Ceremonial horses adoption program of the Army

Section 2583(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking A military animal and inserting, Except as provided in paragraph (3), a military animal; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) If the Secretary of the Army determines that an adoption or transfer of a horse used in any ceremonial horse program of the Army is justified under subsection (a), the Secretary shall follow the recommended priority order in paragraph (1) except that the Secretary shall give first priority to making the horse available for transfer to a State, local, municipal, or Tribal law enforcement agency capable of humanely caring for the horse (including by demonstrating the capability to adequately care, house, and train the horse)..