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10 U.S.C. § 1066 — Use of commissary stores and MWR facilities: certain civilian employees
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**(a) Eligibility of Certain Civilian Employees.—**
(1) An individual employed as a protective services civilian employee at a military installation may be permitted to purchase food and hygiene items at a commissary store or MWR retail facility located on that military installation.
(2) A civil service mariner of the Military Sealift Command may be permitted to use commissary stores and MWR retail facilities on the same basis as members of the armed forces on active duty.
**(b) User Fee Authority.—**
(1) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations that impose a user fee on individuals who are eligible solely under this section to purchase merchandise at a commissary store or MWR retail facility.
(2) The Secretary shall set the user fee under this subsection at a rate that the Secretary determines will offset any increase in expenses arising from this section borne by the Department of the Treasury on behalf of commissary stores associated with the use of credit or debit cards for customer purchases, including expenses related to card network use and related transaction processing fees.
(3) The Secretary shall deposit funds collected pursuant to a user fee under this subsection in the General Fund of the Treasury.
(4) Any fee under this subsection is in addition to the uniform surcharge under [section 2484(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section2484/d&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) Definitions.—** In this section:
(1) The term “MWR retail facility” has the meaning given that term in [section 1063 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1063&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) The term “protective services civilian employee” means a position in any of the fol
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**(a) Eligibility of Certain Civilian Employees.—**
(1) An individual employed as a protective services civilian employee at a military installation may be permitted to purchase food and hygiene items at a commissary store or MWR retail facility located on that military installation.
(2) A civil service mariner of the Military Sealift Command may be permitted to use commissary stores and MWR retail facilities on the same basis as members of the armed forces on active duty.
**(b) User Fee Authority.—**
(1) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations that impose a user fee on individuals who are eligible solely under this section to purchase merchandise at a commissary store or MWR retail facility.
(2) The Secretary shall set the user fee under this subsection at a rate that the Secretary determines will offset any increase in expenses arising from this section borne by the Department of the Treasury on behalf of commissary stores associated with the use of credit or debit cards for customer purchases, including expenses related to card network use and related transaction processing fees.
(3) The Secretary shall deposit funds collected pursuant to a user fee under this subsection in the General Fund of the Treasury.
(4) Any fee under this subsection is in addition to the uniform surcharge under [section 2484(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section2484/d&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) Definitions.—** In this section:
(1) The term “MWR retail facility” has the meaning given that term in [section 1063 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1063&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) The term “protective services civilian employee” means a position in any of the following series (or successor classifications) of the General Schedule:
(A) Security Administration (GS–0080).
(B) Fire Protection and Prevention (GS–0081).
(C) Police (GS–0083).
(D) Security Guard (GS–0085).
(E) Emergency Management (GS–0089).
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**(a) Members of the Selected Reserve.—** A member of the Selected Reserve in good standing (as determined by the Secretary concerned) shall be permitted to use commissary stores and MWR retail facilities on the same basis as members on active duty.
**(b) Members of Ready Reserve Not in Selected Reserve.—** Subject to such regulations as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe, a member of the Ready Reserve (other than members of the Selected Reserve) may be permitted to use commissary stores and MWR retail facilities on the same basis as members serving on active duty.
**(c) Reserve and Space Force Retirees Under Age 60.—** A member or former member of a reserve component or the Space Force under 60 years of age who, but for age, would be eligible for retired pay under chapter 1223 of this title shall be permitted to use commissary stores and MWR retail facilities on the same basis as members of the armed forces entitled to retired pay under any other provision of law.
**(d) Members of the Space Force.—** A member of the Space Force in a space force active status who is not on sustained duty shall be permitted to use commissary stores and MWR retail facilities under the same conditions as specified in subsection (a) for a member of the Selected Reserve.
**(e) Dependents.—**
(1) Dependents of a member who is permitted under subsection (a), (b), or (d) to use commissary stores and MWR retail facilities shall be permitted to use stores and such facilities on the same basis as dependents of members on active duty.
(2) Dependents of a member who is permitted under subsection (c) to use commissary stores and MWR retail facilities shall be permitted to use stores and such facilities on the same basis as dependents of members of the armed forces entitled to retired pay un
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 1066
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 1065 was renumbered section 1063 of
this title.
AMENDMENTS
2019—Pub. L. 116–92, § 641(a)(1), substituted ‘‘veterans,
caregivers for veterans, and Foreign Service officers’’
for ‘‘veterans and caregivers for veterans’’ in section
catchline.
Subsecs. (f) to (h). Pub. L. 116–92, § 641(a)(2), (3), added
subsec. (f) and redesignated former subsecs. (f) and (g)
as (g) and (h), respectively.
Subsec. (h)(5), (6). Pub. L. 116–92, § 641(a)(4), added
pars. (5) and (6).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2019 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title VI, § 641(b), Dec. 20, 2019,
133 Stat. 1431, provided that: ‘‘The amendments made
by this section [amending this section] shall take effect
on January 1, 2020, as if originally incorporated in sec-
tion 621 of Public Law 115–232.’’
EFFECTIVE DATE
Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VI, § 621(b)(3), Aug. 13,
2018, 132 Stat. 1799, provided that: ‘‘Section 1065 of title
10, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1), shall
take effect on January 1, 2020.’’
§ 1066. Use of commissary stores and MWR facili-
ties: protective services civilian employees
(a) ELIGIBILITY OF PROTECTIVE SERVICES CIVIL-
IAN EMPLOYEES.—An individual employed as a
protective services civilian employee at a mili-
tary installation may be permitted to purchase
food and hygiene items at a commissary store or
MWR retail facility located on that military in-
stallation.
(b) USER FEE AUTHORITY.—(1) The Secretary of
Defense shall prescribe regulations that impose
a user fee on individuals who are eligible solely
under this section to purchase merchandise at a
commissary store or MWR retail facility.
(2) The Secretary shall set the user fee under
this su
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