,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cdcb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #ag1 #bjba,mr4
 ,w>nock 7= himself & ,mr4 ,rubio7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$ 
,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !      
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to 
submit to ,congress a report on         
initiatives ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se to  
s\rce locally & regionally produc$ foods
 = consumption or di/ribution at        
in/allations ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,f>m to ,base ,food ,security ,act4   
#b4 ,report on initiatives ( ,dep>tm5t (
 ,def5se to s\rce locally & regionally  
produc$ foods = in/allations ( !        
,dep>tm5t  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an "o  
ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1
 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
%all submit to ! appropriate committees 
( ,congress a report detail+-- 7#a7     
curr5t procurem5t practices ( !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se reg>d+ food =       

consumption or di/ribution on           
in/allations ( ! ,dep>tm5t2  7#b7 ef=ts 
by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se to e/abli% &   
/r5g!n f>m to base initiatives to s\rce 
locally & regionally produc$ foods1     
includ+ seafood1 = consumption or       
di/ribution at in/allations ( !         
,dep>tm5t2  7#c7 ef=ts by ! ,dep>tm5t to
 collaborate ) relevant ,f$]al ag5cies1 
includ+ ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture1 & !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,comm]ce1 to procure locally
 & regionally produc$ foods2  7#d7      
opportunities :]e procurem5t ( locally &
 regionally produc$ foods w\ld be       
b5eficial to memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 _! 
families1 milit>y read9ess by improv+   
heal? outcomes1 & f>m]s ne> in/allations
 ( ! ,dep>tm5t2  7#e7 b>ri]s curr5tly   
prev5t+ ! ,dep>tm5t f increas+          
procurem5t ( locally & regionally       
produc$ foods or prev5t+ produc]s f     
p>tn]+ ) ne>by in/allations ( !         
,dep>tm5t2 &  7#f7 recomm5dations = h[ !
 ,dep>tm5t c improve procurem5t         

practices to increase (f]+s ( locally & 
regionally produc$ foods4  7b7          
,appropriate committees ( ,congress     
def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m appropriate 
committees ( ,congress means-- 7#a7 !   
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices1 !         
,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 &      
,transportation1 & ! ,committee on      
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry ( !  
,s5ate2 &  7#b7 ! ,committee on ,arm$   
,s]vices1 ! ,committee on ,natural      
,res\rces1 & ! ,committee on            
,agriculture ( ! ,h\se (                
,repres5tatives4