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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 and Mr. BIDEN) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

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 

9 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j), as fol10 lows: 


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1 (1) LITHUANIA.—To the Government of Lith2 uania, the OSPREY class minehunter coastal ships 

3 KINGFISHER (MHC–56) and CORMORANT 

4 (MHC–57). 

5 (2) PORTUGAL.—To the Government of Por6 tugal, the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class guided 

7 missile frigates GEORGE PHILIP (FFG–12) and 

8 SIDES (FFG–14). 

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

10 the OSPREY class minehunter coastal ship BLACK 

11 HAWK (MHC–58). 

12 SEC. 3. TRANSFERS BY SALE. 

13 The President is authorized to transfer vessels to for14 eign recipients on a sale basis under section 21 of the 

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

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

17 OSPREY class minehunter coastal ships ORIOLE 

18 (MHC–55) and FALCON (MHC–59). 

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

20 the OSPREY class minehunter coastal ship 

21 SHRIKE (MHC–62). 

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

23 the AUSTIN class amphibious transport dock ships 

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


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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 performed at a shipyard located in the 

23 United States, including a United States Navy shipyard. 


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•S 3722 IS 

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

2 FOREIGN NATIONS BY VESSEL CLASS. 

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

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

5 vessel’’. 

6 SEC. 8. EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY. 

7 The authority to transfer a vessel under this Act shall 

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

9 date of the enactment of this Act. 

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