Sec. 1046. Requirements relating to newest generations of personal protective equipment
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Not later than January 31, 2021, each Secretary of a military department shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the development and fielding of the newest generations of personal protective equipment to the Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of such Secretary. Each report under paragraph
(1)shall include, for each Armed Force covered by such report, the following: A description and assessment of the development and fielding of the newest generations of personal protective equipment and auxiliary personal protective equipment to members of such Armed Force, including the following: The number (aggregated by total number and by sex) of members of such Armed Force issued the Army Soldiers Protective System and the Modular Scalable Vest Generation II body armor as of December 31, 2020. The number (aggregated by total number and by sex) of members of such Armed Force issued Marine Corps Plate Carrier Generation III (PC Gen III) body armor as of that date. The number (aggregated by total number and by sex) of members of such Armed Force fitted with legacy personal protective equipment as of that date. A description and assessment of the barriers, if any, to the development and fielding of such generations of equipment to such members. A description and assessment of challenges in the development and fielding of such generations of equipment to such members, including cost overruns, contractor delays, and other challenges. The Director of the Defense Health Agency
(DHA)shall develop and maintain a system for tracking data on injuries among members of the Armed Forces in and during the use of newest generation personal protective equipment. The system required by this subsection may, at the election of the Director, be new for purposes of this subsection or within or a modification of an appropriate existing system (such as the Defense Occupational And Environmental Health Readiness System (DOEHRS)). Not later than January 31, 2025, the Director shall submit to Congress a report on the prevalence among members of the Armed Forces of preventable injuries attributable to ill-fitting or malfunctioning personal protective equipment. The annual Periodic Health Assessment
(PHA)of members of the Armed Forces undertaken after the date of the enactment of this Act shall include one or more questions on whether members incurred an injury in connection with ill-fitting or malfunctioning personal protective equipment during the period covered by such assessment, including the nature of such injury.