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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5189 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to require biennial assessments 
on the nutrition standards of the military departments, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2025 
Mr. KHANNA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to require biennial 
assessments on the nutrition standards of the military 
departments, 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. ASSESSMENTS AND PLAN FOR INCREASING AC-
CESS TO NUTRITIOUS FOOD ON MILITARY IN-
STALLATIONS. 
(a) ASSESSMENTS.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Chapter 23 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
section 488 the following new section: 
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‘‘§ 489. Biennial assessments on nutrition standards 
of military departments 
‘‘On a biennial basis, the Secretary of Defense 
shall— 
‘‘(1) conduct an assessment of the nutrition 
standards of each military department, including by 
reviewing any nutrition program or related policy of 
that military department, and the extent to which 
such standards are reflected in the food options ac-
cessible to members of the Armed Forces at the 
military installations of that military department; 
‘‘(2) submit a report containing the results of 
such assessment to the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices of the House of Representatives and the Senate; 
and 
‘‘(3) publish such report on a publicly available 
website of the Department of Defense.’’. 
(2) FIRST REPORT.—Not later than December 
1, 2026, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
the Committees on Armed Services of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate, and publish on a 
publicly available website of the Department of De-
fense, the first report required under section 489 of 
title 10, United States Code, as added by paragraph 
(1). 
(b) PLAN.— 
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(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Read-
iness and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acqui-
sition and Sustainment, in coordination with the As-
sistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Re-
serve Affairs and such other entities as the Sec-
retary of Defense determines appropriate, shall 
jointly submit to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate and 
publish on a publicly available website of the Depart-
ment of Defense a plan to increase access to nutri-
tious food on military installations, consistent with 
recommendations included in the report of the Gov-
ernment Accountability Office titled ‘‘DOD Food 
Program: Additional Actions Needed to Implement, 
Oversee, and Evaluate Nutrition Efforts for Service 
Members’’, and dated June 24, 2024 (GAO–24– 
106155). 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The plan under paragraph (1) 
shall include a strategy developed by the Assistant 
Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Af-
fairs for increasing nutritious menu options at 
venues that are located on military installations, 
offer food services to members of the Armed Forces, 
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and are not funded with appropriated amounts (re-
ferred to in the report specified in such paragraph 
as ‘‘nonappropriated fund food venues’’). 
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