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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1886 

To authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign recipients. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 18, 2005 

Mr. LUGAR (for himself and Mr. BIDEN) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed 

A BILL 

To authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign 

recipients. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Naval Vessels Transfer 

5 Act of 2005’’. 

6 SEC. 2. TRANSFERS BY GRANT. 

7 The President is authorized to transfer vessels to for8 eign recipients on a grant basis under section 516 of the 

9 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j), as fol10 lows: 
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1 (1) GREECE.—To the Government of Greece, 

2 the OSPREY class minehunter coastal ship PELI3 CAN (MHC–53). 

4 (2) EGYPT.—To the Government of Egypt, the 

5 OSPREY class minehunter coastal ships CAR6 DINAL (MHC–60) and RAVEN (MHC–61). 

7 (3) PAKISTAN.—To the Government of Paki8 stan, the SPRUANCE class destroyer ship 

9 FLETCHER (DD–992). 

10 (4) TURKEY.—To the Government of Turkey, 

11 the SPRUANCE class destroyer ship CUSHING 

12 (DD–985). 

13 SEC. 3. TRANSFERS BY SALE. 

14 The President is authorized to transfer vessels to for15 eign recipients on a sale basis under section 21 of the 

16 Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761), as follows: 

17 (1) INDIA.—To the Government of India, the 

18 AUSTIN class amphibious transport dock ship 

19 TRENTON (LPD–14). 

20 (2) GREECE.—To the Government of Greece, 

21 the OSPREY class minehunter coastal ship HERON 

22 (MHC–52). 

23 (3) TURKEY.—To the Government of Turkey, 

24 the SPRUANCE class destroyer ship O’BANNON 

25 (DD–987). 
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1 SEC. 4. GRANTS NOT COUNTED IN ANNUAL TOTAL OF 

2 TRANSFERRED EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES. 

3 The value of a vessel transferred to another country 

4 on a grant basis pursuant to authority provided by section 

5 2 shall not be counted against the aggregate value of ex6 cess defense articles transferred to countries in any fiscal 

7 year under section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 

8 1961. 

9 SEC. 5. COSTS OF CERTAIN TRANSFERS. 

10 Notwithstanding section 516(e)(1) of the Foreign As11 sistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j(e)(1)), any expense 

12 incurred by the United States in connection with a trans13 fer authorized under section 2 shall be charged to the re14 cipient. 

15 SEC. 6. REPAIR AND REFURBISHMENT IN UNITED STATES 

16 SHIPYARDS. 

17 To the maximum extent practicable, the President 

18 shall require, as a condition of the transfer of a vessel 

19 under this section, that the country to which the vessel 

20 is transferred have such repair or refurbishment of the 

21 vessel as is needed before the vessel joins the naval forces 

22 of that country be performed at a shipyard located in the 

23 United States, including a United States Navy shipyard. 
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1 SEC. 7. EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY. 

2 The authority to transfer a vessel under this section 

3 shall expire at the end of the 2-year period beginning on 

4 the date of the enactment of this Act. 

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