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10 U.S.C. § 2481 — Defense commissary and exchange systems: existence and purpose

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10 U.S.C. § 2481 — Defense commissary and exchange systems: existence and purpose

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**(a) Separate Systems.—** The Secretary of Defense shall operate, in the manner provided by this chapter and other provisions of law, a world-wide system of commissary stores and a separate world-wide system of exchange stores. The stores of each system may sell, at reduced prices, food and other merchandise to members of the uniformed services on active duty, members of the uniformed services entitled to retired pay, dependents of such members, and persons authorized to use the system under chapter 54 of this title. Any reference in this chapter to “the exchange system” shall be treated as referring to each separate administrative entity within the Department of Defense through which the Secretary has implemented the requirement under this subsection for a world-wide system of exchange stores. **(b) Purpose of Systems.—** The defense commissary system and the exchange system are intended to enhance the quality of life of members of the uniformed services, retired members, and dependents of such members, and to support military readiness, recruitment, and retention. **(c) Oversight.—** (1) The Secretary of Defense shall designate a senior official of the Department of Defense to oversee the operation of both the defense commissary system and the exchange system. (2) The Secretary of Defense shall establish an executive governing body to provide advice to the senior official designated under paragraph (1) regarding the operation of the defense commissary and exchange systems and to ensure the complementary operation of the systems. (3) (A) The Secretary of Defense shall develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to optimize management practices across the defense commissary system and the exchange system that reduce reliance of those systems on appropriated funding without reducing benefits to the patrons of those systems or the revenue generated by nonappropriated fund entities or instrumentalities of the Department of Defense for the morale, welfare, and recreation of members of the armed forces. (B) The Secretary shall ensure that savings generated due to such optimization practices are shared by the defense commissary system and the exchange system through contracts or agreements that appropriately reflect the participation of the systems in the development and implementation of such practices. (C) If the Secretary determines that the reduced reliance on appropriated funding pursuant to subparagraph (A) is insufficient to maintain the benefits to the patrons of the defense commissary system, and if the Secretary converts the defense commissary system to a nonappropriated fund entity or instrumentality pursuant to paragraph (1) of [section 2484(j) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section2484/j&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary shall transfer appropriated funds pursuant to paragraph (2) of such section to ensure the maintenance of such benefits. (4) On not less than a quarterly basis, the Secretary shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the defense commissary system, including— (A) an assessment of the savings the system provides patrons; (B) the status of implementing [section 2484(i) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section2484/i&num=0&edition=prelim); (C) the status of implementing [section 2484(j) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section2484/j&num=0&edition=prelim), including whether the system requires any appropriated funds pursuant to paragraph (2) of such section; (D) the status of carrying out a program for such system to sell private label merchandise; and (E) any other matters the Secretary considers appropriate. **(d) Reduced Prices Defined.—** In this section, the term “reduced prices” means prices for food and other merchandise determined using the price setting process specified in [section 2484 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section2484&num=0&edition=prelim).

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10 U.S.C. § 2686 — Utilities and services: sale; expansion and extension of systems and facilities

**(a)** Under such regulations and for such periods and at such prices as he may prescribe, the Secretary concerned or his designee may sell or contract to sell to purchasers within or in the immediate vicinity of an activity of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, or Coast Guard, as the case may be, any of the following utilities and related services, if it is determined that they are not available from another local source and that the sale is in the interest of national defense or in the public interest: (1) Electric power. (2) Steam. (3) Compressed air. (4) Water. (5) Sewage and garbage disposal. (6) Natural, manufactured, or mixed gas. (7) Ice. (8) Mechanical refrigeration. (9) Telephone service. **(b)** Proceeds of sales under subsection (a) shall be credited to the appropriation currently available for the supply of that utility or service. **(c)** To meet local needs the Secretary concerned may make minor expansions and extensions of any distributing system or facility within an activity through which a utility or service is furnished under subsection (a).

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10 U.S.C. § 2484 — Commissary stores: merchandise that may be sold; uniform surcharges and pricing

**(a) In General.—** As provided in [section 2481(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section2481/a&num=0&edition=prelim), commissary stores are intended to be similar to commercial grocery stores and may sell merchandise similar to that sold in commercial grocery stores. **(b) Authorized Commissary Merchandise Categories.—** Merchandise sold in, at, or by commissary stores may include items in the following categories: (1) Meat, poultry, seafood, and fresh-water fish. (2) Nonalcoholic beverages. (3) Produce. (4) Grocery food, whether stored chilled, frozen, or at room temperature. (5) Dairy products. (6) Bakery and delicatessen items. (7) Nonfood grocery items. (8) Tobacco products. (9) Health and beauty aids. (10) Magazines and periodicals. **(c) Inclusion of Other Merchandise Items.—** (1) The Secretary of Defense may authorize the sale in, at, or by commissary stores of merchandise not covered by a category specified in subsection (b). The Secretary shall notify Congress of all merchandise authorized for sale pursuant to this paragraph, as well as the removal of any such authorization. (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Department of Defense military resale system shall continue to maintain the exclusive right to operate convenience stores, shopettes, and troop stores, including such stores established to support contingency operations. (3) (A) A military exchange shall be the vendor for the sale of tobacco products in commissary stores and may be the vendor for such merchandise as may be authorized for sale in commissary stores under paragraph (1). Except as provided in subparagraph (B), subsections (d) and (e) shall not apply to the pricing of such an item when a military exchange serves as t

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10 U.S.C. § 2481 — Defense commissary and exchange sys-

Page 1960 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 2481 substituted ‘‘Commissary stores: release of certain commercially valuable information to the public’’ for ‘‘Commissary stores: limitations on release of sales in- formation’’ in item 2487. 2000—Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title III, § 331(a)(2)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–59, added item 2484 and struck out former item 2484 ‘‘Commissary stores: expenses’’. 1998—Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title III, § 365(b), title IX, § 906(a)(2), Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 1987, 2095, added items 2492 and 2493. 1997—Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title III, § 371(a)(1), (c)(1), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1705, substituted ‘‘COM- MISSARIES AND EXCHANGES AND OTHER MO- RALE, WELFARE, AND RECREATION ACTIVITIES’’ for ‘‘UTILITIES AND SERVICES’’ as chapter heading and struck out items 2481 ‘‘Utilities and services: sale; expansion and extension of systems and facilities’’, 2483 ‘‘Sale of electricity from alternate energy and cogen- eration production facilities’’, and 2490 ‘‘Utility serv- ices: furnishing for certain buildings’’. 1996—Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title III, §§ 341(a)(2), 343(a)(2), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2489, 2490, added items 2482a and 2489a. Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title III, §§ 331(b), 336(a)(2), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 260, 264, substituted ‘‘Commissary stores: operation’’ for ‘‘Commissary stores: private op- eration’’ in item 2482 and added item 2490a. 1993—Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title XI, § 1182(a)(8)(B), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1771, struck out item 2490a ‘‘Non- appropriated fund instrumentalities: financial manage- ment and use of nonappropriated funds’’. 1992—Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title III, §§ 362(b), 364(b)(1), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2380, 2382, substituted ‘‘limitations’’ for ‘‘limitation’

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