[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3996 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3996

  To prohibit the closure or reduced operation of military commissary 
           stores and exchange stores before January 1, 2017.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 5, 2014

  Mr. Griffin of Arkansas (for himself, Mr. Crenshaw, Mrs. Miller of 
  Michigan, Mr. Huizenga of Michigan, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Long, Mr. 
   Whitfield, Mr. Huelskamp, Mr. Yoder, Mr. Garamendi, and Mr. Yoho) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
  To prohibit the closure or reduced operation of military commissary 
           stores and exchange stores before January 1, 2017.

    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 ``Save our Military Shopping Benefits 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CLOSURE OR REDUCED OPERATION OF COMMISSARY 
              STORES AND EXCHANGE STORES.

    (a) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding subsections (c) and (d) of 
section 2482 of title 10, United States Code, or any other provision of 
law, the Secretary of Defense may not--
            (1) close any commissary store or exchange store located 
        within the United States; or
            (2) develop or implement any plan that would result in the 
        closure of all commissaries located in the United States as 
        part of a cost-saving effort.
    (b) Definition of Close.--In this section, the term ``close'' 
includes any action that has the effect of--
            (1) reducing the operating hours or size of a commissary 
        store or exchange store below fiscal year 2014 levels; or
            (2) changing the location of a commissary store or exchange 
        store.
    (c) Exception.--Subsection (a) does not apply to a change in the 
size or location of a commissary store or exchange store if the 
Secretary of Defense determines that the change is required for 
upgrading or modifying an existing structure for safety or health 
reasons.
    (d) Duration.--The prohibition imposed by subsection (a) expires 
January 1, 2017.
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