HR6138-119

1. Pilot program to improve military family access to diapers and diapering supplies 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. 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. In this section, the term covered basic needs bank means an organization that— is a nonprofit entity; distributes diapers and diapering supplies or other material basic necessities to families directly or through a distribution partner at no cost to the families; is a member of the National Diaper Bank Network; and has engaged in the distribution of diapers for not less than 5 years.