procedures to respond to common battlefield injuries by 2014.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 3. REQUIREMENT TO USE HUMAN-BASED METHODS FOR CERTAIN MEDICAL TRAINING.
(a) In General- Chapter 101 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 2017. Requirement to use human-based methods for certain medical training
‘(a) Combat Trauma Injuries- (1) Not later than October 1, 2014, the Secretary of Defense shall develop, test, and validate human-based training methods for the purpose of training members of the armed forces in the treatment of combat trauma injuries with the goal of replacing live animal-based training methods.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(A) shall only use human-based training methods for the purpose of training members of the armed forces in the treatment of combat trauma injuries; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(b) Annual Reports- Not later than October 1, 2012, and each year thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the development and implementation of human-based training methods for the purpose of training members of the armed forces in the treatment of combat trauma injuries under this section.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(2) The term ‘human-based training methods’ means, with respect to training individuals in medical treatment, the use of systems and devices that do not use animals, including--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(3) The term ‘partial task trainers’ means training aids that allow individuals to learn or practice specific medical procedures.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Clerical Amendment- The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 101 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
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U.S. Congress - Text of H.R.1417 as Introduced in House Battlefield Excellence through Superior Training Practices Act
