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[CITE: 10USC7604]

 
                         TITLE 10--ARMED FORCES
 
                    Subtitle C--Navy and Marine Corps
 
                     PART IV--GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
 
            CHAPTER 651--SHIPS' STORES AND COMMISSARY STORES
 
Sec. 7604. Ships' stores: sale of goods and services

    (a) In General.--Under such regulations and at such prices as the 
Secretary of the Navy may prescribe, the Secretary may provide for the 
sale of goods and services from ships' stores to members of the naval 
service and to such other persons as provided by law.
    (b) Incidental Services.--The Secretary of the Navy may provide 
financial services, space, utilities, and labor to ships' stores on a 
nonreimbursable basis.
    (c) Items Sold.--Merchandise sold by ship stores afloat shall 
include items in the following categories:
        (1) Health, beauty, and barber items.
        (2) Prerecorded music and videos.
        (3) Photographic batteries and related supplies.
        (4) Appliances and accessories.
        (5) Uniform items, emblematic and athletic clothing, and 
    equipment.
        (6) Luggage and leather goods.
        (7) Stationery, magazines, books, and supplies.
        (8) Sundry, games, and souvenirs.
        (9) Beverages and related food and snacks.
        (10) Laundry, tailor, and cleaning supplies.
        (11) Tobacco products.

(Added Pub. L. 101-510, div. A, title III, Sec. 329(a)(1), Nov. 5, 1990, 
104 Stat. 1534; amended Pub. L. 103-160, div. A, title III, Sec. 371(a), 
formerly Sec. 371(c), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1635, renumbered 
Sec. 371(a), Pub. L. 104-106, div. A, title III, Sec. 340(a)(2), Feb. 
10, 1996, 110 Stat. 265.)


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 7604, acts Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 471; 
Nov. 2, 1966, Pub. L. 89-718, Sec. 44, 80 Stat. 1120, related to profit 
on sales from ships' stores, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 101-510, 
Sec. 329(a)(1).


                               Amendments

    1993--Pub. L. 103-160 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), 
inserted heading, and added subsecs. (b) and (c).


                    Effective Date of 1993 Amendment

    Section 371(b), formerly section 371(d) of Pub. L. 103-160, 
renumbered Sec. 371(b) by Pub. L. 104-106, div. A, title III, 
Sec. 340(a)(2), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 265; as amended by Pub. L. 103-
337, div. A, title III, Sec. 374(b), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2736, 
provided that: ``Subsections (b) and (c) of section 7604 of title 10, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (c) [now (a)], shall take 
effect on October 1, 1994.''


                               Regulations

    Section 329(a)(3) of Pub. L. 101-510 provided that: ``The 
regulations required to be prescribed under section 7604 of title 10, 
United States Code (as amended by paragraph (1)), shall be first 
prescribed not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act [Nov. 5, 1990].''


    Conversion of Ships' Stores to Operation as Nonappropriated Fund 
                  Instrumentalities; Transfer of Funds

    Section 371(a), (b) of Pub. L. 103-160, as amended by Pub. L. 103-
337, div. A, title III, Sec. 374(a), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2736, 
provided that not later than Dec. 31, 1995, Secretary of the Navy was to 
convert operation of all ships' stores from operation as activity funded 
by direct appropriations to operation by Navy Exchange Service Command 
as activity funded from sources other than appropriated funds, prior to 
repeal by Pub. L. 104-106, div. A, title III, Sec. 340(a)(1), Feb. 10, 
1996, 110 Stat. 265.
