PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF CERTAIN COST COMPARISON STUDIES.

SEC. 313. PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF CERTAIN COST COMPARISON STUDIES. (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 April 1, 1994, enter into a contract for the performance of a commercial activity if 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) does 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 otherwise have to be used for the performance of an activity 107 STAT. 1619described 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.