[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 126 (Wednesday, July 26, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S4329]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 374. Ms. DUCKWORTH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill H.R. 2810, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2018 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for 
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, 
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the end of subtitle A of title IX, add the following:

     SEC. ___. DESIGNATION OF OFFICE WITHIN OFFICE OF THE 
                   SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TO OVERSEE USE OF FOOD 
                   ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS BY MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
                   FORCES ON ACTIVE DUTY.

       Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall designate an office 
     or official within the Office of the Secretary of Defense for 
     purposes as follows:
       (1) To discharge responsibility for overseeing the efforts 
     of the Department of Defense to collect, analyze, and monitor 
     data on the use of food assistance programs by members of the 
     Armed Forces on active duty.
       (2) To establish and maintain relationships with other 
     departments and agencies of the Federal Government to 
     facilitate the discharge of the responsibility specified in 
     paragraph (1).
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