107 STAT. 978 PUBLIC LAW 103-88 —SEPT. 30, 1993 greater than that which would be available or granted under current operations, the pertinent project or activity shall be continued at a rate for operations not exceeding the current rate. (b) Whenever the amount which would be made available or the authority which would be granted under an Act listed in this section as passed by the House as of October 1, 1993, is different from that which would be available or granted under such Act as passed by the Senate as of October 1, 1993, the pertinent project or activity shall be continued at a rate for operations not exceeding the current rate or the rate permitted by the action of the House or the Senate, whichever is lower, and under the authority and conditions provided in applicable appropriations Acts for the fiscal year 1993: Provided, That where an item is included in only one version of an Act as passed by both Houses as of October 1, 1993, the pertinent project or activity shall be continued under the appropriation, fund, or authority granted by the one House, but at a rate for operations not exceeding the current rate or the rate permitted by the action of the one House, whichever is lower, and under the authority and conditions provided in applicable appropriations Acts for the fiscal year 1993. (c) Whenever an Act listed in this section has been passed by only the House as of October 1, 1993, the pertinent project or activity shall be continued under the appropriation, fund, or authority granted by the House, at a rate for operations not exceeding the current rate or the rate permitted by the action of the House, whichever is lower, and under the authority and conditions provided in applicable appropriations Acts for the fiscal year 1993: Provided, That where an item is funded in applicable appropriations Acts for the fiscal year 1993 and not included in the version passed by the House as of October 1, 1993, the pertinent project or activity shall be continued under the appropriation, fund, or authority granted by applicable appropriations Acts for the fiscal year 1993 at a rate for operations not exceeding the current rate and under the authority and conditions provided in applicable appropriations Acts for the fiscal year 1993. (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the amount which would otherwise be made available or the authority which would otherwise be granted under subsection (a), (b), or (c) for civilian personnel compensation and benefits in each department and agency shall be no higher than the amount or authority necessary to support the personnel level resulting from an overall fiscal year 1993 personnel reduction of 1 percent from each department or agency's base level of full-time equivalent employment consistent with 1993 enacted appropriations, pursuant to Executive Order 12839, issued February 10, 1993. SEC. 102. No appropriation or funds made available or authority granted pursuant to section 101 for the Department of Defense shall be used for new production of items not funded for production in fiscal year 1993 or prior years, for the increase in production rates above those sustained with fiscal year 1993 funds, or to initiate, resume, or continue any project, activity, operation, or organization which are defined as any project, subproject, activity, budget activity, program element, and subprogram within a program element and for investment items are further defined as a P-1 line item in a budget activity within an appropriation account and an R-1 line item which includes a program element and subprogram element within an appropriation account, for which
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