Requires the Department of Defense to conduct an audit to determine the extent of compliance with the requirements of the Berry Amendment with respect to the procurement of locally sourced food.
Require the Department of Defense to audit compliance with the Berry Amendment for locally sourced food procurement.
Occurrences
Evidence
The audit objective was to determine whether the Defense Logistics Agency complied with the Berry Amendment for DoD procurements and acquisitions when purchasing covered materials and supplies from domestic sources. The report found DLA contracting officials did not always comply with Berry Amendment requirements on 82 contract actions reviewed, including failures to include the required clause, use of the wrong clause, and awards without any Berry Amendment clause.
Oversight.gov lists the report as issued Monday, September 15, 2025, with five recommendations and one open recommendation, including a recommendation that DoD stakeholders implement a risk-based approach for contracting personnel to conduct inspections of covered goods to determine whether items received comply with the Berry Amendment.
The DoD OIG previously audited Department of Defense compliance with the Berry Amendment, and a response noted that Army contracting personnel would finalize a standard operating procedure related to Berry Amendment compliance.
The Congressional Record for April 29, 2026 includes report language on procurement and food-related federal programs, but the accessible excerpt does not identify a Raul Ruiz-specific measure directing the Department of Defense to audit Berry Amendment compliance for locally sourced food procurement.
Assessments
Department of Defense oversight bodies did conduct Berry Amendment compliance audits, including a 2025 DoD OIG audit and an earlier 2020 audit, so the underlying policy area was audited. But the record provided does not show that Raul Ruiz wrote, sponsored, or materially advanced a measure that specifically required DoD to audit Berry Amendment compliance for locally sourced food procurement, nor does it show enactment of a Ruiz-linked mandate. Because there is evidence of adjacent official action but not enough evidence of candidate-attributable delivery of the specific promised requirement, the best judgment is unresolved rather than delivered.
There is evidence that the Department of Defense Inspector General conducted Berry Amendment compliance audits, including a 2025 Defense Logistics Agency audit and an earlier 2020 audit. That shows the underlying oversight activity occurred in the relevant policy area. However, the record provided does not show that Raul Ruiz authored, sponsored, passed, or materially advanced a specific requirement directing DoD to audit Berry Amendment compliance for locally sourced food procurement. The available congressional evidence also does not identify a Ruiz-specific enacted measure or amendment accomplishing this promise. Because the outcome happened in some form through DoD oversight channels but candidate credit is not established from the evidence, the safest judgment is unresolved rather than delivered.