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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7289 

To direct the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency to carry out a 

pilot program for temporary issuance of maternity-related uniform items 

to pregnant members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 22, 2020 

Ms. HAALAND (for herself, Mr. WALTZ, and Ms. HOULAHAN) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 

A BILL 

To direct the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency to 

carry out a pilot program for temporary issuance of 

maternity-related uniform items to pregnant members 

of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Rent the Camo: Access 

5 to Maternity Wear Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM FOR TEMPORARY ISSUANCE OF 

2 MATERNITY-RELATED UNIFORM ITEMS. 

3 (a) PILOT PROGRAM.—The Director of the Defense 

4 Logistics Agency, in coordination with the Secretaries con5 cerned, shall carry out a pilot program under which each 

6 Secretary concerned shall establish an office for issuing 

7 maternity-related uniform items to pregnant members of 

8 the Armed Forces, on a temporary basis and at no cost 

9 to such member. In carrying out the pilot program, the 

10 Director shall take the following actions: 

11 (1) The Director shall ensure that such offices 

12 maintain a stock of each type of maternity-related 

13 uniform item determined necessary by the Secretary 

14 concerned, including service uniforms items, utility 

15 uniform items, and other items relating to the com16 mand and duty assignment of the member requiring 

17 issuance. 

18 (2) The Director shall ensure that such items 

19 have not been treated with the chemical permethrin. 

20 (3) The Director, in coordination with the Sec21 retary concerned, shall determine a standard number 

22 of maternity-related uniform items that may be 

23 issued per member. 

24 (4) The Secretary concerned shall ensure that 

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1 lished under paragraph (1) on the date on which the 

2 Secretary concerned determines the member no 

3 longer requires such item. 

4 (5) The Secretary concerned shall inspect, proc5 ess, repair, clean, and re-stock items returned by a 

6 member pursuant to paragraph (4) for re-issuance 

7 from such relevant office. 

8 (6) The Director, in coordination with the Sec9 retaries concerned, may issue such guidance and 

10 regulations as necessary to carry out the pilot pro11 gram. 

12 (b) TERMINATION.—No maternity-related uniform 

13 items may be issued to a member of the Armed Forces 

14 under the pilot program after September 30, 2026. 

15 (c) REPORT.—Not later than September 30, 2025, 

16 the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency, in coordina17 tion with the Secretaries concerned, shall submit to the 

18 congressional defense committees a report on the pilot 

19 program. Such report shall include each of the following: 

20 (1) For each year during which the pilot pro21 gram was carried out, the number of members of the 

22 Armed Forces who received a maternity-related uni23 form item under the pilot program. 

24 (2) An overview of the costs associated with, 

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1 cluding a comparison of the cost of maintaining a 

2 stock of maternity-related uniform items for 

3 issuance under the pilot program versus the cost of 

4 providing allowances to members for purchasing 

5 such items. 

6 (3) A recommendation on whether the pilot pro7 gram should be extended after the date of termi8 nation under subsection (b) and whether legislation 

9 is necessary for such extension. 

10 (4) Any other matters that the Secretary of De11 fense determines appropriate. 

12 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of the 

13 amounts authorized to be appropriated for operation and 

14 maintenance, Defense-wide, for fiscal year 2021, 

15 $10,000,000 shall be available for implementation of the 

16 pilot program. 

17 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘con18 gressional defense committees’’ and ‘‘Secretary con19 cerned’’ have the meaning given those terms in section 

20 101(a) of title 10, United States Code. 

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