§2486. Commissary stores: merchandise that may be sold; uniform surcharges and pricing

(a) Commissary stores are similar to commercial grocery stores and may sell merchandise similar to that sold in commercial grocery stores.

(b) Merchandise sold in commissary stores may include items in the following categories:

(1) Health and beauty aids.

(2) Meat and poultry.

(3) Fish and seafood.

(4) Produce.

(5) Food and non-food grocery items.

(6) Bakery goods.

(7) Dairy products.

(8) Tobacco products.

(9) Delicatessen items.

(10) Frozen foods.

(11) Other categories designated in regulations prescribed by the Secretary of a military department and approved by the Secretary of Defense.

(c) An adjustment of or surcharge on sales prices in commissary stores under section 2484(b) or 2685(a) of this title or for any other purpose shall be applied as a uniform percentage of the sales price of all merchandise sold in commissary stores.

(d) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations establishing uniform pricing policies for merchandise authorized for sale by this section. The policies in the regulations shall-

(1) require the establishment of a sales price of each item of merchandise at a level which will recoup the actual product cost of the item (consistent with this section and sections 2484 and 2685 of this title); and

(2) promote the lowest practical price of merchandise sold at commissary stores.

(Added Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title III, §313(a), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3852 ; amended Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title III, §313(a)(1), (2), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1073 , 1074.)

Amendments

1987-Pub. L. 100–180, §313(a)(2), inserted "and pricing" in section catchline.

Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 100–180, §313(a)(1), added subsec. (d).

Regulations

Section 313(b) of Pub. L. 100–180 required Secretary of Defense to prescribe regulations required by subsec. (d) of this section not later than 90 days after Dec. 4, 1987.