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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1908
To authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign countries.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 24, 1999
Mr. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. GEJDENSON) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on International Relations
A BILL
To authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign
countries.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER NAVAL VESSELS TO
CERTAIN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
(a) BRAZIL.—The Secretary of the Navy is author-
ized to transfer to the Government of Brazil the
‘‘THOMASTON’’ class dock landing ships ALAMO (LSD
33) and HERMITAGE (LSD 34), and the ‘‘GARCIA’’
class frigates BRADLEY (FF 1041), DAVIDSON (FF
1045), SAMPLE (FF 1048), and ALBERT DAVID (FF
1050). Such transfers shall be on a grant basis under sec-
tion 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2321j).
(b) DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.—The Secretary of the
Navy is authorized to transfer to the Government of the
Dominican Republic the medium auxiliary floating dry
dock AFDM 2. Such transfer shall be on a grant basis
under section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
(22 U.S.C. 2321j).
(c) ECUADOR.—The Secretary of the Navy is author-
ized to transfer to the Government of Ecuador the ‘‘OAK
RIDGE’’ class medium auxiliary repair dry dock
ALAMOGORDO (ARDM 2). Such transfer shall be on a
sales basis under section 21 of the Arms Export Control
Act (22 U.S.C. 2761).
(d) EGYPT.—The Secretary of the Navy is authorized
to transfer to the Government of Egypt the ‘‘NEWPORT’’
class tank landing ships BARBOUR COUNTY (LST
1195) and PEORIA (LST 1183). Such transfers shall be
on a sales basis under section 21 of the Arms Export Con-
trol Act (22 U.S.C. 2761).
(e) GREECE.—(1) The Secretary of the Navy is au-
thorized to transfer to the Government of Greece the
‘‘KNOX’’ class frigate CONNOLE (FF 1056). Such
transfer shall be on a grant basis under section 516 of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j).
(2) The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to trans-
fer to the Government of Greece the medium auxiliary
floating dry dock COMPETENT (AFDM 6). Such trans-
fer shall be on a sales basis under section 21 of the Arms
Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761).
(f) MEXICO.—The Secretary of the Navy is author-
ized to transfer to the Government of Mexico the ‘‘NEW-
PORT’’ class tank landing ship NEWPORT (LST 1179)
and the ‘‘KNOX’’ class frigate WHIPPLE (FF 1062).
Such transfers shall be on a sales basis under section 21
of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761).
(g) POLAND.—The Secretary of the Navy is author-
ized to transfer to the Government of Poland the ‘‘OLI-
VER HAZARD PERRY’’ class guided missile frigate
CLARK (FFG 11). Such transfer shall be on a grant basis
under section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
(22 U.S.C. 2321j).
(h) TAIWAN.—The Secretary of the Navy is author-
ized to transfer to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Rep-
resentative Office in the United States (which is the Tai-
wan instrumentality designated pursuant to section 10(a)
of the Taiwan Relations Act) the ‘‘NEWPORT’’ class
tank landing ship SCHENECTADY (LST 1185). Such
transfer shall be on a sales basis under section 21 of the
Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761).
(i) THAILAND.—The Secretary of the Navy is author-
ized to transfer to the Government of Thailand the
‘‘KNOX’’ class frigate TRUETT (FF 1095). Such trans-
fer shall be on a grant basis under section 516 of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j).
(j) TURKEY.—The Secretary of the Navy is author-
ized to transfer to the Government of Turkey the ‘‘OLI-
VER HAZARD PERRY’’ class guided missile frigates
FLATLEY (FFG 21) and JOHN A. MOORE (FFG 19).
Such transfers shall be on a sales basis under section 21
of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761).
SEC. 2. INAPPLICABILITY OF AGGREGATE ANNUAL LIMITA-
TION ON VALUE OF TRANSFERRED EXCESS
DEFENSE ARTICLES.
The value of a vessel transferred to another country
on a grant basis under section 516 of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j) pursuant to authority
provided by section 1 of this Act shall not be counted for
the purposes of section 516(g) of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 in the aggregate value of excess defense arti-
cles transferred to countries under that section in any fis-
cal year.
SEC. 3. COSTS OF TRANSFERS.
Any expense incurred by the United States in connec-
tion with a transfer of a vessel authorized by section 1
of this Act shall be charged to the recipient.
SEC. 4. EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.
The authority to transfer vessels under section 1 of
this Act shall expire at the end of the 2-year period begin-
ning on the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 5. REPAIR AND REFURBISHMENT OF VESSELS IN
UNITED STATES SHIPYARDS.
The Secretary of the Navy shall require, to the max-
imum extent possible, as a condition of a transfer of a
vessel under this Act, that the country to which the vessel
is transferred have such repair or refurbishment of the
vessel as is needed, before the vessel joins the naval forces
of that country, performed at a shipyard located in the
United States, including a United States Navy shipyard.
SEC. 6. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO TRANSFER OF
NAVAL VESSELS AND AIRCRAFT TO THE GOV-
ERNMENT OF THE PHILIPPINES.
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the Con-
gress that—
(1) the President should transfer to the Govern-
ment of the Philippines, on a grant basis under sec-
tion 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2321j), the excess defense articles described
in subsection (b); and
(2) the United States should not oppose the
transfer of F–5 aircraft by a third country to the
Government of the Philippines.
(b) EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES.—The excess de-
fense articles described in this subsection are the fol-
lowing:
(1) UH–1 helicopters, A–4 aircraft, and the
‘‘POINT’’ 
class 
Coast 
Guard 
cutter 
POINT
EVANS.
(2) Amphibious landing craft, naval patrol ves-
sels (including patrol vessels of the Coast Guard),
and other naval vessels (such as frigates), if such
vessels are available.
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