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<dc:title>119 HR 648 IH: Strengthening our Servicemembers with Milk Act</dc:title>
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<dc:date>2025-01-23</dc:date>
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<distribution-code display="yes">I</distribution-code><congress display="yes">119th CONGRESS</congress><session display="yes">1st Session</session><legis-num display="yes">H. R. 648</legis-num><current-chamber>IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES</current-chamber><action display="yes"><action-date date="20250123">January 23, 2025</action-date><action-desc><sponsor name-id="V000135">Mr. Van Orden</sponsor> (for himself, <cosponsor name-id="R000610">Mr. Reschenthaler</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="T000467">Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="K000388">Mr. Kelly of Mississippi</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="B001298">Mr. Bacon</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="L000578">Mr. LaMalfa</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="M001233">Mr. Messmer</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S001213">Mr. Steil</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="B000490">Mr. Bishop</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="M001205">Mrs. Miller of West Virginia</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="H001077">Mr. Higgins of Louisiana</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="C001116">Mr. Clyde</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="L000596">Mrs. Luna</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="M001211">Mrs. Miller of Illinois</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S001224">Mr. Self</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="G000565">Mr. Gosar</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="L000599">Mr. Lawler</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="M001217">Mr. Moskowitz</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="F000475">Mr. Finstad</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="M000317">Ms. Malliotakis</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S001189">Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="O000175">Mr. Ogles</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="G000576">Mr. Grothman</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="D000634">Mr. Downing</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="L000600">Mr. Langworthy</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="M001204">Mr. Meuser</cosponsor>, and <cosponsor name-id="C001039">Mrs. Cammack</cosponsor>) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HAS00">Committee on Armed Services</committee-name></action-desc></action><legis-type>A BILL</legis-type><official-title display="yes">To direct the Secretary of Defense to provide fluid or powdered milk to members of the Armed Forces at dining facilities on military installations.</official-title></form><legis-body id="H88B0680100A24129B2414048C7EEBA46" style="OLC"> 
<section id="HD44C573DF605471892C8D1A0DD69F0FA" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Strengthening our Servicemembers with Milk Act</short-title></quote>.</text></section> <section id="HE4A02C179E134D8D9A4E2DADC50650A9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2.</enum><header>Provision of milk to members of the Armed Forces at dining facilities on military installations</header> <subsection id="H0B2B3B3CD54F4957B2F587D678D54425"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Defense shall provide fluid or powdered milk to members of the Armed Forces at dining facilities on military installations, in varieties that may include—</text>
<paragraph id="HA3856F00434F496D8F4DCF4683C6C941"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">unflavored;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8C4E2756D4A740BF8219D29226C6B18A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>flavored;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBB7E6842D2D74A70BC05E1202553A111"><enum>(3)</enum><text>organic;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H58804CFD96E74448B6E2E3B5E8CE7137"><enum>(4)</enum><text>non-organic;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF91F04ECBC7E437B9F4DE1F8E04DD7AC"><enum>(5)</enum><text>whole;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7AAC2EED5FF547929175F1B58231E88F"><enum>(6)</enum><text>reduced-fat;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA65F0F8759CB42A68CB38DFE2EF76D06"><enum>(7)</enum><text>low-fat;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA9158146D03A41AFBDB67E9555E3FBDC"><enum>(8)</enum><text>fat-free;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE61002EDBB2347F582807AA48F1C5778"><enum>(9)</enum><text>lactose-free; or</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD9227EED8E944541A447ED3E1D95E58F"><enum>(10)</enum><text>any combination thereof.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HDCAC2297CC31423C904D251A406235AE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may not, to carry out this section, purchase fluid or powdered milk from an entity owned or controlled by a foreign adversary, as determined by the Secretary of Commerce under section 7.4 of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulation).</text></subsection></section> </legis-body></bill>

