119-hr5189

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5189 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 5189

To amend title 10, United States Code, to require biennial assessments 
 on the nutrition standards of the military departments, and for other 
 purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 September 8, 2025

 Mr. Khanna introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Armed Services

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 A BILL

To amend title 10, United States Code, to require biennial assessments 
 on the nutrition standards of the military departments, and for other 
 purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ASSESSMENTS AND PLAN FOR INCREASING ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS 
 FOOD ON MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.

    (a) Assessments.--

    (1) Requirement.--Chapter 23 of title 10, United States 
 Code, is amended by inserting after 

section 488 the following 
 new section:
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Sec. 489. Biennial assessments on nutrition standards of military 
 departments
 ``On a biennial basis, the Secretary of Defense shall--
 ``

    (1) conduct an assessment of the nutrition standards of 
 each military department, including by reviewing any nutrition 
 program or related policy of that military department, and the 
 extent to which such standards are reflected in the food 
 options accessible to members of the Armed Forces at the 
 military installations of that military department;
 ``

    (2) submit a report containing the results of such 
 assessment to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of 
 Representatives and the Senate; and
 ``

    (3) publish such report on a publicly available website 
 of the Department of Defense.''.

    (2) First report.--Not later than December 1, 2026, the 
 Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
 Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and 
 publish on a publicly available website of the Department of 
 Defense, the first report required under 

section 489 of title 
 10, United States Code, as added by paragraph

    (1) .

    (b) Plan.--

    (1) Requirement.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
 the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for 
 Personnel and Readiness and the Under Secretary of Defense for 
 Acquisition and Sustainment, in coordination with the Assistant 
 Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs and such 
 other entities as the Secretary of Defense determines 
 appropriate, shall jointly submit to the Committees on Armed 
 Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate and 
 publish on a publicly available website of the Department of 
 Defense a plan to increase access to nutritious food on 
 military installations, consistent with recommendations 
 included in the report of the Government Accountability Office 
 titled ``DOD Food Program: Additional Actions Needed to 
 Implement, Oversee, and Evaluate Nutrition Efforts for Service 
 Members'', and dated June 24, 2024 (GAO-24-106155).

    (2) Elements.--The plan under paragraph

    (1) shall include a 
 strategy developed by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
 Manpower and Reserve Affairs for increasing nutritious menu 
 options at venues that are located on military installations, 
 offer food services to members of the Armed Forces, and are not 
 funded with appropriated amounts (referred to in the report 
 specified in such paragraph as ``nonappropriated fund food 
 venues'').
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