TRANSFER OF M1A1 TANKS TO THE MARINE CORPS.

SEC. 113. TRANSFER OF M1A1 TANKS TO THE MARINE CORPS. (a) Transfers Authorized.— As M1A1 tanks of the Army become excess to the requirements of the active component of the Army, the Secretary of the Army shall transfer to the Marine Corps 84 of such tanks selected by the Secretary of the Army to complete the requirements for tanks of the active component of the Marine Corps. Any such transfer shall be made at no expense to the Army. (b) Limitation on Tank Transfers to Army National Guard.— After the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army may not transfer an M1A1 tank to the Army National Guard until, with respect to that transfer, the Secretary has transferred a separate M1A1 tank to the Marine Corps (in addition to any Ml Al tanks previously transferred to the Marine Corps). The limitation in the preceding sentence shall remain in effect until the Secretary has transferred to the Marine Corps under this section the total number of tanks specified in subsection (a). (c) Condition of Tanks.— The tanks transferred to the Marine Corps pursuant to this section shall be in a material condition comparable to the material condition of the tanks transferred to the National Guard. (d) Treatment of Certain Transferred Tanks Under Limitations.— Transfers of tanks under section 112 shall not be counted for purposes of this section.