S.Amdt. 4379

SA 4379. Mr. WARNER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed to
the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022
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 title VI, add the following:

SEC. 607. COMBATING FOOD INSECURITY AMONG MEMBERS OF THE
ARMED FORCES AND THEIR FAMILIES.

(a) Designation of Senior Official to Combat Food
Insecurity.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
designate a senior official of the Department of Defense to
be responsible for, and accountable to the Secretary with
respect to, combating food insecurity among members of the
Armed Forces and their families. The Secretary shall
designate the senior official from among individuals who are
appointed to a position in the Department by the President,
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(2) Responsibilities.--The senior official designated under
paragraph (1) shall be responsible for the following:
(A) Oversight of policy, strategy, and planning for efforts
of the Department of Defense to combat food insecurity among
members of the Armed Forces and their families.
(B) Coordinating with other Federal agencies with respect
to combating food insecurity.
(C) Such other matters as the Secretary considers
appropriate.
(b) Government Accountability Office Review of Report on
Food Insecurity Among Members of the Armed Forces and Their
Families.--
(1) In general.--The Comptroller General of the United
States shall conduct a review of the report required by
section 656 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1433).
(2) Briefing and report.--The Comptroller General shall--
(A) brief the congressional defense committees on the
review conducted under paragraph (1) not later than 180 days
after receiving the report described in that paragraph; and
(B) submit to the congressional defense committees a report
on that review not later than 180 days after providing the
briefing under subparagraph (A).
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