S.Amdt. 374

SA 374. Ms. DUCKWORTH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the bill H.R. 2810, to authorize appropriations for fiscal
year 2018 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year,
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the end of subtitle A of title IX, add the following:

SEC. ___. DESIGNATION OF OFFICE WITHIN OFFICE OF THE
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TO OVERSEE USE OF FOOD
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS BY MEMBERS OF THE ARMED
FORCES ON ACTIVE DUTY.

Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall designate an office
or official within the Office of the Secretary of Defense for
purposes as follows:
(1) To discharge responsibility for overseeing the efforts
of the Department of Defense to collect, analyze, and monitor
data on the use of food assistance programs by members of the
Armed Forces on active duty.
(2) To establish and maintain relationships with other
departments and agencies of the Federal Government to
facilitate the discharge of the responsibility specified in
paragraph (1).
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