US Congress Senate Bill 1044 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Introduced on May 23 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-05-23 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Pending: Senate Armed Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires the Defense Commissary Agency (DCA) to operate an enhanced commissary store (store) at Naval Air Station, Brunswick, Maine, and authorizes the DCA to operate a store at a military installation designated for closure or realignment under a defense base closure law. Allows such stores to sell, in addition to regularly-permitted merchandise, alcoholic beverages, tobacco products, and items in such other merchandise categories as the Secretary of Defense may authorize. Allows the Secretary to retain sale profits to offset the cost of store operation.

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Defense Commissary Agency to conduct a pilot program at military institutions to be closed or subject to an adverse realignment under a base closure law under which a commissary store may sell additional types of merchandise.

Sen. Olympia Snowe [R-ME]

Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-05-23	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
2011-05-23	Senate	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3226-3227)

HB1540 (Related) 2011-12-31 - Became Public Law No: 112-81.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/1044/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s1044/BILLS-112s1044is.pdf