HR 5875 · 110th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

PROTECT Act of 2008

Introduced 2008-04-23· Sponsored by Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces.(2008-05-07)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Providing Responsible Oversight and Testing of Equipment for Combat Troops Act of 2008 or the PROTECT Act of 2008 - Removes provisions requiring the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation in the Department of Defense (DOD) to provide guidance to and consult with the Secretary of Defense, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, and the Secretaries of the military departments with respect to operational test and evaluation or survivability testing (or both) in the DOD of force protection equipment (including nonlethal weapons). Adds items of (or key components of) personal equipment designed to provide some degree of protection to the user in combat to provisions requiring survivability and lethality testing before full-scale production.…

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Cosponsors (20)

19 Democrats1 Republican