Sec. 623. Report regarding the basic allowance for subsistence and military food programs
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Not later than September 30, 2026, and annually thereafter through 2030, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report described in subsection (b). A report described in this subsection shall explain how, during the fiscal year in which the Secretary submits such report— the Secretary of Defense allocated funds for the basic allowance for subsistence under section 402 of title 37, United States Code, to pay for food programs; subsistence in-kind is budgeted to pay for food programs on military installations; and the Secretaries of the military departments used budget authorities to fund the fully burdened cost of feeding members— of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force; and who were assigned to essential station messing during such fiscal year.