,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #agef  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #be1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,posey introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a      
,,bill  ,to authorize the ,secretary of 
,defense to transport to any country1   
without charge1 supplies that have been 
furnished by a nonprofit organization   
and that are intended for distribution  
to members of the ,armed ,forces1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,deployed
 ,troops ,support ,act of #bjac4  #b4   
,transportation of supplies to members  
of the ,armed ,forces from nonprofit    
organizations  7a7 ,in general ,chapter 
#bj of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1
 is amended by inserting after section  
#djb the following new section3  #djc4  
,transportation of supplies from        
nonprofit organizations  7a7            
,authorization of transportation        
,notwithstanding any other provision of 

law1 and subject to subsection 7b71 the 
,secretary of ,defense may transport to 
any country1 without charge1 supplies   
that have been furnished by a nonprofit 
organization and that are intended for  
distribution to members of the armed    
forces4 ,such supplies may be           
transported only on a space available   
basis4  7b7 ,limitations  7#a7 ,the     
,secretary may not transport supplies   
under subsection 7a7 unless the         
,secretary determines that--  7,a7 the  
transportation of the supplies is       
consistent with the policies of the     
,united ,states2  7,b7 the supplies are 
suitable for distribution to members of 
the armed forces and are in usable      
condition2  7,c7 there is a legitimate  
need for the supplies by the members of 
the armed forces for whom they are      
intended2 and  7,d7 adequate            
arrangements have been made for the     
distribution and use of the supplies4   
7#b7 ,procedures ,the ,secretary shall  
establish procedures for making the     

determinations required under paragraph 
7#a74 ,such procedures shall include    
inspection of supplies before acceptance
 for transport4  7#c7 ,preparation ,it  
shall be the responsibility of the      
nonprofit organization requesting the   
transport of supplies under this section
 to ensure that the supplies are        
suitable for transport4  7c7            
,distribution ,supplies transported     
under this section may be distributed by
 the ,united ,states ,government or a   
nonprofit organization4  7d7 ,definition
 of nonprofit organization ,in this     
section1 the term nonprofit organization
 means an organization described in     
section #eja7;c77#c7 of the ,internal   
,revenue ,code of #aihf and exempt from 
tax under section #eja7;a7 of such      
,code4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the 
table of sections at the beginning of   
chapter #bj of such title is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to    
section #djb the following new item3    
#djc4 ,transportation of supplies from  

nonprofit organizations4  4