§2487. Relationship between defense commissary system and exchange stores system
(a) Separate Operation of Systems.-(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the defense commissary system and the exchange stores system shall be operated as separate systems of the Department of Defense.
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to the following:
(A) Combined exchange and commissary stores operated under the authority provided by section 2489 of this title.
(B) NEXMART stores of the Navy Exchange Service Command established before October 1, 2003.
(b) Consolidation or Other Organizational Changes of Defense Retail Systems.-(1) The operation and administration of the defense retail systems may not be consolidated or otherwise merged unless the consolidation or merger is specifically authorized by an Act of Congress.
(2) In this subsection, the term "defense retail systems" means the defense commissary system and exchange stores system and other revenue-generating facilities operated by nonappropriated fund instrumentalities of the Department of Defense for the morale, welfare, and recreation of members of the armed forces.
(Added
Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title VI, §651(b)(1), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 1971
.)
Prior Provisions
A prior section 2487, added
Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title III, §313(a), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3852
; amended
Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title III, §364(a), (b)(2), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2381
, 2382;
Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title III, §332, Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 260
;
Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title III, §333(a), Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1058
, related to release of certain commercially valuable information to the public by the Secretary of Defense with respect to commissary stores, prior to repeal by
Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title VI, §651(a)(1), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 1964
.