FUND TRANSFER AUTHORITY

SEC. 3124. FUND TRANSFER AUTHORITY (a) In General.—Funds appropriated pursuant to this title may be transferred to other agencies of the Government, but only for the performance of the work for which the funds were authorized and appropriated. Funds so transferred may be merged with the appropriations of the agency to which the funds are transferred. (b) Specific Transfer.—The Secretary of Defense may transfer to the Secretary of Energy not more than $100,000,000 of the funds appropriated for fiscal year 1988 to the Department of Defense for research, development, test, and evaluation for the Defense Agencies for the performance of work on the Strategic Defense Initiative. Funds so transferred— (1) may be used only for research, development, and testing for nuclear directed energy weapons, including plant and capital equipment related thereto; (2) shall be merged with the appropriations of the Department of Energy; and (3) may not be included in calculating the amount of funds obligated or expended for purposes of the funding limitation in section 3113(a).