10 U.S.C. § 7727 — Cemetery concessions contracts
submitted 13 years ago by Pub. L. 113-66 to r/title-10-ARMED-FORCES · 295 words · no verdicts yet
The Secretary of the Army may contract for visitor concession services at the Army National Military Cemeteries, subject to protection and dignity requirements. Fees go into a Treasury account for Cemetery activities, and revenue goals are subordinate to honoring the dead and serving visitors reasonably.
(a) Contracts. The Secretary may contract with an appropriate entity for transportation, interpretation, or other needed or suitable concession services for Cemetery visitors.
(b) Requirements. (1) Each contract must contain requirements the Secretary considers necessary to protect the cemetery’s dignity and solemnity. (2) It may not operate Arlington’s gift shop without specific prior authorization in an Act of Congress.
(c) Fees. A contract must require a franchise fee or other money set by the Secretary. Revenue generation must be subordinate to honoring deceased service members and providing needed, appropriate visitor services at reasonable rates.
(d) Account. The United States must deposit collected fees and other consideration into a Treasury special account. The Secretary may spend the funds for Cemetery activities only as authorized and appropriated in advance. The funds remain available until spent.
(e) Definition. “Concession contract” means a contract authorized and entered into under this section. This section does not define the quoted term further.
The Secretary of the Army* may enter into a contract with an appropriate entity for the provision of transportation, interpretative, or other necessary or appropriate concession services to visitors at the Army National Military Cemeteries.
The Secretary of the Army shall establish and include in each concession contract such requirements as the Secretary determines are necessary to ensure the protection, dignity, and solemnity of the cemetery at which services are provided under the contract.
A concession contract shall not include operation of the gift shop at Arlington National Cemetery without the specific prior authorization by an Act of Congress.
A concession contract shall provide for payment to the United States of a franchise fee or such other monetary consideration as determined by the Secretary of the Army. The Secretary shall ensure that the objective of generating revenue for the United States is subordinate to the objectives of honoring the service and sacrifices of the deceased members of the armed forces* and of providing necessary and appropriate services for visitors to the Cemeteries at reasonable rates.
All franchise fees (and other monetary consideration) collected by the United States under subsection (c) shall be deposited into a special account established in the Treasury of the United States. The funds deposited in such account shall be available for expenditure by the Secretary of the Army, to the extent authorized and in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriations Acts, to support activities at the Cemeteries. The funds deposited into the account shall remain available until expended.
In this section, the term “concession contract” means a contract authorized and entered into under this section.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 113–66, div. A, title V, § 585(a), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 777, § 4727; renumbered § 7727, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(d), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1839.)
- 2013Enacted · Pub. L. 113-66 · 127 Stat. 777
- 2018Amended · Pub. L. 115-232 · 132 Stat. 1839
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 113-66 on 2013-12-26.
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