Farm to Base Food Security Act
Bill: S.3432 | Sponsor: Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. (D-GA)
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Farm to Base Food Security Act
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report on the current procurement practices of the Department of Defense (DOD) regarding food for consumption or distribution on DOD installations. Among other elements, the report must also include details on efforts by DOD to (1) establish and strengthen farm-to-base initiatives to source locally and regionally produced foods, and (2) collaborate with relevant federal agencies to procure locally and regionally produced foods.

To require the Comptroller General of the United States to submit to 
Congress a report on initiatives of the Department of Defense to source 
 locally and regionally produced foods for consumption or distribution 
             at installations of the Department of Defense.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Farm to Base Food Security Act''.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON INITIATIVES OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO SOURCE 
              LOCALLY AND REGIONALLY PRODUCED FOODS FOR INSTALLATIONS 
              OF THE DEPARTMENT.

    (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 
detailing--
            (1) current procurement practices of the Department of 
        Defense regarding food for consumption or distribution on 
        installations of the Department;
            (2) efforts by the Department of Defense to establish and 
        strengthen ``farm to base'' initiatives to source locally and 
        regionally produced foods, including seafood, for consumption 
        or distribution at installations of the Department;
            (3) efforts by the Department to collaborate with relevant 
        Federal agencies, including the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
        the Department of Agriculture, and the Department of Commerce, 
        to procure locally and regionally produced foods;
            (4) opportunities where procurement of locally and 
        regionally produced foods would be beneficial to members of the 
        Armed Forces, their families, military readiness by improving 
        health outcomes, and farmers near installations of the 
        Department;
            (5) barriers currently preventing the Department from 
        increasing procurement of locally and regionally produced foods 
        or preventing producers from partnering with nearby 
        installations of the Department; and
            (6) recommendations for how the Department can improve 
        procurement practices to increase offerings of locally and 
        regionally produced foods.
    (b) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the Committee on 
        Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate; and
            (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
        Natural Resources, and the Committee on Agriculture of the 
        House of Representatives.
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