PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN SERVICE CONTRACTS.

SEC. 312. PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN SERVICE CONTRACTS. (a) Prohibition.—Except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense may not, during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on September 30, 1993, enter into any contract for the performance of a commercial activity in any case in which the contract results from a cost comparison study conducted by the Department of Defense under Office of Management and Budget Circular A–76 or any successor administrative regulation or policy. (b) Exceptions for Certain Contracts.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to— (1) a contract to be carried out at a location outside the United States at which members of the Armed Forces would have to be used for the performance of an activity described in subsection (a) at the expense of unit readiness; or (2) a contract (or the renewal of a contract) for the performance of an activity under contract on September 30, 1992.