Sec. 593. Plant-based protein pilot program of the Navy
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Not later than March 1, 2022, the Secretary of the Navy shall establish a pilot program to offer plant-based protein options at forward operating bases for consumption by members of the Navy. Not later than March 1, 2022, the Secretary shall identify not fewer than two naval facilities to participate in the pilot program and shall prioritize facilities (such as Joint Region Marianas, Guam, Navy Support Facility, Diego Garcia, and U.S. Fleet Activities Sasebo, Japan) where livestock-based protein options may be costly to obtain or store.
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prevent offering livestock-based protein options alongside plant-based protein options at naval facilities identified under subsection (b). The requirement to carry out the pilot program established under this section shall terminate three years after the date on which the Secretary establishes the pilot program required under this section. Not later than one year after the termination of the pilot program, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the pilot program that includes the following:
The consumption rate of plant-based protein options by members of the Navy under the pilot program. Effective criteria to increase plant-based protein options at naval facilities not identified under subsection (b). An analysis of the costs of obtaining and storing plant-based protein options compared to the costs of obtaining and storing livestock-based protein options at selected naval facilities. In this section: The term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; and the Committee on Armed Forces of the Senate.
The term plant-based protein options means edible products made from plants (such as vegetables, beans, and legumes), fungi, or other non-animal sources of protein.