Sec. 1075. Report on food purchasing by the Department of Defense
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Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate and make publicly available on the website of the Department of Defense a report on the total amount spent by the Department of Defense on the following for each of fiscal years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022: The total amount spent on food service operations worldwide for all military personnel, contractors and families, including all food service provided at all facilities such as combat operations, military posts, medical facilities, all vessels (air, land, sea), all entertainment and hosting operations such as officer’s clubs and other such facilities, and all food programs provided to other U.S. departments, such as the USDA-DoD Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program.
The amount can be aggregated per each such category. The amount of total spending per the 25 largest food service contractors or operators. Such amount shall include per the top 10 following categories of food, such as meat and poultry; seafood; eggs; dairy products; produce (fruits, vegetables, nuts); grains and legumes; processed and packaged foods. The percentage of all food purchased that is an American product, pursuant to section 4862 of title 10, United States Code (or, the total dollar volume in that particular category).
The amount, by dollar volume, of third party certified and verified foods (such as USDA Organic, Equitable Food Initiative, Fair Trade Certified, and other categories determined to be appropriate by the Secretary). The amount, by dollar volume, of contracts for food service, food or food products, from women, minority and veteran owned businesses.