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Calendar No. 564 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3722 

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

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 25, 2006 

Mr. LUGAR (for himself, Mr. BIDEN, and Mr. LOTT) introduced the following 

bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

AUGUST 1, 2006 

Reported by Mr. LUGAR, without amendment 

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 2006’’. 

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 


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1 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j), as fol2 lows: 

3 (1) LITHUANIA.—To the Government of Lith4 uania, the OSPREY class minehunter coastal ships 

5 KINGFISHER (MHC–56) and CORMORANT 

6 (MHC–57). 

7 (2) PORTUGAL.—To the Government of Por8 tugal, the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class guided 

9 missile frigates GEORGE PHILIP (FFG–12) and 

10 SIDES (FFG–14). 

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

12 the OSPREY class minehunter coastal ship BLACK 

13 HAWK (MHC–58). 

14 SEC. 3. TRANSFERS BY SALE. 

15 The President is authorized to transfer vessels to for16 eign recipients on a sale basis under section 21 of the 

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

18 (1) TAIWAN.—To the authorities in Taiwan, the 

19 OSPREY class minehunter coastal ships ORIOLE 

20 (MHC–55) and FALCON (MHC–59). 

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

22 the OSPREY class minehunter coastal ship 

23 SHRIKE (MHC–62). 


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1 (3) MEXICO.—To the Government of Mexico, 

2 the AUSTIN class amphibious transport dock ships 

3 OGDEN (LPD–5) and CLEVELAND (LPD–7). 

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

5 TRANSFERRED EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES. 

6 The value of a vessel transferred to another country 

7 on a grant basis pursuant to authority provided by section 

8 2 shall not be counted against the aggregate value of ex9 cess defense articles transferred to countries in any fiscal 

10 year under section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 

11 1961. 

12 SEC. 5. COSTS OF CERTAIN TRANSFERS. 

13 Notwithstanding section 516(e)(1) of the Foreign As14 sistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j(e)(1)), any expense 

15 incurred by the United States in connection with a trans16 fer authorized under section 2 shall be charged to the re17 cipient. 

18 SEC. 6. REPAIR AND REFURBISHMENT IN UNITED STATES 

19 SHIPYARDS. 

20 To the maximum extent practicable, the President 

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

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

23 is transferred have such repair or refurbishment of the 

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


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1 of that country performed at a shipyard located in the 

2 United States, including a United States Navy shipyard. 

3 SEC. 7. APPROVAL OF TRANSFER OF NAVAL VESSELS TO 

4 FOREIGN NATIONS BY VESSEL CLASS. 

5 Section 7307(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 

6 amended by inserting ‘‘or vessels of that class’’ after ‘‘that 

7 vessel’’. 

8 SEC. 8. EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY. 

9 The authority to transfer a vessel under this Act shall 

10 expire at the end of the 2-year period beginning on the 

11 date of the enactment of this Act. 


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Calendar No. 564 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3722 

A BILL 

To authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain 

foreign recipients. 

AUGUST 1, 2006 

Reported without amendment 


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