((a)) ** .—** Except as provided in subsection (b), funds appropriated to the Department of Defense may not be used to equip, operate, or maintain a golf course at a facility or installation of the Department of Defense.

((b)) ** .—**

((1)) Subsection (a) does not apply to a golf course at a facility or installation outside the United States or at a facility or installation inside the United States at a location designated by the Secretary of Defense as a remote and isolated location.

((2)) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations governing the use of appropriated funds under this subsection.