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GAO-11-682R 1 (2011-06-30)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaanyu0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AGA Accountabilty I Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 June 30, 2011 The Honorable Carl Levin Chairman The Honorable John McCain Ranking Member Committee on Armed Services United States Senate The Honorable Buck McKeon Chairman The Honorable Adam Smith Ranking Member Committee on Armed Services House of Representatives Subject: Military Uniforms: Issues Related to the Supply of Flame Resistant Fibers for the Production of Military Uniforms Prior to Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, Department of Defense (DOD) personnel with flame resistant (FR) uniforms were mainly aviators, fuel handlers, and tank crews. With the growing prevalence of the improvised explosive device (IED) threat, all ground forces serving in Iraq and Afghanistan have been exposed to the possibility of fire-related injuries. The Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 extended to 2015 the authority to procure fire resistant' rayon fiber for the production of uniforms from certain foreign countries, provided by section 829 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 and originally set to expire in 2013.2 This letter formally transmits the enclosed briefing developed in response to the requirement in the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 to report on the supply chain for FR fiber for the production of military uniforms. Specifically, the act required GAO to analyze several elements of the supply chain, including the current and anticipated sources of FR rayon fiber; actions DOD has taken to identify alternatives to FR rayon fiber; impediments to the use of 1Although the act used the term fire resistant, flame resistant is more generally accepted in industry and DOD. 2See Pub. L. No. 111-383, § 821(a) (2011) (H.R. 6523) (extending the authority provided by § 829 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, Pub. L. No. 110-181 (2008)). GAO-i 1-682R Military Uniforms

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