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.

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 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. 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.