M-1 ABRAMS TANK PROGRAM

SEC. 142. M-1 ABRAMS TANK PROGRAM (a) Limitation.— Of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available for procurement of weapons and tracked combat vehicles for the Army for fiscal year 1991, the Secretary of the Army, subject to subsection (b), may use any or all of the $150,000,000 provided for advance procurement (1) to buy Ml tanks in the M1A2 configuration, or (2) to initiate an M1-to-M1A2 conversion program. (b) Certification.— The advance procurement funds described in subsection (a) may not be used for a purpose described in that subsection until the Secretary of the Army certifies to the congressional defense committees that the M1A2 tank has successfully completed development and operational tests.