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Calendar No. 949 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3052 

[Report No. 110–451] 

To provide for the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign recipients. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 22, 2008 

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

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

SEPTEMBER 10, 2008 

Reported by Mr. DODD, without amendment 

A BILL 

To provide for 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 Vessel Transfer 

5 Act of 2008’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF NAVAL VESSELS TO CERTAIN FOR2 EIGN RECIPIENTS. 

3 (a) TRANSFERS BY GRANT.—The President is au4 thorized to transfer vessels to foreign recipients on a grant 

5 basis under section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 

6 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j), as follows: 

7 (1) PAKISTAN.—To the Government of Paki8 stan, the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class guided 

9 missile frigate MCINERNEY (FFG–8). 

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

11 the OSPREY class minehunter coastal ships OS12 PREY (MHC–51) and ROBIN (MHC–54). 

13 (3) CHILE.—To the Government of Chile, the 

14 KAISER class oiler ANDREW J. HIGGINS (AO– 

15 190). 

16 (4) PERU.—To the Government of Peru, the 

17 NEWPORT class amphibious tank landing ships 

18 FRESNO (LST–1182) and RACINE (LST–1191). 

19 (b) GRANTS NOT COUNTED IN ANNUAL TOTAL OF

20 TRANSFERRED EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES.—The value 

21 of a vessel transferred to a recipient on a grant basis pur22 suant to authority provided by subsection (a) shall not be 

23 counted against the aggregate value of excess defense arti24 cles transferred in any fiscal year under section 516 of 

25 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j). 


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1 (c) COSTS OF TRANSFERS.—Any expense incurred by 

2 the United States in connection with a transfer authorized 

3 by this section shall be charged to the recipient (notwith4 standing section 516(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 

5 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j(e))). 

6 (d) REPAIR AND REFURBISHMENT IN UNITED

7 STATES SHIPYARDS.—To the maximum extent prac8 ticable, the President shall require, as a condition of the 

9 transfer of a vessel under this section, that the recipient 

10 to which the vessel is transferred have such repair or re11 furbishment of the vessel as is needed, before the vessel 

12 joins the naval forces of the recipient, performed at a ship13 yard located in the United States, including a United 

14 States Navy shipyard. 

15 (e) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority to 

16 transfer a vessel under this section shall expire at the end 

17 of the 2-year period beginning on the date of the enact18 ment of this Act. 


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Calendar No. 949 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3052 

[Report No. 110–451] 

A BILL 

To provide for the transfer of naval vessels to 

certain foreign recipients. 

SEPTEMBER 10, 2008 

Reported without amendment 


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