U.S. Code > Title 10 Armed Forces > Subtitle A—General Military Law (§§ 101—2925) > PART IV—SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT (§§ 2201—2925) > CHAPTER 147—COMMISSARIES AND EXCHANGES AND OTHER MORALE, WELFARE, AND RECREATION ACTIVITIES (§§ 2481—2495b) > SUBCHAPTER II—RELATIONSHIP, CONTINUATION, AND COMMON POLICIES OF DEFENSE COMMISSARY AND EXCHANGE SYSTEMS (§§ 2487—2489) > § 2487. Relationship between defense commissary system and exchange stores system

§ 2487. Relationship between defense commissary system and exchange stores system

(a) Separate Operation of Systems.—
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the defense commissary system and the exchange stores system shall be operated as separate systems of the Department of Defense.
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to the following:
(A) Combined exchange and commissary stores operated under the authority provided by section 2489 of this title.
(B) NEXMART stores of the Navy Exchange Service Command established before October 1, 2003.
(b) Consolidation or Other Organizational Changes of Defense Retail Systems.—
(1) The operation and administration of the defense retail systems may not be consolidated or otherwise merged unless the consolidation or merger is specifically authorized by an Act of Congress.
(2) In this subsection, the term “defense retail systems” means the defense commissary system and exchange stores system and other revenue-generating facilities operated by nonappropriated fund instrumentalities of the Department of Defense for the morale, welfare, and recreation of members of the armed forces.