Sec. 277. INDEPENDENT EVALUATION OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING EQUIPMENT

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## SEC. 277 INDEPENDENT EVALUATION OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING EQUIPMENT ###

(a)Independent Evaluation Required The Director of Operational Test and Evaluation shall conduct an independent evaluation of whether covered personal protective and diagnostic testing equipment is operationally effective and suitable to satisfy the specific needs and required protection of the workforce of the Department of Defense. ###

(b)Availability of Information 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). ###

(c)Report to Congress Not later than 90 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. ###

(d)Covered Personal Protective and Diagnostic Testing Equipment Defined 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— ####

(1)in response to COVID-19; or ####

(2)as part of any follow-on, long-term acquisition and distribution program for such equipment.