[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3956 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3956

To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit the use of commissary 
and exchange facilities by former members of the Armed Forces who were 
             retired or separated for physical disability.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 17, 2010

  Mr. Begich introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit the use of commissary 
and exchange facilities by former members of the Armed Forces who were 
             retired or separated for physical disability.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. USE OF COMMISSARY AND EXCHANGE FACILITIES BY FORMER MEMBERS 
              OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO WERE RETIRED OR SEPARATED FOR 
              PHYSICAL DISABILITY.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 54 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 1063 the following new section:
``Sec. 1063a. Use of commissary stores and MWR retail facilities: 
              former members retired or separated for physical 
              disability
    ``(a) Eligibility of Former Members.--A former member of the armed 
forces who was retired or separated from the armed forces for physical 
disability under chapter 61 of this title shall be permitted to use 
commissary stores and MWR retail facilities on the same basis as 
members of the armed forces on active duty.
    ``(b) MWR Retail Facility Defined.--In this section, the term `MWR 
retail facility' has the meaning given that term in section 1063(e) of 
this title.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 54 of such title is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 1063 the following new item:

``1063a. Use of commissary stores and MWR retail facilities: former 
                            members retired or separated for physical 
                            disability.''.
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