An original bill to make supplemental authorizations for appropriations for fiscal year 1988 for the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.

(Measure passed Senate, amended, (Inserted certain provisions of S. 2355))

Prohibits the obligation or expenditure of specified funds appropriated for the following programs in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1988: (1) Maxicube cargo system under research, development, test, and evaluation for the Army; (2) Coastal Defense Augmentation; (3) AN/SQR-17 Acoustic Processors for the Mobile In-Shore Undersea Warfare Group; and (4) P-3C aircraft under procurement of National Guard and Reserve equipment.

Prohibits Army procurement funds from being obligated or expended for a certain air defense system unless the Secretary of Defense certifies to the Congress that the system has met or exceeded full system requirements.

Prohibits Navy aircraft procurement funds from being obligated or expended for procurement of any A-6 aircraft configured in the F-model configuration.

Permits the use of specified funds appropriated for the modification of M60 tanks for procurement or modification of M1 tanks.

Provides that, for purposes of certain transfer authority provided under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989, the above amounts prohibited from being obligated or expended under the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1988 shall be deemed to have been authorized under such Act in equal amounts to the Army, Navy, and Air Force for operation and maintenance to prevent the furlough and separation of civilian employees, and for funding other high-priority readiness programs.