PROVISION OF AUTHORITY TO MAINTAIN EQUIPMENT TO UNIFIED COMBATANT COMMAND FOR JOINT WARFIGHTING.

SEC. 825. PROVISION OF AUTHORITY TO MAINTAIN EQUIPMENT TO UNIFIED COMBATANT COMMAND FOR JOINT WARFIGHTING.(a) Authority.—Section 167a of title 10, United States Code, is amended—(1) in subsection (a), by striking “and acquire” and inserting “, acquire, and maintain”;(2) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and(3) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsection:“(f) Limitation on Authority To Maintain Equipment.—The authority delegated under subsection (a) to maintain equipment is subject to the availability of funds authorized and appropriated specifically for that purpose.”.(b) Two-Year Extension.—Subsection (g) of such section, as so redesignated, is amended—(1) by striking “through 2008” and inserting “through 2010”; and(2) by striking “September 30, 2008” and inserting “September 30, 2010”.