A-03 / Legal boundary
Use continuing-resolution funds for unrestricted new starts or production acceleration
P.L. 119-103 §102 restricts specified DoD new production, rate increases, new activities and initiation of certain multiyear procurement with §101 funds. Sections 109–110 also constrain high initial distributions/grants and require the most limited continuation funding action.
Scope and exceptions
The law contains specific anomalies, including §§126–127; other independently available funds must be assessed under their own terms. This is not a universal ban on every new DoD activity.
Planning implication
On the target date, test the actual funding source before marking an otherwise authorized action executable.