M–1 ABRAMS TANK PROGRAM.

SEC. 111. M–1 ABRAMS TANK PROGRAM. (a) Tank Industrial Base.—None of the funds appropriated for the Army pursuant to this Act may be used to initiate or implement closure of any portion of the tank industrial base. (b) Fiscal Year 1991 Funds.—(1) Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall obligate $150,000,000 in advance procurement funds appropriated for the Army for fiscal year 1991 for the M1A2 tank program. (2) Section 142 of Public Law 101–510 (104 Stat. 1503) is repealed. (c) Fiscal Year 1992 Funds.—(1) Of the amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1992 pursuant to section 101(3)(A)— (A) $90,000,000 shall be available for procurement of 60 new production M1A2 tanks; and (B) $225,000,000 shall be available for the remanufacture of M1 tanks. (2) The amount referred to in paragraph (1)(B) may be used only to remanufacture Ml tanks to the M1A2 configuration, except that— (A) if the Secretary of the Army notifies the congressional defense committees that the milestone IIIA decision to proceed with low-rate initial production of the M1A2 tank, scheduled for January 1992, will be delayed for more than 90 days, the Secretary (i) shall proceed initially with remanufacture of Ml tanks to the M1A1 configuration and, upon a subsequent decision to proceed with such low-rate initial production, shall 105 STAT. 1304transition to conversion from the M1 to the M1A2 configuration, and (ii) may use such amount for remanufacture of Ml tanks to either configuration in accordance with clause (i); and (B) if the Secretary of the Army notifies the congressional defense committees that the milestone IHA decision as to whether or not to proceed with low-rate initial production of the M1A2 tank failed to affirm production go-ahead for such low-rate initial production, the Secretary shall proceed to use such amount for remanufacture of Ml tanks to the Ml Al configuration.