PROCUREMENT OF COVERED HEARING PROTECTION DEVICES.

SEC. 858. PROCUREMENT OF COVERED HEARING PROTECTION DEVICES. (a) In General.—The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the head of the Hearing Center of Excellence, may enter into one or more contracts to procure covered hearing protection devices for members of the Armed Forces. (b) Prioritization.—The Secretary shall prioritize the award of such a contract to a domestic offeror. (c) Definitions.—In this section: (1) The term “covered hearing protection device” means an active hearing protection device— (A) that is a commercially available off-the-shelf item (as defined in section 104 of title 41, United States Code); and (C) that has been identified, tested, and qualified by the Hearing Center of Excellence. (2) The term “Hearing Center of Excellence” means the center of excellence for hearing loss and auditory system injury established pursuant to section 721 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417).