AUTHORITY FOR OBLIGATION OF CERTAIN UNAUTHORIZED FISCAL YEAR 1988 DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS

SEC. 1211. AUTHORITY FOR OBLIGATION OF CERTAIN UNAUTHORIZED FISCAL YEAR 1988 DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS (a) Authority.—The amounts described in subsection (b), totaling $10,624,600,000, may be obligated and expended for programs, projects, and activities of the Department of Defense in accordance with fiscal year 1988 defense appropriations except as otherwise provided in section 1212. (b) Covered Amounts.—The amounts referred to in subsection (a) are the amounts provided for programs, projects, and activities of the Department of Defense in fiscal year 1988 defense appropriations that are in excess of the amounts provided for such programs, projects, and activities in fiscal year 1988 defense authorizations. (c) Definitions.—For the purposes of this part; (1) Fiscal year 1988 defense appropriations.—The term “fiscal year 1988 defense appropriations” means amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1988 in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1988 (as contained in section 101(b) of Public Law 100–202). (2) Fiscal year 1988 defense authorizations.—The term “fiscal year 1988 defense authorizations” means amounts authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1988 in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (Public Law 100–180).