H.R. 8556

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8556 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8556

To improve oversight of Department of Defense compliance with certain 
requirements for domestic food supply chains, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 28, 2026

Mr. Ruiz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services

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A BILL

To improve oversight of Department of Defense compliance with certain 
requirements for domestic food supply chains, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Homegrown Defense Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. OVERSIGHT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COMPLIANCE WITH CERTAIN 
REQUIREMENTS FOR DOMESTIC FOOD SUPPLY CHAINS.

(a) Audits.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, and on a quarterly basis thereafter, the Inspector General 
of the Department of Defense shall conduct an audit to determine the 
extent of compliance with the requirements of section 4862 of title 10, 
United States Code, with respect to the procurement of items described 
in subsection (b)(1)(A) of such section.
(b) Reports to Congress.--Not later than 60 days after the 
conclusion of each audit under subsection (a), the Inspector General 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate a report containing the results of such 
audit.
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