S 1044
112th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Alcoholic beverages
Maine
Military facilities and property
Retail and wholesale trades
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Defense Commissary Agency to conduct a pilot program at military institutions to be closed or subject to an adverse realignment under a base closure law under which a commissary store may sell additional types of merchandise.
Introduced: May 23, 2011
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May 23, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
May 23, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3226-3227)
May 23, 2011
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Requires the Defense Commissary Agency (DCA) to operate an enhanced commissary store (store) at Naval Air Station, Brunswick, Maine, and authorizes the DCA to operate a store at a military installation designated for closure or realignment under a defense base closure law. Allows such stores to sell, in addition to regularly-permitted merchandise, alcoholic beverages, tobacco products, and items in such other merchandise categories as the Secretary of Defense may authorize. Allows the Secretary to retain sale profits to offset the cost of store operation.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1