SEC. 1894.

Clarification of commercial solicitation restrictions during initial entry training for memorabilia and photography

DIVISION A · TITLE XVIII: Revitalization of the Defense Industrial Base · SUBTITLE F: Other Matters

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(a) Amendment to implementing regulations

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through each Secretary of a military department, shall revise any regulations governing commercial solicitation during initial entry training at military installations, including section 552.60(d) of title 32, Code of Federal Regulations and any similar provisions specific to a military department, to provide the following:

(1)

Such regulations shall not apply to preorders for cycle-commemorative or unit-specific merchandise organized at the initiative of members of the Armed Forces or dependents of such members, provided that no financial commitment, payment, or other consideration is made by or collected from a member until delivery of the product occurs after completion of the applicable training cycle.

(2)

Such regulations shall not apply to photography services provided by photographers operating under a contract or other agreement with a military installation, a Morale, Welfare, and Recreation program, or a military exchange, for the sale of graduation ceremony photographs to members of the Armed Forces or dependents of such members during or immediately following graduation ceremonies.

(b) Uniformity of application

Each Secretary of a military department shall ensure that any military installation-specific policies—

(1)

are applied uniformly across military installations under the jurisdiction of such Secretary; and

(2)

do not impose restrictions more stringent than those established by the regulations described in subsection (a), as revised by this section.

(c) Definitions

In this section:

(2)

The term military exchange means the Army and Air Force Exchange Service, the Navy Exchange Service Command, the Marine Corps Exchange, the Coast Guard Exchange, or any successor organization, as applicable.

(3)

The term Morale, Welfare, and Recreation program means a nonappropriated fund activity providing community support, recreational, and quality-of-life services to members of the armed forces and their families, as authorized under chapter 147 of title 10, United States Code.