I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1756 
To authorize the Secretary of Defense to transport to any country, without 
charge, supplies that have been furnished by a nonprofit organization 
and that are intended for distribution to members of the Armed Forces, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 25, 2013 
Mr. POSEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of Defense to transport to any 
country, without charge, supplies that have been fur-
nished by a nonprofit organization and that are intended 
for distribution to 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 ‘‘Deployed Troops Sup-
port Act of 2013’’. 
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SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION OF SUPPLIES TO MEMBERS OF 
THE ARMED FORCES FROM NONPROFIT OR-
GANIZATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 20 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 402 the 
following new section: 
‘‘§ 403. Transportation of supplies from nonprofit or-
ganizations 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION OF TRANSPORTATION.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of law, and subject to 
subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense may transport to 
any country, without charge, supplies that have been fur-
nished by a nonprofit organization and that are intended 
for distribution to members of the armed forces. Such sup-
plies may be transported only on a space available basis. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS.—(1) The Secretary may not 
transport supplies under subsection (a) unless the Sec-
retary determines that— 
‘‘(A) the transportation of the supplies is con-
sistent with the policies of the United States; 
‘‘(B) the supplies are suitable for distribution to 
members of the armed forces and are in usable con-
dition; 
‘‘(C) there is a legitimate need for the supplies 
by the members of the armed forces for whom they 
are intended; and 
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‘‘(D) adequate arrangements have been made 
for the distribution and use of the supplies. 
‘‘(2) PROCEDURES.—The Secretary shall establish 
procedures for making the determinations required under 
paragraph (1). Such procedures shall include inspection 
of supplies before acceptance for transport. 
‘‘(3) PREPARATION.—It shall be the responsibility of 
the nonprofit organization requesting the transport of sup-
plies under this section to ensure that the supplies are 
suitable for transport. 
‘‘(c) DISTRIBUTION.—Supplies transported under 
this section may be distributed by the United States Gov-
ernment or a nonprofit organization. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITION OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.— 
In this section, the term ‘nonprofit organization’ means 
an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under 
section 501(a) of such Code.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 20 of such title is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 402 the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘403. Transportation of supplies from nonprofit organizations.’’. 
Æ 
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