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Code · BILL · 114th Congress · H.R. 4909 (Placed on Calendar Senate) — To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military c... · Sec. 599

Sec. 599. Pilot program on advanced technology for alcohol abuse prevention

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Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall establish a pilot program to demonstrate the feasibility of using portable, disposable alcohol breathalyzers and a cloud based server platform to collect data and monitor the progress of alcohol abuse prevention programs through the use of digital applications. In carrying out the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— select at least three locations at which to carry out the program, including at least one military service initial training location; at each location selected under paragraph (1), include at least one active duty unit with no less than 300 personnel and one reserve unit with no less than 300 personnel; and offer participation in the pilot program on a voluntary basis.
The pilot program under subsection
(a)shall be operational for a minimum of 6 months and shall terminate not later than September 30, 2018. The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives— not later than 120 days after the date of the implementation of the pilot program under subsection (a), a report on the implementation of the program; and not later than one year after the date of the implementation of the program, a report on the program, including findings and recommendations of the Secretary with respect to the benefits of using advanced technology as part of alcohol abuse prevention efforts within the military services. The Secretary of Defense may carry out the pilot program under subsection
(a)using amounts authorized to be appropriated for Alcohol Abuse Prevention Programs as specified in the funding tables in division D.
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