This bill requires the Department of Defense to evaluate and improve nutrition standards across the military. Specifically, the Secretary of Defense must conduct assessments every two years reviewing each military department's nutrition standards and how well food options at military bases meet those standards, with the first report due by December 1, 2026. The bill also requires senior Pentagon officials to develop a plan within six months to increase access to healthier food at military installations, particularly at food vendors that aren't funded by taxpayer appropriations. These reports and plans must be shared with Congress and made publicly available on the Department of Defense website. The legislation aims to address recommendations from a 2024 Government Accountability Office report that found the military needed to do more to implement nutrition initiatives for service members.
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