M-l TANK PROGRAM

SEC. 141. M-l TANK PROGRAM (a) Detroit Army Tank Plant.—None of the funds appropriated for the Army for fiscal year 1990 may be obligated to begin the inactivation or deactivation of the Detroit Army Tank Plant, (b) Block II Modification Program.—Funds appropriated for the Army for fiscal year 1990 may not be obligated for long-lead items and nonrecurring costs for the Block II modification program for the M-l tank until the Secretary of the Army submits to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report with respect to the program as described in subsection (c). (c) Report On Block II Program.—A report under subsection (b) shall— 103 STAT. 1385 (1) identify the total funding requirements for the Block II program; (2) assess the proposed modifications under the program in terms of the results of the live-fire testing; (3) describe operational implications of the weight increase for the M-l tank under the proposed modifications; (4) identify decisions in the program that have an effect on the next generation tank; and (5) evaluate the overall cost effectiveness of the Block II modification program.