RELEASE OF INFORMATION REGARDING SALES AT COMMISSARY STORES.

SEC. 364. RELEASE OF INFORMATION REGARDING SALES AT COMMISSARY STORES. (a) Authority To Release.—Section 2487 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out subsections (a) and (b) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “(a) Authority To Limit Release.—(1) The Secretary of Defense may limit the release to the public of any information described in paragraph (2) if the Secretary determines that it is in the best interest of the Department of Defense to limit the release of such information. If the Secretary determines to limit the release of any such information, the Secretary may provide for limited release of such information in accordance with subsection (b). “(2) Paragraph (1) applies to those portions of computer data generated by electronic scanners used in military commissaries, and those portions of reports generated by such scanners, that contain the following information: “(A) The unit price of items sold. “(B) The number of units of items sold. 106 STAT. 2382 “(b) Release Under Competitively Awarded Agreements.—The Secretary of Defense may enter into one or more agreements that provide for limited release of information described in subsection (a)(2). The Secretary shall use competitive procedures to enter into each such agreement Each agreement shall require payment for such information and shall specify the amount of such payment.”. (b) Technical Amendments.—(1) The item relating to such section in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 147 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out “limitation” and inserting in lieu thereof “limitations”. (2) Subsection (c) of such section is amended by inserting after “(c)” the following: “Deposit of Receipts.—”.