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10 U.S.C. § 2482 — Commissary stores: criteria for establishment or closure; store size
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**(a) Primary Consideration for Establishment.—** The needs of members of the armed forces on active duty and the needs of dependents of such members shall be the primary consideration whenever the Secretary of Defense—
(1) assesses the need to establish a commissary store; and
(2) selects the actual location for the store.
**(b) Store Size.—** In determining the size of a commissary store, the Secretary of Defense shall take into consideration the number of all authorized patrons of the defense commissary system who are likely to use the store.
**(c) Closure Considerations.—**
(1) Whenever assessing whether to close a commissary store, the effect of the closure on the quality of life of members and dependents referred to in subsection (a) who use the store and on the welfare and security of the military community in which the commissary is located shall be a primary consideration.
(2) Whenever assessing whether to close a commissary store, the Secretary of Defense shall also consider the effect of the closure on the quality of life of members of the reserve components of the armed forces.
**(d) Congressional Notification.—**
(1) The closure of a commissary store in the United States shall not take effect until the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to Congress written notice of the reasons supporting the closure. The written notice shall include an assessment of the impact closure will have on the quality of life for military patrons and the welfare and security of the military community in which the commissary is located.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply in the case of the closure of a commissary store as part of the closure of a military installation under a base closure law.
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**(a) Primary Consideration for Establishment.—** The needs of members of the armed forces on active duty and the needs of dependents of such members shall be the primary consideration whenever the Secretary of Defense—
(1) assesses the need to establish a commissary store; and
(2) selects the actual location for the store.
**(b) Store Size.—** In determining the size of a commissary store, the Secretary of Defense shall take into consideration the number of all authorized patrons of the defense commissary system who are likely to use the store.
**(c) Closure Considerations.—**
(1) Whenever assessing whether to close a commissary store, the effect of the closure on the quality of life of members and dependents referred to in subsection (a) who use the store and on the welfare and security of the military community in which the commissary is located shall be a primary consideration.
(2) Whenever assessing whether to close a commissary store, the Secretary of Defense shall also consider the effect of the closure on the quality of life of members of the reserve components of the armed forces.
**(d) Congressional Notification.—**
(1) The closure of a commissary store in the United States shall not take effect until the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to Congress written notice of the reasons supporting the closure. The written notice shall include an assessment of the impact closure will have on the quality of life for military patrons and the welfare and security of the military community in which the commissary is located.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply in the case of the closure of a commissary store as part of the closure of a military installation under a base closure law.
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An agency or instrumentality of the Department of Defense that supports the operation of the exchange system, or the operation of a morale, welfare, and recreation system, of the Department of Defense may enter into a contract or other agreement with another element of the Department of Defense or with another Federal department, agency, or instrumentality—
(1) to provide or obtain goods and services beneficial to the efficient management and operation of the exchange system or that morale, welfare, and recreation system; or
(2) to provide or obtain food services beneficial to the efficient management and operation of the dining facilities on military installations offering food services to members of the armed forces.
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**(a) Private Operation.—** Under such regulations as the Secretary of Defense may approve, private persons may operate selected commissary store functions, except that such functions may not include functions relating to the procurement of products to be sold in a commissary store or functions relating to the overall management of a commissary system or the management of a commissary store. Such functions shall be carried out by personnel of the Department of Defense under regulations approved by the Secretary of Defense.
**(b) Contracts With Other Agencies and Instrumentalities.—**
(1) The Defense Commissary Agency, and any other agency of the Department of Defense that supports the operation of the commissary system, may enter into a contract or other agreement with another element of the Department of Defense or with another Federal department, agency, or instrumentality to provide or obtain services beneficial to the efficient management and operation of the commissary system. However, the Defense Commissary Agency may not pay for any such service provided by the United States Transportation Command any amount that exceeds the price at which the service could be procured through full and open competition, as such term is defined in [section 107 of title 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section107&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) A commissary store operated by a nonappropriated fund instrumentality of the Department of Defense shall be operated in accordance with [section 2483 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section2483&num=0&edition=prelim). Subject to such section, the Secretary of Defense may authorize a transfer of goods, supplies, and facilities of, and funds appropriated f
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 2482
change benefits while meeting the benchmarks set
forth in subsection (c) as set forth in the report re-
quired by subsection (a).
‘‘(e) PILOT PROGRAMS.—
‘‘(1) PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED.—After the reports re-
quired by subsections (a) and (d) have been submitted
as described in such subsections, the Secretary may,
notwithstanding any requirement in chapter 147 of
title 10, United States Code, conduct one or more
pilot programs to evaluate the feasibility and advis-
ability of processes and methods for achieving budg-
et-neutrality in the delivery of commissary and ex-
change benefits and other applicable benchmarks in
accordance with this section. The Secretary may au-
thorize any commissary or exchange, or private sec-
tor entity, participating in any such pilot program to
establish appropriate prices in response to market
conditions and customer demand, provided that the
level of savings required by paragraph (3) is main-
tained.
‘‘(2) BENCHMARKS.—If the Secretary conducts a pilot
program under this subsection, the Secretary shall
establish specific, measurable benchmarks for meas-
uring success in the provision of high quality grocery
goods and products, discount savings to patrons, and
high levels of customer satisfaction while achieving
budget-neutrality in the delivery of commissary and
exchange benefits under the pilot program.
‘‘(3) REQUIRED SAVINGS TO PATRONS.—The Secretary
shall ensure that the level of savings to commissary
and exchange patrons under any pilot program under
this subsection is not less than the level of savings to
such patrons before the implementation of such pilot
program, as follows:
‘‘(A) Before commencing a pilot program the Sec-
retary shall establish a baseline of savings to pa-
tr
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