§ 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.
(Added Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title VI, § 651(a)(3), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 1965; amended Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title X, § 1064(6), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1587.)
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- Public Law 102–484To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1993 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, to provide for defense conversion, and
- Public Law 108–375To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2005 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes
- Public Law 105–261To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1999 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes
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- Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title VI, § 651(a)(3)
- 118 Stat. 1965
- Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title X, § 1064(6)
- 125 Stat. 1587
- Pub. L. 112–81
- Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title III, § 367
- 112 Stat. 1987
- Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title VI, § 651(e)(3)
- 118 Stat. 1972
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§ 2482
Commissary stores: criteria for establishment or closure; store size
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title VI, § 651(a)(3)
Stat.118 Stat. 1965
Pub. L.Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title X, § 1064(6)
Stat.125 Stat. 1587
Pub. L.Pub. L. 112–81
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