Sec. 1063. Report and briefing to Congress on procurement and inspection of armored commercial passenger-carrying vehicles to transport civilian employees of the Department of Defense

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It is the sense of Congress that— civilian employees of the Department of Defense should be provided all reasonable protection while such employees are in hostile foreign areas, and such protection should include adequate armored commercial passenger-carrying vehicle transportation; and to ensure adequate protection of civilian employees, the Department of Defense should employ stringent, uniform standards for the procurement and inspection upon delivery of armored commercial passenger-carrying vehicles for use by civilian employees overseas.

Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the policies and procedures of the Department of Defense for procuring and inspecting upon delivery armored commercial passenger-carrying vehicles for transporting civilian employees. Such report shall include— a description of the policies and procedures of the Department of Defense at the time of the report for procuring and inspecting upon delivery armored commercial passenger-carrying vehicles for transporting civilian employees in hostile or potentially hostile locations overseas; recommendations for any changes to such policies and procedures of the Department of Defense that the Secretary determines would increase the safety of civilian employees in hostile or potentially hostile locations overseas; and any other relevant matter the Secretary determines appropriate.