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  SA 1370. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1867, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of VI, add the following:

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

     SEC. 641. CONSOLIDATION OF COMMISSARY AND EXCHANGE STORES OF 
                   THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTO A SINGLE RETAIL 
                   STORE SYSTEM.

       (a) In General.--By not later than five years after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall consolidate the stores of the commissary system of the 
     Department of Defense and the exchange systems of the 
     Department of Defense into a single retail store system that 
     relies solely upon sales revenues to cover the costs of 
     operation.
       (b) Grocery Allowance.--Upon completion of the 
     consolidation required by subsection (a), the Secretary of 
     the military department concerned may pay members of the 
     Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary an 
     allowance to assist members in defraying additional costs 
     incurred by members and their dependents for groceries sold 
     at the single retail store system as result of increased 
     charges for groceries imposed by the retail store system in 
     order to rely solely upon sales revenues to cover the costs 
     of operation. Amounts for allowances under this subsection 
     shall be available from amounts authorized to be appropriated 
     for the pay and allowance of military personnel.
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