109TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 3722

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 2006’’.
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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) LITHUANIA.—To the Government of Lith7 uania, the OSPREY class minehunter coastal ships

8 KINGFISHER (MHC–56) and CORMORANT

9 (MHC–57).

10 (2) PORTUGAL.—To the Government of Por11 tugal, the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class guided

12 missile frigates GEORGE PHILIP (FFG–12) and

13 SIDES (FFG–14).

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

15 the OSPREY class minehunter coastal ship BLACK

16 HAWK (MHC–58).

17 SEC. 3. TRANSFERS BY SALE.

18 The President is authorized to transfer vessels to for19 eign recipients on a sale basis under section 21 of the

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

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

22 OSPREY class minehunter coastal ships ORIOLE

23 (MHC–55) and FALCON (MHC–59).

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

25 the OSPREY class minehunter coastal ship

26 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.

Passed the Senate September 7 (legislative day, September 6), 2006.

Attest:

Secretary.
109TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 3722

AN ACT

To authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain

foreign recipients.