[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 142 (Tuesday, September 5, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S4942]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 774. Ms. BALDWIN 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 appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ____. REPORT ON THE GLOBAL FOOD SYSTEM AND 
                   VULNERABILITIES RELEVANT TO DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE MISSIONS.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than one year after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall, in consultation with the heads of such components of 
     the Department of Defense as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate, submit to the congressional defense committees 
     an assessment of Department of Defense policies and 
     operational plans for addressing the national security 
     implications of global food system vulnerabilities.
       (b) Contents.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include, at a minimum, the following:
       (1) An evaluation of vulnerabilities in the global food 
     system that may affect the national security of the United 
     States and the Department of Defense roles, missions, and 
     capabilities in addressing such vulnerabilities, including 
     information technology, data management, and surveillance 
     capabilities for detection and assessment of food system 
     shocks with the potential to result in the deployment of the 
     Armed Forces or directly affect bilateral security interests 
     with allies or partners.
       (2) A characterization of how Department of Defense 
     strategy, policies, and plans, including the Unified Command 
     Plan, defense planning scenarios, operational plans, theater 
     cooperation plans, and other relevant planning documents and 
     procedures, account for food system vulnerabilities as 
     precursors to and components of protracted major state 
     conflicts, civil wars, insurgencies, or terrorism.
       (3) An evaluation of United States interests, including the 
     interests of allies and strategic partners, and potential 
     United States military operations, including thresholds for 
     ordering such operations, in regions where food system 
     instability represents an urgent and growing threat, 
     including due to the presence of destabilizing non-state 
     actors who may weaponize access to food.
       (4) An identification of opportunities to initiate or 
     further develop cooperative military to military 
     relationships to build partner capacity to avoid, minimize, 
     or control global and regional food system shocks.
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