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PUBLIC LAW 102-484—OCT. 23, 1992 106 STAT. 2381 predominant number of the users of the facilities and services of the installation. (c) PROGRAM REQUIREMENT AND LIMITATION.— (1) Except as provided in paragraph (3), commissary stores operated under such program shall be operated in accordance with section 2484 of title 10, United States Code, relating to the payment of costs by the Department of Defense in connection with the operation of commissary stores. (2) Except as provided in paragraph (3), the Secretary of Defense may, subject to such section, authorize a transfer of goods, supplies, and facilities of, and funds appropriated for, the Defense Commissary Agency to the nonappropriated fund instnimentalities selected under subsection (a)(2) for the purpose of operating combined exchange and commissary stores under such program. (3) Appropriated funds may not be used pursuant to such section to pay costs associated with the direct support and operation of combined exchange and commissary stores under such program. (d) PERIOD OF DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.— A nonappropriated fund instrumentality selected under subsection (a)(2) shall operate commissary store facilities under such program for the period beginning on the date of the selection of the nonappropriated fund instrumentality and ending on the date of the expiration of the period referred to in subsection (e). (e) REPORT.— Not later than the expiration of the one-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Congress a report on the implementation of such program. The report shall include the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the Secretary, including a recommendation with respect to whether similar programs should be carried out at other military installations. (f) DEFINITION. —In this section, the term "nonappropriated fund instrumentalit}^" means an instrumentality of the United States under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Army or the Department of the Air Force (including the Army and Air Force Exchange Service) which is conducted for the comfort, pleasure, contentment, or physical or mental improvement of members of the Armed Forces. SEC. 364. RELEASE OF INFORMATION REGARDING SALES AT COM- MISSARY 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 Secretcuy 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 ofitems sold. "(B) The number of units ofitems sold.