[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 649 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 649

To amend title 10, United States Code, to require consolidation of the 
                    defense exchange stores system.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 10, 2011

Mr. Welch (for himself and Mr. Doggett) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to require consolidation of the 
                    defense exchange stores system.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Reduce and End our Deficits Using 
Commonsense Eliminations in the Defense Exchange Stores System Act of 
2011''.

SEC. 2. CONSOLIDATION OF ADMINISTRATION OF DEFENSE EXCHANGE STORES 
              SYSTEM.

    Section 2487 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c) Consolidation of Administration of Defense Exchange Stores 
System.--
            ``(1) Consolidation required.--Not later than January 1, 
        2013, the Secretary of Defense shall consolidate the Army and 
        Air Force Exchange Service, the Navy Exchange Command, and the 
        Marine Corps exchange system into a single organization for the 
        administration of the defense exchange stores system.
            ``(2) Prohibition on use of appropriated funds.--Upon the 
        consolidation of the defense exchange stores system under 
        paragraph (1), appropriated funds may not be used to support 
        the operation of exchange stores.''.
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