,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #heef  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #bh1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,ruiz introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,armed ,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to improve
 oversight of ,department of ,defense   
compliance with certain requirements for
 domestic food supply chains1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,homegrown     
,defense ,act of #bjbf4  #b4 ,oversight 
of ,department of ,defense compliance   
with certain requirements for domestic  
food supply chains  7a7 ,audits ,not    
later than #ij days after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 and on a    
quarterly basis thereafter1 the         
,inspector ,general of the ,department  
of ,defense shall conduct an audit to   
determine the extent of compliance with 
the requirements of section #dhfb of    
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 with  
respect to the procurement of items     
described in subsection 7b77#a77;,a7 of 

such section4  7b7 ,reports to ,congress
 ,not later than #fj days after the     
conclusion of each audit under          
subsection 7a71 the ,inspector ,general 
shall submit to the ,committees on      
,armed ,services of the ,house of       
,representatives and the ,senate a      
report containing the results of such   
audit4