,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cdcb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #ag1 
#bjba,mr4 ,warnock 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,rubio7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a     
,,bill  ,to require the ,comptroller    
,general of the ,united ,states to      
submit to ,congress a report on         
initiatives of the ,department of       
,defense to source locally and          
regionally produced foods for           
consumption or distribution at          
installations of the ,department of     
,defense4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,farm to ,base ,food
 ,security ,act4  #b4 ,report on        
initiatives of ,department of ,defense  
to source locally and regionally        
produced foods for installations of the 
,department  7a7 ,in general ,not later 
than one year after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller
 ,general of the ,united ,states shall  

submit to the appropriate committees of 
,congress a report detailing-- 7#a7     
current procurement practices of the    
,department of ,defense regarding food  
for consumption or distribution on      
installations of the ,department2  7#b7 
efforts by the ,department of ,defense  
to establish and strengthen farm to base
 initiatives to source locally and      
regionally produced foods1 including    
seafood1 for consumption or distribution
 at installations of the ,department2   
7#c7 efforts by the ,department to      
collaborate with relevant ,federal      
agencies1 including the ,department of  
,veterans ,affairs1 the ,department of  
,agriculture1 and the ,department of    
,commerce1 to procure locally and       
regionally produced foods2  7#d7        
opportunities where procurement of      
locally and regionally produced foods   
would be beneficial to members of the   
,armed ,forces1 their families1 military
 readiness by improving health outcomes1
 and farmers near installations of the  

,department2  7#e7 barriers currently   
preventing the ,department from         
increasing procurement of locally and   
regionally produced foods or preventing 
producers from partnering with nearby   
installations of the ,department2 and   
7#f7 recommendations for how the        
,department can improve procurement     
practices to increase offerings of      
locally and regionally produced foods4  
7b7 ,appropriate committees of ,congress
 defined ,in this section1 the term     
appropriate committees of ,congress     
means-- 7#a7 the ,committee on ,armed   
,services1 the ,committee on ,commerce1 
,science1 and ,transportation1 and the  
,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 
and ,forestry of the ,senate2 and  7#b7 
the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the 
,committee on ,natural ,resources1 and  
the ,committee on ,agriculture of the   
,house of ,representatives4