S.Amdt. 3465

SA 3465. Mr. SCHIFF submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 2296, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2026 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 D of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1038. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOOD PURCHASES.

(a) Purchasing Requirements.--The Secretary of Defense
shall ensure that--
(1) by not later than October 1, 2028, the Department of
Defense and its food service contractors purchase, by dollar
volume--
(A) a minimum 5 percent of organic food;
(B) 5 percent of food from producers within the State of
final destination; and
(C) 5 percent of food from small and mid-sized producers;
and
(2) by October 1, 2030, the Department of Defense purchases
by dollar volume--
(A) a minimum 10 percent of organic food;
(B) 10 percent of food from producers within the State of
final destination; and
(C) 10 percent of food from small and mid-sized producers.
(b) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than December 31, 2030, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional
defense committees a report on Department of Defense food
procurement for fiscal years 2028 through 2030.
(2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall
include the following information, by fiscal year:
(A) The total amount spent by all Department of Defense
food service operations worldwide.
(B) The amount, by dollar volume, spent on different food
categories such as meat, fruits and vegetables, dairy, other
relevant categories.
(C) The amount, by dollar volume, spent on food sourced
from local farmers.
(D) The amount, by dollar volume, spent on food sourced
from small and mid-sized farmers.
(E) The amount, by dollar volume, spent on organic food.
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