[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 120 (Thursday, July 13, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S2696]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 569. Ms. HIRONO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 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 F of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1063. REPORT ON FOOD PURCHASING BY THE DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE.

       Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives and make publicly available on the website of 
     the Department of Defense a report on the following for each 
     of fiscal years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022:
       (1) The total dollar amount spent by the Department of 
     Defense on food service operations worldwide for all 
     personnel, contractors, and families, including all food 
     service provided at or through--
       (A) all facilities, such as combat operations, military 
     posts, medical facilities;
       (B) all vessels (air, land, and sea);
       (C) all entertainment and hosting operations such as 
     officers' clubs and other such facilities; and
       (D) all food programs provided to other Federal agencies, 
     such as the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program of the 
     Department of Agriculture and the Department of Defense.
       (2) The total dollar amount spent by the Department for 
     each category described in paragraph (1).
       (3) The dollar amount spend by the Department for each of--
       (A) the 25 largest food service contractors or operators; 
     and
       (B) the top 10 categories of food, such as meat and 
     poultry, seafood, eggs, dairy product, produce (fruits, 
     vegetables, and nuts), grains and legumes, and processed and 
     packaged foods.
       (4) The percentage of all food purchased by the Department 
     that was a product of the United States, pursuant to section 
     4862 of title 10, United States Code.
       (5) The dollar amount of third-party certified and verified 
     foods (such as USDA Organic, Equitable Food Initiative, Fair 
     Trade Certified, and other categories determined to be 
     appropriate by the Secretary) purchased by the Department.
       (6) The dollar amount of contracts for food service, food, 
     or food products entered into by the Department with woman-, 
     minority-, and veteran-owned businesses.
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