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Code · U.S. Code · Title 10 - ARMED FORCES · CHAPTER 147— COMMISSARIES AND EXCHANGES AND OTHER MORALE, WELFARE, AND RECREATION ACTIVITIES · SUBCHAPTER III— MORALE, WELFARE, AND RECREATION PROGRAMS AND NONAPPROPRIATED FUND INSTRUMENTALITIES · § 2495

§ 2495. Nonappropriated fund instrumentalities: purchase of alcoholic beverages

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(a)The Secretary of Defense shall provide that—
(1)covered alcoholic beverage purchases made for resale on a military installation located in the United States shall be made from the most competitive source and distributed in the most economical manner, price and other factors considered, except that
(2)in the case of malt beverages and wine, such purchases shall be made from, and delivery shall be accepted from, a source within the State in which the military installation concerned is located.
(b)If a military installation located in the contiguous States is located in more than one State, a source of supply in any State in which the installation is located shall be considered for the purposes of subsection (a)(2) to be a source within the State in which the installation is located.
(1)In the case of covered alcoholic beverage purchases of distilled spirits, to determine whether a nonappropriated fund instrumentality of the Department of Defense provides the most economical method of distribution to package stores, the Secretary of Defense shall consider all components of the distribution costs incurred by the nonappropriated fund instrumentality, such as overhead costs (including costs associated with management, logistics, administration, depreciation, and utilities), the costs of carrying inventory, and handling and distribution costs.
(2)The Secretary shall use the agencies performing audit functions on behalf of the armed forces and the Inspector General of the Department of Defense to make determinations under this subsection.
(d)In this section:
(1)The term “covered alcoholic beverage purchases” means purchases of alcoholic beverages by a nonappropriated fund instrumentality of the Department of Defense with nonappropriated funds.
(2)The term “State” includes the District of Columbia.
(Added Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title III, § 313(a), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3853, § 2488; amended Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title III, § 312(a), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1073; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title III, § 333, Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 261; Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title III, § 335], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–61; renumbered § 2495, Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title VI, § 651(b)(2), (c)(5), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 1971, 1972.)
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  • Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title III, § 313(a)
  • 100 Stat. 3853
  • Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title III, § 312(a)
  • 101 Stat. 1073
  • Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title III, § 333
  • 110 Stat. 261
  • Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A]
  • 114 Stat. 1654
  • Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title VI, § 651(b)(2)
  • 118 Stat. 1971
  • Pub. L. 108–375
  • Pub. L. 106–398
  • Pub. L. 104–106, § 333(a)
  • Pub. L. 104–106, § 333(b)
  • Pub. L. 100–180
  • Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title III, § 312(b)
  • Pub. L. 109–148, div. A, title VIII, § 8080
  • 119 Stat. 2717
  • Pub. L. 109–148
  • Pub. L. 108–287, title VIII, § 8087
  • 118 Stat. 991
  • Pub. L. 108–87, title VIII, § 8088
  • 117 Stat. 1093
  • Pub. L. 107–248, title VIII, § 8092
  • 116 Stat. 1558
  • Pub. L. 107–117, div. A, title VIII, § 8108
  • 115 Stat. 2271
  • Pub. L. 106–259, title VIII, § 8108
  • 114 Stat. 698
  • Pub. L. 106–79, title VIII, § 8132
  • 113 Stat. 1266
  • Pub. L. 104–61, title VIII, § 8055
  • 109 Stat. 662
  • Pub. L. 103–335, title VIII, § 8058A
  • 108 Stat. 2632
  • Pub. L. 103–139, title VIII, § 8099A
  • 107 Stat. 1462
  • Pub. L. 102–396, title IX, § 9114
  • 106 Stat. 1929
  • Pub. L. 102–172, title VIII, § 8111A
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§ 2495
Nonappropriated fund instrumentalities: purchase of alcoholic beverages
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U.S.C.§ 2488
Pub. L.Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title III, § 313(a)
Stat.100 Stat. 3853
Pub. L.Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title III, § 312(a)
Stat.101 Stat. 1073
Pub. L.Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title III, § 333
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