The Berry Amendment requires that food produced with appropriate funds be grown, reprocessed, or produced in the United States. This applies to:

• A. All food produced with appropriate funds must be grown, reprocessed, or produced in the United States. This only applies to troop feeding, not the commissary
• B. The requirement applies to any federal food program
• C. The Berry Amendment requires food purchased with funds to be grown, reprocessed, or produced in the United States (troop feeding only)
• D. It requires packaging be US-made

Answer: (C)

The Berry Amendment ties DoD food purchases to domestic production. When food is purchased with appropriated funds to feed military personnel, it must be grown, reprocessed, or produced in the United States. This rule applies specifically to troop feeding and does not extend to packaging or to every federal food program. So the correct interpretation is that food bought for troop feeding with DoD funds must come from U.S. sources, while packaging specifics and broader federal programs aren’t covered by this requirement.