,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fehf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #aj1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,panetta introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize 
! ,secret>y ( ,def5se to e/abli% a pilot
 program to assess ! efficacy ( provid+ 
junior enli/$ memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces a  
mon?ly c\pon = use 9 procur+ food at    
commiss>ies4  #a4 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x  
is ! s5se ( ,congress t-- 7#a7 memb]s ( 
! ,arm$ ,=ces & _! families des]ve      
access to af=dable & heal?y food        
options1 includ+ dur+ _! duty day2  7#b7
 !re has be5 increas$ aw>5ess ab\t !    
*all5ges memb]s & _! families face 9    
access+ af=dable & heal?y food options2 
7#c7 ^? *all5ges h be5 especially acute 
= unaccompani$ junior enli/$ memb]s :o  
live 9 gov]nm5t-provid$ qu>t]s on       
milit>y in/allations2 &  7#d7 !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se %\ld explore a      
v>iety ( proposals = exp&+ !            
accessibility ( heal?y & af=dable food  

options to memb]s1 especially memb]s :o 
live 9 unaccompani$ h\s+ on milit>y     
in/allations4  #b4 ,pilot program to    
provide c\pons to junior enli/$ memb]s  
to pur*ase food at commiss>ies  7a7     
,pilot program ,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se   
may conduct a pilot program to assess ! 
efficacy ( provid+ junior enli/$ memb]s 
( ! ,arm$ ,=ces a mon?ly c\pon = use 9  
procur+ food at commiss>ies4  7b7       
,selection ( in/allations  7#a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,! ,secret>y may conduct ! pilot       
program au?oriz$ by subsection 7a7 at #b
 milit>y in/allations4  7#b7            
,consid]ations ,9 select+ in/allations =
 ! pilot program au?oriz$ by subsection 
7a71 ! ,secret>y %all consid]           
in/allations )-- 7,a7 l>ge numb]s (     
enli/$ memb]s :o live 9 unaccompani$    
h\s+2  7,b7 ! l>ge/ ratios ( enli/$     
memb]s to commission$ (fic]s2  7,c7     
unaccompani$ h\s+ t provides access to  
function+ kit*5s t resid5ts may use to  
prep>e meals2  7,d7 commiss>ies t are   
exp]im5t+ ) or exp&+ _! selection (     

nutriti\s & m9imally process$ ready-made
 & easy-to-make food options2  7,e7 l[  
rates ( att5dance at d9+ facilities2    
7,f7 l[ cu/om] satisfaction rat+s = d9+ 
facilities1 includ+ in/allations )      
compla9ts ab\t d9+ facilities submitt$  
?r\gh ! ,int]active ,cu/om] ,evaluation 
sy/em ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se2 &  7,g7  
commiss>ies locat$ )9 easily accessible 
di/ances f unaccompani$ h\s+4  7c7      
,c\pons  7#a7 ,am\nt ,! ,secret>y may   
det]m9e ! am\nt ( ! c\pons to be provid$
 "u ! pilot program au?oriz$ by         
subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,use = food at    
commiss>ies requir$ ,a c\pon provid$ "u 
! pilot program au?oriz$ by subsection  
7a7 may be us$ only to pur*ase food at  
commiss>ies4  7#c7 ,prohibit$ uses ,a   
c\pon provid$ "u ! pilot program        
au?oriz$ by subsection 7a7 may n be us$ 
to-- 7,a7 pur*ase alcoholic bev]ages or 
tobacco2 or  7,b7 pay any deposit fee 9 
excess ( ! am\nt ( ! ,/ate fee          
reimbursem5t 7if any7 requir$ to pur*ase
 any food or food product conta9$ 9 a   

returnable bottle or c1 )\t reg>d to    
:e!r ! fee is includ$ 9 ! %elf price    
po/$ = ! food or food product4  7#d7    
,supplem5t to o!r food assi/ance ,a     
c\pon provid$ to a memb] "u ! pilot     
program au?oriz$ by subsection 7a7 %all 
supplem5t & n supplant-- 7,a7 ! basic   
all[ance = subsi/5ce "u section #djb (  
title #cg1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 &  7,b7 
any program to provide meals or rations 
9 k9d = :i* ! memb] is eligible4  7d7   
,duration ( pilot program ,! pilot      
program au?oriz$ by subsection 7a7 %all 
t]m9ate n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date on
 :i* ! pilot program comm5ces4  7e7     
,report requir$  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat]  
?an #ij days aft] ! t]m9ation "u        
subsection 7d7 ( ! pilot program        
au?oriz$ by subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y 
( ,def5se %all submit to ! congressional
 def5se committees a report detail+ !   
results ( ! pilot program4  7#b7        
,elem5ts ,! report requir$ by p>agraph  
7#a7 %all include an assessm5t ( !      
foll[+3 7,a7 ,! use ( c\pons by memb]s  

:o receiv$ c\pons "u ! pilot program4   
7,b7 ,! satisfaction ( & fe$back f su*  
memb]s relat+ to ! c\pons4  7,c7 ,!     
impact ( provid+ ! c\pons on-- 7i7 !    
rates at :i* su* memb]s us$ commiss>ies2
 &  7ii7 ! rates at :i* su* memb]s us$  
d9+ facilities on _! in/allations4  7,d7
 ,hi/orical rates ( use ( d9+ facilities
 on in/allations & hi/orical cu/om]     
satisfaction metrics = su* facilities1  
includ+ ! numb] ( compla9ts ) respect to
 su* facilities submitt$ ?r\gh !        
,int]active ,cu/om] ,evaluation sy/em ( 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se4  7,e7 ,! efficacy
 ( ! pilot program 9-- 7i7 r$uc+ food   
insecurity rates among junior enli/$    
memb]s2  7ii7 increas+ ! availability ( 
nutriti\s food options = su* memb]s at  
commiss>ies2 &  7iii7 increas+ !        
availability ( nutriti\s food options = 
su* memb]s g5]ally1 includ+ su* memb]s  
liv+ 9 unaccompani$ h\s+4  7f7          
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,congressional def5se committees ,! t]m 
congressional def5se committees has !   

mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #aja7;a7 (   
title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7   
,c\pon ,! t]m c\pon means a v\*] or     
monet>y b5efit = a memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces
 t may be us$ only at a commiss>y = !   
pur*ase ( food4  7#c7 ,food ,! t]m food 
means any food or food product int5d$ = 
home consumption1 includ+ a ready-made  
food item4