SHIPS’STORES

SEC. 329. SHIPS’STORES (a) Sales of Goods and Services.— (1) Chapter 651 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out section 7604 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “§ 7604. Ships’ stores: sale of goods and services “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) The item relating to section 7604 in the table of sections at the beginning of that chapter is amended to read as follows: “7604. Ships’ stores: sale of goods and services.”. (3) 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. (b) Report on Operation of Ships’ Stores.— (1) Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to Congress a report reviewing the operations of all ships’ stores and including such recommendations for improving such operations as the Secretary considers appropriate. (2) In conducting the review under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider the procurement and pricing policies of the ships’ stores, the manner of organizing and managing the ships’ stores,104 STAT. 1535 and alternative methods by which the operations of the ships’ stores may be funded.