Sec. 1093. Establishment of requirements relating to blast overpressure exposure
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Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall establish— the minimization of exposure to blast overpressure as a performance parameter when drafting requirements for new weapons systems for the Department of Defense that produce blast overpressure; a requirement that any entity under contractual agreement with the Department as part of the defense weapons acquisition process shall provide to the Department blast overpressure measurements and safety data for any weapons system procured from such entity that produces blast overpressure and exceeds the maximum exposure limit set by the Department; and a requirement that any test plan for a weapons system shall incorporate testing for blast overpressure measurements and safety data.
Not later than December 31 of each year following the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall publish on a publicly available website, including govinfo.gov or successor website, a report that includes— blast overpressure measurements and safety data for weapons systems of the Department of Defense, including how those systems have been tested and in what environments; and plans to improve protection for exposure by members of the Armed Forces to in-use weapons systems with unsafe levels of blast overpressure and exposure.
In this section, the term contractual agreement includes a contract, grant, cooperative agreement, and any other similar transaction or relationship.