Sec. 351. Revised policy on ground combat and camouflage utility uniforms
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It is the policy of the United States that the Secretary of Defense shall take steps to reduce the separate development and fielding of service-specific combat and camouflage utility uniforms, in order to collectively adopt and field the same combat and camouflage utility uniforms for use by all members of the Armed Forces to the maximum extent practicable. Except as provided in subsection (c), each military service shall be prohibited from adopting after the date of the enactment of this Act new designs for combat and camouflage utility uniforms, including uniforms reflecting changes to the fabric and camouflage patterns used in current combat and camouflage utility uniforms, unless— the combat or camouflage utility uniform will be adopted by all military services; the military service adopts a uniform currently in use by another military service; or the Secretary of Defense grants an exception, based on unique circumstances or requirements.
Nothing in subsection
(b)shall be construed as prohibiting the development of combat and camouflage utility uniforms for use by personnel assigned to or operating in support of the unified combatant command for special operations forces described in section 167 of title 10, United States Code. No military service may prevent another military service from authorizing the use of any combat or camouflage utility uniform. Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue guidance to implement this section. At a minimum, the guidance required by paragraph
(1)shall— require the secretaries of the military departments, in cooperation with the commanders of the combatant commands, including the unified combatant command for special operations forces, to collaborate on the development of joint criteria for the design, development, fielding, and characteristics of combat and camouflage utility uniforms; require the secretaries of the military departments to ensure that new combat and camouflage utility uniforms meet the geographic and operational requirements of the commanders of the combatant commands; and require the secretaries of the military departments to ensure that all new combat and camouflage utility uniforms achieve interoperability with all components of individual war fighter systems, including body armor, organizational clothing and individual equipment, and other individual protective systems. Section 352 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 ( Public Law 111–84 , 123 Stat. 2262; 10 U.S.C. 771 note prec.) is repealed.
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Sec. 351
Revised policy on ground combat and camouflage utility uniforms
Pub. L.Pub. L. 111-84
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