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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1886 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 19, 2005 

Referred to the Committee on International Relations 

AN ACT 

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’’. 
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1 SEC. 2. TRANSFERS BY GRANT. 

2 The President is authorized to transfer vessels to for3 eign recipients on a grant basis under section 516 of the 

4 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j), as fol5 lows: 

6 (1) GREECE.—To the Government of Greece, 

7 the OSPREY class minehunter coastal ship PELI8 CAN (MHC–53). 

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

10 OSPREY class minehunter coastal ships CAR11 DINAL (MHC–60) and RAVEN (MHC–61). 

12 (3) PAKISTAN.—To the Government of Paki13 stan, the SPRUANCE class destroyer ship 

14 FLETCHER (DD–992). 

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

16 the SPRUANCE class destroyer ship CUSHING 

17 (DD–985). 

18 SEC. 3. TRANSFERS BY SALE. 

19 The President is authorized to transfer vessels to for20 eign recipients on a sale basis under section 21 of the 

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

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

23 AUSTIN class amphibious transport dock ship 

24 TRENTON (LPD–14). 
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1 (2) GREECE.—To the Government of Greece, 

2 the OSPREY class minehunter coastal ship HERON 

3 (MHC–52). 

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

5 the SPRUANCE class destroyer ship O’BANNON 

6 (DD–987). 

7 SEC. 4. GRANTS NOT COUNTED IN ANNUAL TOTAL OF 

8 TRANSFERRED EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES. 

9 The value of a vessel transferred to another country 

10 on a grant basis pursuant to authority provided by section 

11 2 shall not be counted against the aggregate value of ex12 cess defense articles transferred to countries in any fiscal 

13 year under section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 

14 1961. 

15 SEC. 5. COSTS OF CERTAIN TRANSFERS. 

16 Notwithstanding section 516(e)(1) of the Foreign As17 sistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j(e)(1)), any expense 

18 incurred by the United States in connection with a trans19 fer authorized under section 2 shall be charged to the re20 cipient. 

21 SEC. 6. REPAIR AND REFURBISHMENT IN UNITED STATES 

22 SHIPYARDS. 

23 To the maximum extent practicable, the President 

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

25 under this section, that the country to which the vessel 
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1 is transferred have such repair or refurbishment of the 

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

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

4 United States, including a United States Navy shipyard. 

5 SEC. 7. EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY. 

6 The authority to transfer a vessel under this section 

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

8 the date of the enactment of this Act. 

Passed the Senate October 18, 2005. 

Attest: EMILY J. REYNOLDS, 

Secretary.