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Calendar No. 292 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1565 

[Report No. 110–139] 

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

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 7, 2007 

Mr. BIDEN (for himself, Mr. LUGAR, and Mr. HAGEL) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

JULY 31, 2007 

Reported by Mr. BIDEN, 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 2007’’. 


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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) TURKEY.—To the Government of Turkey— 

8 (A) the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class 

9 guided missile frigates GEORGE PHILIP 

10 (FFG–12) and SIDES (FFG–14); and 

11 (B) the OSPREY class minehunter coastal 

12 ship BLACKHAWK (MHC–58). 

13 (2) LITHUANIA.—To the Government of Lith14 uania, the OSPREY class minehunter coastal ships 

15 CORMORANT (MHC–57) and KINGFISHER 

16 (MHC–56). 

17 (b) TRANSFERS BY SALE.—The President is author18 ized to transfer vessels to foreign recipients on a sale basis 

19 under section 21 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 

20 U.S.C. 2761), as follows: 

21 (1) TAIWAN.—To the Taipei Economic and 

22 Cultural Representative Office of the United States 

23 (which is the Taiwan instrumentality designated 

24 pursuant to section 10(a) of the Taiwan Relations 

25 Act (22 U.S.C. 3309(a))), the OSPREY class 


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1 minehunter coastal ships ORIOLE (MHC–55) and 

2 FALCON (MHC–59). 

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

4 the OSPREY class minehunter coastal ship 

5 SHRIKE (MHC–62). 

6 (c) GRANTS NOT COUNTED IN ANNUAL TOTAL OF

7 TRANSFERRED EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES.—The value 

8 of a vessel transferred to a recipient on a grant basis pur9 suant to authority provided by subsection (a) or (c) shall 

10 not be counted against the aggregate value of excess de11 fense articles transferred in any fiscal year under section 

12 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 

13 (d) COSTS OF TRANSFERS.—Any expense incurred by 

14 the United States in connection with a transfer authorized 

15 by this section shall be charged to the recipient. 

16 (e) REPAIR AND REFURBISHMENT IN UNITED

17 STATES SHIPYARDS.—To the maximum extent prac18 ticable, the President shall require, as a condition of the 

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

20 to which the vessel is transferred have such repair or re21 furbishment of the vessel as is needed before the vessel 

22 joins the naval forces of the recipient performed at a ship23 yard located in the United States, including a United 

24 States Navy shipyard. 


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1 (f) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority to 

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

3 of the 2-year period beginning on the date of the enact4 ment of this Act. 


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Calendar No. 292 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1565 

[Report No. 110

–139] 

A BILL 

To provide for the transfer of naval vessels to 

certain foreign recipients. 

JULY 31, 2007 

Reported without amendment 


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