ADMINISTRATION OF MIDSHIPMEN’S STORE AND OTHER NAVAL ACADEMY SUPPORT ACTIVITIES AS NONAPPROPRIATED FUND INSTRUMENTALITY.

SEC. 370. ADMINISTRATION OF MIDSHIPMEN’S STORE AND OTHER NAVAL ACADEMY SUPPORT ACTIVITIES AS NONAPPROPRIATED FUND INSTRUMENTALITY. (a) In General.— Section 6971 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: “§6971. Midshipmen’s store, trade shops, dairy, and laundry: nonappropriated fund instrumentality and accounts “(a) Operation as Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentality.— The Superintendent of the Naval Academy shall operate the Naval Academy activities referred to in subsection (b) as a non-appropriated fund instrumentality under the jurisdiction of the Navy. “(b) Covered Activities.— The nonappropriated fund instrumentality required under subsection (a) shall consist of the following Naval Academy activities: “(1) The midshipmen’s store. “(2) The barber shop. 110 STAT. 2499 “(3) The cobbler shop. “(4) The tailor shop. “(5) The dairy. “(6) The laundry. “(c) Nonappropriated Fund Accounts.— The Superintendent of the Naval Academy shall administer a separate nonappropriated fund account for each of the Naval Academy activities included in the nonappropriated fund instrumentality required under subsection (a). “(d) Crediting of Revenue.— The Superintendent shall credit all revenue received from a Naval Academy activity referred to in subsection (b) to the account administered with respect to that activity under subsection (c), and amounts so credited shall be available for operating expenses of that activity. “(e) Regulations.— This section shall be carried out under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy.”. (b) Civil Service Employment Status of Employees of Covered Activities.— Section 2105(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting “who is” after “An individual”; and (2) by inserting “and whose employment in such a position began before October 1, 1996, and has been uninterrupted in such a position since that date” after “Academy dairy,”, (c) Conforming Repeal.— Section 6970 of title 10, United States Code, is repealed. (d) Clerical Amendments.— The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 603 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out the items relating to sections 6970 and 6971 and inserting in lieu thereof the following new item: “6971. Midshipmen’s store, trade shops, dairy, and laundry: nonappropriated fund instrumentality and accounts.”. (e) Effective Date.— The amendments made by this section shall take effect on October 1, 1996.