[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 194 (Thursday, November 4, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S7897]
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  SA 4379. Mr. WARNER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed to 
the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 
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 title VI, add the following:

     SEC. 607. COMBATING FOOD INSECURITY AMONG MEMBERS OF THE 
                   ARMED FORCES AND THEIR FAMILIES.

       (a) Designation of Senior Official to Combat Food 
     Insecurity.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     designate a senior official of the Department of Defense to 
     be responsible for, and accountable to the Secretary with 
     respect to, combating food insecurity among members of the 
     Armed Forces and their families. The Secretary shall 
     designate the senior official from among individuals who are 
     appointed to a position in the Department by the President, 
     by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
       (2) Responsibilities.--The senior official designated under 
     paragraph (1) shall be responsible for the following:
       (A) Oversight of policy, strategy, and planning for efforts 
     of the Department of Defense to combat food insecurity among 
     members of the Armed Forces and their families.
       (B) Coordinating with other Federal agencies with respect 
     to combating food insecurity.
       (C) Such other matters as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate.
       (b) Government Accountability Office Review of Report on 
     Food Insecurity Among Members of the Armed Forces and Their 
     Families.--
       (1) In general.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall conduct a review of the report required by 
     section 656 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1433).
       (2) Briefing and report.--The Comptroller General shall--
       (A) brief the congressional defense committees on the 
     review conducted under paragraph (1) not later than 180 days 
     after receiving the report described in that paragraph; and
       (B) submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     on that review not later than 180 days after providing the 
     briefing under subparagraph (A).
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