,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bggb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #aa1 #bjbe   
,mr4 ,w>nock 7= himself & ,mr4 ,m>%all7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$ 
,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize !     
,secret>y ( ,def5se to conduct a pilot  
program to provide c\pons to junior     
enli/$ memb]s to pur*ase food at        
commiss>ies4  #a4  ,%ort title  ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,commiss>y ,heal?y 
,options & s]vicememb] ,welf>e 7,,*[7   
,act4  #b4  ,pilot program to provide   
c\pons to junior enli/$ memb]s to       
pur*ase food at commiss>ies  7a7  ,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  7b7  ,pilot program  7#a7
  ,9 g5]al  ,! ,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  7#b7      
,selection ( in/allations  7,a7  ,9     
g5]al  ,! ,secret>y may conduct ! pilot 
program au?oriz$ by p>agraph 7#a7 at #b 
milit>y in/allations4  7,b7             
,consid]ations  ,9 select+ in/allations 
= ! pilot program au?oriz$ by p>agraph  
7#a71 ! ,secret>y %all consid]          
in/allations )--  7i7 l>ge numb]s (     
enli/$ memb]s :o live 9 unaccompani$    
h\s+2  7ii7 ! l>ge/ ratios ( enli/$     
memb]s to commission$ (fic]s2  7iii7    

unaccompani$ h\s+ t provides access to  
function+ kit*5s t resid5ts may use to  
prep>e meals2  7iv7 commiss>ies t are   
exp]im5t+ ) or exp&+ _! selection (     
nutriti\s & m9imally process$ ready-made
 & easy-to-make food options2  7v7 l[   
rates ( att5dance at d9+ facilities2    
7vi7 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 &  7vii7 
commiss>ies locat$ )9 easily accessible 
di/ances f unaccompani$ h\s+4  7#c7     
,c\pons  7,a7  ,am\nt  ,! ,secret>y may 
det]m9e ! am\nt ( ! c\pons to be provid$
 "u ! pilot program au?oriz$ by p>agraph
 7#a74  7,b7  ,use  7i7  ,9 g5]al  ,a   
c\pon provid$ "u ! pilot program        
au?oriz$ by p>agraph 7#a7 may be us$    
only to pur*ase food at commiss>ies4    
7ii7  ,exclusions  ,a c\pon provid$ "u !
 pilot program au?oriz$ by p>agraph 7#a7
 may n be us$--  7,i7 to pur*ase        
alcoholic bev]ages or tobacco2 or       

7,,ii7 to 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,c7  ,supplem5t to o!r food  
assi/ance  ,a c\pon provid$ to a memb]  
"u ! pilot program au?oriz$ by p>agraph 
7#a7 %all be supplem5t & n supplant--   
7i7 ! basic all[ance = subsi/5ce "u     
section #djb ( title #cg1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code2 &  7ii7 any program to provide   
meals or rations 9 k9d = :i* ! memb] is 
eligible4  7#d7  ,duration ( pilot      
program  ,! pilot program au?oriz$ by   
p>agraph 7#a7 %all t]m9ate n lat] ?an "o
 ye> aft] ! pilot program comm5ces4     
7#e7  ,report requir$  7,a7  ,9 g5]al   
,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! t]m9ation "u
 p>agraph 7#d7 ( ! pilot program        
au?oriz$ by p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y (
 ,def5se %all submit to ! congressional 
def5se committees a report detail+ !    
results ( ! pilot program4  7,b7        

,elem5ts  ,! report requir$ by          
subp>agraph 7,a7 %all include an        
assessm5t ( ! foll[+3  7i7 ,! use (     
c\pons by memb]s :o receiv$ c\pons "u ! 
pilot program4  7ii7 ,! satisfaction ( &
 fe$back f su* memb]s relat+ to !       
c\pons4  7iii7 ,! impact ( provid+ !    
c\pons on-- 7,i7 ! rates at :i* su*     
memb]s us$ commiss>ies2 &  7,,ii7 !     
rates at :i* su* memb]s us$ d9+         
facilities on _! in/allations4  7iv7    
,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  7v7 ,! efficacy 
( ! pilot program 9-- 7,i7 r$uc+ food   
insecurity rates among junior enli/$    
memb]s2  7,,ii7 increas+ ! availability 
( nutriti\s food options = su* memb]s at
 commiss>ies2 &  7,,iii7 increas+ !     
availability ( nutriti\s food options = 
su* memb]s g5]ally1 includ+ su* memb]s  

liv+ 9 unaccompani$ h\s+4  7c7          
,def9itions  ,9 ?is section3 7#a7       
,congressional def5se committees ,! t]m 
congressional def5se committees has !   
mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #aja7;a77#af7
 ( 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