,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gbhi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bb1 #bjbj,ms4 
,haaland 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,waltz1 and 
,ms4 ,houlahan7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a      
,,bill  ,to direct the ,director of the 
,defense ,logistics ,agency to carry out
 a pilot program for temporary issuance 
of maternity-related uniform items to   
pregnant members of the ,armed ,forces1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,rent the ,camo3 ,access to ,maternity  
,wear ,act4  #b4 ,pilot program for     
temporary issuance of maternity-related 
uniform items  7a7 ,pilot program ,the  
,director of the ,defense ,logistics    
,agency1 in coordination with the       
,secretaries concerned1 shall carry out 
a pilot program under which each        
,secretary concerned shall establish an 
office for issuing maternity-related    
uniform items to pregnant members of the

 ,armed ,forces1 on a temporary basis   
and at no cost to such member4 ,in      
carrying out the pilot program1 the     
,director shall take the following      
actions3 7#a7 ,the ,director shall      
ensure that such offices maintain a     
stock of each type of maternity-related 
uniform item determined necessary by the
 ,secretary concerned1 including service
 uniforms items1 utility uniform items1 
and other items relating to the command 
and duty assignment of the member       
requiring issuance4  7#b7 ,the ,director
 shall ensure that such items have not  
been treated with the chemical          
permethrin4  7#c7 ,the ,director1 in    
coordination with the ,secretary        
concerned1 shall determine a standard   
number of maternity-related uniform     
items that may be issued per member4    
7#d7 ,the ,secretary concerned shall    
ensure that any member receiving a      
maternity-related uniform item returns  
such item to the relevant office        
established under paragraph 7#a7 on the 

date on which the ,secretary concerned  
determines the member no longer requires
 such item4  7#e7 ,the ,secretary       
concerned shall inspect1 process1       
repair1 clean1 and re-stock items       
returned by a member pursuant to        
paragraph 7#d7 for re-issuance from such
 relevant office4  7#f7 ,the ,director1 
in coordination with the ,secretaries   
concerned1 may issue such guidance and  
regulations as necessary to carry out   
the pilot program4  7b7 ,termination ,no
 maternity-related uniform items may be 
issued to a member of the ,armed ,forces
 under the pilot program after          
,september #cj1 #bjbf4  7c7 ,report ,not
 later than ,september #cj1 #bjbe1 the  
,director of the ,defense ,logistics    
,agency1 in coordination with the       
,secretaries concerned1 shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a  
report on the pilot program4 ,such      
report shall include each of the        
following3 7#a7 ,for each year during   
which the pilot program was carried out1

 the number of members of the ,armed    
,forces who received a maternity-related
 uniform item under the pilot program4  
7#b7 ,an overview of the costs          
associated with1 and any savings        
realized by1 the pilot program1         
including a comparison of the cost of   
maintaining a stock of maternity-related
 uniform items for issuance under the   
pilot program versus the cost of        
providing allowances to members for     
purchasing such items4  7#c7 ,a         
recommendation on whether the pilot     
program should be extended after the    
date of termination under subsection 7b7
 and whether legislation is necessary   
for such extension4  7#d7 ,any other    
matters that the ,secretary of ,defense 
determines appropriate4  7d7            
,authorization of appropriations ,of the
 amounts authorized to be appropriated  
for operation and maintenance1          
,defense-wide1 for fiscal year #bjba1   
#aj1jjj1jjj shall be available for      
implementation of the pilot program4    

7e7 ,definitions ,in this section1 the  
terms congressional defense committees  
and ,secretary concerned have the       
meaning given those terms in section    
#aja7;a7 of title #aj1 ,united ,states  
,code4