LIMITATION ON THE USE OF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FUNDS TO PURCHASE INVESTMENT ITEMS

SEC. 303. LIMITATION ON THE USE OF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FUNDS TO PURCHASE INVESTMENT ITEMS (a) In General.—Purchases of an item during fiscal year 1988, 1989, or 1990 with a unit cost equal to or in excess of the investment item unit cost (as defined in subsection (b)) for such fiscal year may not be charged to appropriations made to the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance if purchases of such item during the previous fiscal year were chargeable to appropriations made to the Department of Defense for procurement. (b) Investment Item Unit Cost.—For purposes of subsection (a), the term “investment item unit cost” means— (1) with respect to fiscal year 1988 or 1989, $15,000; and (2) with respect to fiscal year 1990, $5,000.