SURVEY OF COMMISSARY STORE PATRONS REGARDING SATISFACTION WITH COMMISSARY STORE MERCHANDISE.

SEC. 369. SURVEY OF COMMISSARY STORE PATRONS REGARDING SATISFACTION WITH COMMISSARY STORE MERCHANDISE. (a) Patron Survey.— The Secretary of Defense shall enter into a contract with a commercial survey firm to conduct a survey of eligible patrons of the commissary store system to determine patron satisfaction with the merchandise sold in commissary stores, including patron views on product quality, prices, assortment, and such other matters as the Secretary considers appropriate. (b) Survey Location.— The survey shall be conducted at not less than three military installations in the United States of each of the Armed Forces (other than the Coast Guard). (c) Report on Results.— The survey shall be completed, and the results submitted to the Secretary of Defense, the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, and the Committee on National Security of the House of Representatives, not later than February 28, 1999.