,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ciif  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #e1        
#bjad,mr4 ,griffin of ,arkansas 7for    
himself1 ,mr4 ,crenshaw1 ,mrs4 ,miller  
of ,michigan1 ,mr4 ,huizenga of         
,michigan1 ,mr4 ,luetkemeyer1 ,mr4      
,long1 ,mr4 ,whitfield1 ,mr4 ,huelskamp1
 ,mr4 ,yoder1 ,mr4 ,garamendi1 and ,mr4 
,yoho7 introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,armed ,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to        
prohibit the closure or reduced         
operation of military commissary stores 
and exchange stores before ,january #a1 
#bjag4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may 
be cited as the ,save our ,military     
,shopping ,benefits ,act4  #b4          
,prohibition on closure or reduced      
operation of commissary stores and      
exchange stores  7a7 ,prohibition       
,notwithstanding subsections 7c7 and 7d7
 of section #bdhb of title #aj1 ,united 
,states ,code1 or any other provision of
 law1 the ,secretary of ,defense may    

not-- 7#a7 close any commissary store or
 exchange store located within the      
,united ,states2 or  7#b7 develop or    
implement any plan that would result in 
the closure of all commissaries located 
in the ,united ,states as part of a     
cost-saving effort4  7b7 ,definition of 
close ,in this section1 the term close  
includes any action that has the effect 
of-- 7#a7 reducing the operating hours  
or size of a commissary store or        
exchange store below fiscal year #bjad  
levels2 or  7#b7 changing the location  
of a commissary store or exchange store4
  7c7 ,exception ,subsection 7a7 does   
not apply to a change in the size or    
location of a commissary store or       
exchange store if the ,secretary of     
,defense determines that the change is  
required for upgrading or modifying an  
existing structure for safety or health 
reasons4  7d7 ,duration ,the prohibition
 imposed by subsection 7a7 expires      
,january #a1 #bjag4