H. R. 4429
One Hundred Third Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the twenty-fifth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-four
An Act
To authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign countries.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER NAVAL VESSELS TO CERTAIN
FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
(a) AUSTRALIA.—Subject to section 6, the Secretary of the Navy
is authorized to transfer to the Government of Australia the ‘‘NEW-
PORT’’ class tank landing ships SAGINAW (LST 1188) and FAIR-
FAX COUNTY (LST 1193). Such transfers shall be on a sales
basis under section 21 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C.
2761; relating to the foreign military sales program).
(b) BRAZIL.—Subject to section 6, the Secretary of the Navy
is authorized to transfer to the Government of Brazil the ‘‘NEW-
PORT’’ class tank landing ship CAYUGA (LST 1186) and the
‘‘KNOX’’ class frigates MILLER (FF 1091) and VALDEZ (FF 1096).
Such transfers shall be on a lease basis under chapter 6 of the
Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2796 and following).
(c) MOROCCO.—Subject to section 6, the Secretary of the Navy
is authorized to transfer to the Government of Morocco the ‘‘NEW-
PORT’’ class tank landing ship BRISTOL COUNTY (LST 1198).
Such transfer shall be on a grant basis under section 516 of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j; relating to trans-
fers of excess defense articles).
(d) SPAIN.—Subject to section 6, the Secretary of the Navy
is authorized to transfer to the Government of Spain the ‘‘NEW-
PORT’’ class tank landing ship BARNSTABLE COUNTY (LST
1197). Such transfer shall be on a lease basis under chapter 6
of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2796 and following).
SEC. 2. WAIVER OF REQUIREMENTS FOR NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS.
The following provisions do not apply with respect to the trans-
fers authorized by this Act:
(1) In case of a grant under section 516 of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, subsection (c) of that section and any
similar provision of law.
(2) In the case of a sale under section 21 of the Arms
Export Control Act, section 525 of the Foreign Operations,
Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act,
1994 (Public Law 103–87) and any similar, successor provision
of law.
(3) In the case of a lease under section 61 of the Arms
Export Control Act, section 62 of that Act (except that section
62 of that Act shall apply to any renewal of the lease).
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SEC. 3. COSTS OF TRANSFERS.
Any expense of the United States in connection with a transfer
authorized by this Act shall be charged to the recipient.
SEC. 4. EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.
The authority granted by section 1 of this Act shall expire
at the end of the 2-year period beginning on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, except that leases entered into during that period
under section 1 may be renewed.
SEC. 5. REPAIR AND REFURBISHMENT OF VESSELS IN THE UNITED
STATES.
It is the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of the Navy
should request that each country to which a naval vessel is trans-
ferred under this Act have such repair or refurbishment of the
vessel as is needed, before the vessel joins the naval forces of
that country, performed at shipyards located in the United States,
including United States navy shipyards.
SEC. 6. CONDITION FOR TRANSFER.
No vessel may be transferred under this Act until the Secretary
of Defense certifies in writing to Congress that, after the transfer—
(1) the amphibious lift capacity remaining available in
the Navy is sufficient in all lift categories to transport 21⁄2
Marine Corps expeditionary brigades simultaneously; and
(2) the amphibious lift capacity planned to be available
in the Navy under the future-years defense program will be
sufficient in all lift categories, throughout the period covered
by the future-years defense program, to transport 21⁄2 Marine
Corps expeditionary brigades simultaneously.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.