CFR > Title 32 - National Defense > SUBTITLE A—Department of Defense > CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (parts 1 to 399) > SUBCHAPTER R—ORGANIZATIONAL CHARTERS (parts 344 to 399) > PART 383a—DEFENSE COMMISSARY AGENCY (DeCA) > 383a.5—Responsibilities and functions.

383a.5—Responsibilities and functions.

(a) The Director, Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA), shall:
(1) Organize, direct, and manage the DeCA and all assigned resources; procure assigned items; and administer, supervise, and control all programs and activities assigned to the DeCA.
(2) Plan, program, budget, design, manage, and ensure the execution of the commissary facilities' construction, modification, and repair programs.
(3) Provide and operate facilities under standards consistent with those used for commercial food stores.
(4) Develop and administer plans and programs to provide peacetime training for military personnel, as appropriate.
(5) Develop and administer plans and programs to provide troop issue subsistence support to appropriate dining facilities, tactical field exchanges for deployed mission support, and management of subsistence war readiness materiel in peacetime and wartime, as required.
(6) Provide advice to the ASD(P&L) on DoD policies about the operation of commissaries and related matters.
(7) Plan and direct use of commissary stocks to support mobilization, as required.
(8) Establish and administer a civilian career management program to include referral services and development programs for commissary management personnel.
(9) Perform such other functions as the ASD(P&L) may direct.
(b) The Defense Commissary Board (DCB) shall meet periodically, and not less than annually. For the purpose of providing advice, it shall:
(1) Consider issues about DeCA operations, services, and resources and make recommendations about DeCA practices, problems, policies, and programs.
(2) Facilities the exchange of information among the Director, DeCA, and the Military Departments.
(3) Make recommendations on the integration and prioritization of the commissary construction program.
(4) Perform such other advisory functions as ASD(P&L) may direct.
(c) The Assistant Secretary of Defense (Production and Logistics) (ASD(P&L)) shall:
(1) Recommend to the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary of Defense and the USD(A) policies and resources for the administration of the DeCA and its programs.
(2) Provide policy guidance and management direction to the Director, DeCA.
(3) Establish standards and issue guidelines for military commissary operations, including, but not limited to, the following areas:
(i) Funding.
(ii) Commissary establishment/disestablishment.
(iii) Pricing and surcharges.
(iv) Categories of items.
(v) Reporting requirements and preparation of “The DoD Commissary Operations Report” (RCS DD-FMP(A)1187).
(4) In coordination with CJCS, make arrangements for Commanders of Unified Commands to assume temporary operational control of commissaries in wartime or periods of heightened alert.
(d) The Assistant Secretary of Defense (Force Management and Personnel) (ASD(FM&P)) shall be responsible for advising the ASD(P&L) on commissary policy to ensure that it is consistent with policies on recruitment and retention.
(e) The Comptroller of the Department of Defense (C, DoD) shall advise the ASD(P&L) on accounting, budgeting, funding, cash management, debt management, and pricing and surcharge policy for the DeCA.
(f) The Secretaries of the Military Departments shall provide such facilities, physical security, logistics, and administrative support as required for effective operation of the military commissary program as agreed to by the DeCA and cognizant component Commands under inter-Service support and servicing agreements.