I 
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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Rent the Camo: Access 
to Maternity Wear Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM FOR TEMPORARY ISSUANCE OF 
MATERNITY-RELATED UNIFORM ITEMS. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM.—The Director of the Defense 
Logistics Agency, in coordination with the Secretaries con-
cerned, shall carry out a pilot program under which each 
Secretary concerned shall establish an office for issuing 
maternity-related uniform items to pregnant members of 
the Armed Forces, on a temporary basis and at no cost 
to such member. In carrying out the pilot program, the 
Director shall take the following actions: 
(1) The Director shall ensure that such offices 
maintain a stock of each type of maternity-related 
uniform item determined necessary by the Secretary 
concerned, including service uniforms items, utility 
uniform items, and other items relating to the com-
mand and duty assignment of the member requiring 
issuance. 
(2) The Director shall ensure that such items 
have not been treated with the chemical permethrin. 
(3) The Director, in coordination with the Sec-
retary concerned, shall determine a standard number 
of maternity-related uniform items that may be 
issued per member. 
(4) The Secretary concerned shall ensure that 
any member receiving a maternity-related uniform 
item returns such item to the relevant office estab-
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lished under paragraph (1) on the date on which the 
Secretary concerned determines the member no 
longer requires such item. 
(5) The Secretary concerned shall inspect, proc-
ess, repair, clean, and re-stock items returned by a 
member pursuant to paragraph (4) for re-issuance 
from such relevant office. 
(6) The Director, in coordination with the Sec-
retaries concerned, may issue such guidance and 
regulations as necessary to carry out the pilot pro-
gram. 
(b) TERMINATION.—No maternity-related uniform 
items may be issued to a member of the Armed Forces 
under the pilot program after September 30, 2026. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than September 30, 2025, 
the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency, in coordina-
tion with the Secretaries concerned, shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report on the pilot 
program. Such report shall include each of the following: 
(1) For each year during which the pilot pro-
gram was carried out, the number of members of the 
Armed Forces who received a maternity-related uni-
form item under the pilot program. 
(2) An overview of the costs associated with, 
and any savings realized by, the pilot program, in-
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cluding a comparison of the cost of maintaining a 
stock 
of 
maternity-related 
uniform 
items 
for 
issuance under the pilot program versus the cost of 
providing allowances to members for purchasing 
such items. 
(3) A recommendation on whether the pilot pro-
gram should be extended after the date of termi-
nation under subsection (b) and whether legislation 
is necessary for such extension. 
(4) Any other matters that the Secretary of De-
fense determines appropriate. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of the 
amounts authorized to be appropriated for operation and 
maintenance, 
Defense-wide, 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2021, 
$10,000,000 shall be available for implementation of the 
pilot program. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘con-
gressional defense committees’’ and ‘‘Secretary con-
cerned’’ have the meaning given those terms in section 
101(a) of title 10, United States Code. 
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