[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5189 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5189

To amend title 10, United States Code, to require biennial assessments 
 on the nutrition standards of the military departments, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 8, 2025

  Mr. Khanna introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to require biennial assessments 
 on the nutrition standards of the military departments, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ASSESSMENTS AND PLAN FOR INCREASING ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS 
              FOOD ON MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.

    (a) Assessments.--
            (1) Requirement.--Chapter 23 of title 10, United States 
        Code, is amended by inserting after section 488 the following 
        new section:
``Sec. 489. Biennial assessments on nutrition standards of military 
              departments
    ``On a biennial basis, the Secretary of Defense shall--
            ``(1) conduct an assessment of the nutrition standards of 
        each military department, including by reviewing any nutrition 
        program or related policy of that military department, and the 
        extent to which such standards are reflected in the food 
        options accessible to members of the Armed Forces at the 
        military installations of that military department;
            ``(2) submit a report containing the results of such 
        assessment to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of 
        Representatives and the Senate; and
            ``(3) publish such report on a publicly available website 
        of the Department of Defense.''.
            (2) First report.--Not later than December 1, 2026, the 
        Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
        Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and 
        publish on a publicly available website of the Department of 
        Defense, the first report required under section 489 of title 
        10, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1).
    (b) Plan.--
            (1) Requirement.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for 
        Personnel and Readiness and the Under Secretary of Defense for 
        Acquisition and Sustainment, in coordination with the Assistant 
        Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs and such 
        other entities as the Secretary of Defense determines 
        appropriate, shall jointly submit to the Committees on Armed 
        Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate and 
        publish on a publicly available website of the Department of 
        Defense a plan to increase access to nutritious food on 
        military installations, consistent with recommendations 
        included in the report of the Government Accountability Office 
        titled ``DOD Food Program: Additional Actions Needed to 
        Implement, Oversee, and Evaluate Nutrition Efforts for Service 
        Members'', and dated June 24, 2024 (GAO-24-106155).
            (2) Elements.--The plan under paragraph (1) shall include a 
        strategy developed by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
        Manpower and Reserve Affairs for increasing nutritious menu 
        options at venues that are located on military installations, 
        offer food services to members of the Armed Forces, and are not 
        funded with appropriated amounts (referred to in the report 
        specified in such paragraph as ``nonappropriated fund food 
        venues'').
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