1. (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.
2. (b) Incidental Services.— The Secretary of the Navy may provide financial services, space, utilities, and labor to ships’ stores on a nonreimbursable basis.

3. (c) Items Sold.— Merchandise sold by ship stores afloat may include items in the following categories:

   1. (1) Health, beauty, and barber items.
   2. (2) Prerecorded music and videos.
   3. (3) Photographic batteries and related supplies.
   4. (4) Appliances and accessories.
   5. (5) Uniform items, emblematic and athletic clothing, and equipment.
   6. (6) Luggage and leather goods.
   7. (7) Stationery, magazines, books, and supplies.
   8. (8) Sundry, games, and souvenirs.
   9. (9) Beverages and related food and snacks.
   10. (10) Laundry, tailor, and cleaning supplies.
   11. (11) Tobacco products.

(Added Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title III, § 329(a)(1), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1534; amended Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title III, § 371(a), formerly § 371(c), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1635, renumbered § 371(a), Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title III, § 340(a)(2), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 265; Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title VI, § 641, Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1466.)

Prior Provisions

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

Amendments

2011—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 112–81 substituted “may” for “shall” in introductory provisions.

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

Effective Date of 1993 Amendment

Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title III, § 371(b), formerly § 371(d), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1635, renumbered § 371(b) by Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title III, § 340(a)(2), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 265; as amended by Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title III, § 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

Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title III, § 329(a)(3), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1534, 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

Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title III, § 371(a), (b), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1634, 1635, as amended by Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title III, § 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, § 340(a)(1), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 265.