Sec. 263. Independent evaluation of personal protective and diagnostic testing equipment
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The Director of Operational Test and Evaluation shall conduct an independent evaluation of— any processes used to test the effectiveness of covered personal protective and diagnostic testing equipment; and the results of such tests. The Secretary of Defense shall provide the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation with such information as may be necessary for the Director to conduct the evaluations required under subsection (a), including any relevant documentation relating to testing processes and test results for covered personal protective and diagnostic testing equipment.
Not later than 30 days after the completion of each evaluation under subsection (a), the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the results of the evaluation. In this section, the term covered personal protective and diagnostic testing equipment means any personal protective equipment or diagnostic testing equipment developed, acquired, or used by the Department of Defense— in response to COVID–19; or as part of any follow-on, long-term acquisition and distribution program for such equipment.