To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend military commissary and exchange store privileges, without time-period limitation, to members of the Armed Forces who are involuntarily separated with a service-connected disability and also to extend such privileges to their dependents.

Bill: 114-hr-342
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Denham, Jeff [R-CA-10]
Introduced: 2015-01-14
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Disability assistance

Military facilities and property

Military personnel and dependents

Retail and wholesale trades
Latest action: action_date: 2015-08-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-01-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p> Permits a member of the Armed Forces who is involuntarily separated from active duty or the Selected Reserve and who has a service-connected disability (and the member's dependents) to use commissary and exchange stores on the same basis as a member entitled to retired or retainer pay.</p> <p>Directs the Secretary of Defense to ensure that such authority is fully implemented within 90 days after the enactment of this Act. </p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 342 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 14, 2015 Mr. Denham (for himself and Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend military commissary and exchange store privileges, without time-period limitation, to members of the Armed Forces who are involuntarily separated with a service-connected disability and also to extend such privileges to their dependents.

1. Commissary and exchange store privileges for involuntarily separated members with a service-connected disability and for their dependents (a) Extension of privileges Section 1146 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Members involuntarily separated with service-Connected disability; dependents (1) A member of the armed forces who is involuntarily separated from active duty or the Selected Reserve and who has a service-connected disability shall be permitted to use commissary and exchange stores on the same basis as a member of the armed forces entitled to retired or retainer pay. (2) A dependent of a member described in paragraph (1) shall be permitted to use commissary and exchange stores on the same basis as a dependent of a member of the armed forces entitled to retired or retainer pay. . (b) Implementation The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that subsection (d) of section 1146 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), is fully operational before the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.