(a)The General Assembly finds that the Adjutant General is subject to conflicting laws of the State of Arkansas and regulations of the United States Department of the Army and the National Guard Bureau, requiring the Adjutant General to reconcile conflicting laws and regulations.
(b)The purpose of this section is to eliminate duplicated and conflicting laws, reconcile state law to United States Department of the Army, United States Department of the Air Force, and National Guard Bureau regulations, and to reduce operating expenses of the Robinson Maneuver Training Center and the Fort Chaffee Joint Maneuver Training Center military-type canteens and exchanges.
(c)The Adjutant General may operate the Robinson Maneuver Training Center and the Fort Chaffee Joint Maneuver Training Center mil
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(a) The General Assembly finds that the Adjutant General is subject to conflicting laws of the State of Arkansas and regulations of the United States Department of the Army and the National Guard Bureau, requiring the Adjutant General to reconcile conflicting laws and regulations. (b) The purpose of this section is to eliminate duplicated and conflicting laws, reconcile state law to United States Department of the Army, United States Department of the Air Force, and National Guard Bureau regulations, and to reduce operating expenses of the Robinson Maneuver Training Center and the Fort Chaffee Joint Maneuver Training Center military-type canteens and exchanges. (c) The Adjutant General may operate the Robinson Maneuver Training Center and the Fort Chaffee Joint Maneuver Training Center military-type canteens and exchanges in accordance with the regulations of the United States Department of the Army, United States Department of the Air Force, and the National Guard Bureau governing morale, welfare, and recreation fund activities as he or she may determine to be applicable. (d) (1) Nothing in this section shall be construed to eliminate the restrictions on the types of goods or services the Robinson Maneuver Training Center and the Fort Chaffee Joint Maneuver Training Center military-type canteens and exchanges may offer for sale, trade, exchange, market, or vend. (2) This section shall not be construed to expand or broaden the authority of the Robinson Maneuver Training Center and the Fort Chaffee Joint Maneuver Training Center military-type canteens and exchanges to sell goods and services to any person other than to: (A) Active, retired, and reserve members of the armed services; (B) Full-time employees of the Department of the Military and the United States Department of Defense; (C) Employees of contractors performing contracts or services on either the Robinson Maneuver Training Center or the Fort Chaffee Joint Maneuver Training Center; or (D) Employees of other government agencies, students, and other tenants of either the Robinson Maneuver Training Center or the Fort Chaffee Joint Maneuver Training Center. (e) (1) The Adjutant General shall cause an external annual audit of the Robinson Maneuver Training Center and the Fort Chaffee Joint Maneuver Training Center military-type canteens and exchanges. (2) The audit shall be conducted by a certified public accountant. (f) The Adjutant General shall, within ten (10) days of receipt, submit a copy of the annual audits and any other audits of the Robinson Maneuver Training Center and the Fort Chaffee Joint Maneuver Training Center military-type canteens and exchanges conducted in accordance with regulations of the United States Department of the Army, the United States Department of the Air Force, and the National Guard Bureau to Arkansas Legislative Audit.