Sec. 6051. Report on food purchasing by the Department of Defense
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Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives and make publicly available on the website of the Department of Defense a report on the following for each of fiscal years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022: The total dollar amount spent by the Department of Defense on food service operations worldwide for all personnel, contractors, and families, including all food service provided at or through— all facilities, such as combat operations, military posts, medical facilities; all vessels (air, land, and sea); all entertainment and hosting operations such as officers' clubs and other such facilities; and all food programs provided to other Federal agencies, such as the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program of the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Defense.
The total dollar amount spent by the Department for each category described in paragraph (1). The dollar amount spend by the Department for each of— the 25 largest food service contractors or operators; and the top 10 categories of food, such as meat and poultry, seafood, eggs, dairy product, produce (fruits, vegetables, and nuts), grains and legumes, and processed and packaged foods. The percentage of all food purchased by the Department that was a product of the United States, pursuant to section 4862 of title 10, United States Code.
The dollar amount 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) purchased by the Department. The dollar amount of contracts for food service, food, or food products entered into by the Department with woman-, minority-, and veteran-owned businesses.