H.R. 6138

119 HR 6138 IH: To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a pilot program for partnerships between covered basic needs banks and military installations to provide diapers and diapering supplies to military families, and for other purposes.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-11-19
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 6138  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   November 19, 2025   Mrs. Foushee  (for herself,  Mr. Mackenzie ,  Ms. Randall ,  Ms. Ross ,  Mr. Thompson of Mississippi ,  Ms. Norton , and  Mrs. Sykes ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Armed Services    A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a pilot program for partnerships between covered basic needs banks and military installations to provide diapers and diapering supplies to military families, and for other purposes.
1.
Pilot program to improve military family access to diapers and diapering supplies
(a)
Establishment
The Secretary of Defense shall establish a pilot program to establish partnerships between covered basic needs banks and military installations to provide diapers and diapering supplies to military families in need of diapers and diapering supplies.
(b)
Engagement with National Diaper Bank Network
In carrying out the pilot program established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall seek to enter into an agreement with the National Diaper Bank Network to provide technical assistance to covered basic needs banks and evaluate the effectiveness of the pilot program.
(c)
Basics needs bank defined
In this section, the term  covered basic needs bank  means an organization that—
(1)
is a nonprofit entity;
(2)
distributes diapers and diapering supplies or other material basic necessities to families directly or through a distribution partner at no cost to the families;
(3)
is a member of the National Diaper Bank Network; and
(4)
has engaged in the distribution of diapers for not less than 5 years.