LIMITATION ON ARMY DEPOT MAINTENANCE FUNDING

SEC. 314. LIMITATION ON ARMY DEPOT MAINTENANCE FUNDING (a) Funding Required for Army Depot Maintenance.—Of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of the Army for fiscal year 1988 for depot maintenance functions, not less than 60 percent shall be available for performance of depot maintenance functions performed by military and civilian personnel of the Department of Defense. (b) Deviation and Report.—(1) If the Secretary of the Army determines that the requirement of subsection (a) cannot be met, the Secretary may authorize a deviation from such requirement. If such a deviation is authorized, the Secretary shall promptly submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report that— (A) fully describes and justifies the deviation from such requirement; (B) states the level of spending that will be achieved in lieu of the 60 percent required under subsection (a); and (C) includes a plan for meeting the same requirement with respect to funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of the Army for fiscal year 1989. (2) The report shall be submitted as soon as possible after the Secretary authorizes a deviation under paragraph (1).