Sec. 146. REPORTS ON PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT AND HEALTH AND SAFETY RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH EJECTION SEATS

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## SEC. 146 REPORTS ON PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT AND HEALTH AND SAFETY RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH EJECTION SEATS ###

(a)Study on Personal Protection Equipment ####

(1)In general Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall enter into a contract with a federally funded research and development center to conduct a study to identify and assess cost-effective and efficient alternative means for the procurement and research and development of personal protection equipment that supports and promotes competition and innovation in the personal protection equipment industrial base. ####

(2)Submission Not later than 120 days after the date on which the contract is entered into under paragraph (1), the federally funded research and development center conducting the study under such paragraph shall submit to the Secretary the study, including any findings and recommendations. ####

(3)Report #####

(A)In general Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary receives the study under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes the study under paragraph (1), the matters described in subparagraph (B), and any related findings, recommendations, comments, and plans of the Secretary. #####

(B)Matters included The report under subparagraph

(A)shall include the following: ######

(i)The findings and recommendations of the federally funded research and development center submitted to the Secretary under paragraph (2). ######

(ii)An assessment of current and future technologies that could markedly improve body armor, including by decreasing weight, increasing survivability, and making other relevant improvements. ######

(iii)An analysis of the capability of the personal protection equipment industrial base to leverage such technologies to produce the next generation body armor. ######

(iv)An assessment of alternative body armor acquisition models, including different types of contracting and budgeting practices of the Department of Defense. ####

(4)Personal protection equipment In this subsection, the term “personal protection equipment” includes— #####

(A)body armor components; #####

(B)combat helmets; #####

(C)combat protective eyewear; #####

(D)environmental and fire-resistant clothing; and #####

(E)other individual equipment items as determined appropriate by the Secretary. ###

(b)Report on Health and Safety Risks Associated With Ejection Seats ####

(1)In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report setting forth an assessment of the risks to the health and safety of members of the Armed Forces of the ejection seats currently in operational use by the Air Force. ####

(2)Elements The report under paragraph

(1)shall include the following: #####

(A)An assessment of whether aircrew members wearing advanced helmets, night vision systems, helmet-mounted cueing system, or other helmet-mounted devices or attachments are at increased risk of serious injury or death during a high-speed ejection sequence. #####

(B)An analysis of how ejection seats currently in operational use provide protection against head, neck, and spinal cord injuries during an ejection sequence. #####

(C)An analysis of initiatives to decrease the risk of death or serious injury during an ejection sequence. #####

(D)The status of any testing or qualifications on upgraded ejection seats that may reduce the risk of death or serious injury during an ejection sequence. # TITLE II RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION ## Subtitle A Authorization of Appropriations