Editing Personal protective equipment (section)

=== United States ===
The [[National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022|National Defense Authorization Act for 2022]] defines personal protective equipment as {{quote|Equipment for use in preventing spread of disease, such as by exposure to infected individuals or contamination or infection by infectious material (including nitrile and vinyl gloves, surgical masks, respirator masks and powered air purifying respirators and required filters, face shields and protective eyewear, surgical and isolation gowns, and head and foot coverings) or clothing, and the materials and components thereof, other than sensors, electronics, or other items added to and not normally associated with such personal protective equipment or clothing.<ref name=ndaa>US Government, [https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-16861/pdf/COMPS-16861.pdf National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022], Section 802, enacted 15 March 2022, accessed 2 January 2023</ref>}}

Under this Act, US military services are prohibited from [[purchasing]] PPE from suppliers in North Korea, China, Russia or Iran, unless there are problems with the supply or cost of PPE of "satisfactory quality and quantity".<ref name=ndaa />