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(2) Sections 4504 and 9504 of title 10, United States Code,
are repealed.
(d) ACCEPTANCE OF GRATUITOUS SERVICES OF CERTAIN RESERVE
OFFICERS.—(1) Chapter 11 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 278 the following new section:
‘‘§ 279. Authority to accept certain gratuitous services of offi-
cers
‘‘Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, the Secretary of
a military department may accept the gratuitous services of an
officer of a reserve component under the Secretary’s jurisdiction
(other than an officer of the Army National Guard of the United
States or the Air National Guard of the United States)—
‘‘(1) in the furtherance of the enrollment, organization,
and training of that officer’s reserve component or the Reserve
Officers’ Training Corps; or
‘‘(2) in consultation upon matters relating to the armed
forces.’’.
(2) Sections 4541 and 9541 of title 10, United States Code,
are repealed.
SEC. 823. REPEAL OF CERTAIN ACQUISITION LAWS APPLICABLE TO
THE ARMY AND AIR FORCE.
The following provisions of subtitles B and D of title 10, United
States Code, are repealed:
(1) Sections 4505 and 9505 (relating to procurement of
production equipment).
(2) Sections 4531 and 9531 (relating to procurement
authorization).
(3) Section 4533 (relating to Army rations).
(4) Sections 4534 and 9534 (relating to subsistence supplies,
contract stipulations, and place of delivery on inspection).
(5) Sections 4535 and 9535 (relating to purchase of excep-
tional subsistence supplies without advertising).
(6) Sections 4537 and 9537 (relating to assistance of United
States mapping agencies with military surveys and maps).
(7) Sections 4538 and 9538 (relating to exchange and rec-
lamation of unserviceable ammunition).
SEC. 824. CONSOLIDATION, REPEAL, AND AMENDMENT OF CERTAIN
ACQUISITION LAWS APPLICABLE TO THE NAVY.
(a) REPEALS.—The following provisions of subtitle C of title
10, United States Code, are repealed:
(1) Section 7201 (relating to research and development,
procurement, and construction of guided missiles).
(2) Section 7210 (relating to purchase of patents, patent
applications, and licenses).
(3) Section 7213 (relating to relief of contractors and their
employees from losses by enemy action).
(4) Section 7230 (relating to sale of degaussing equipment).
(5) Section 7296 (relating to availability of appropriations
for other purposes).
(6) Section 7298 (relating to conversion of combatants and
auxiliaries).
(7) Section 7301 (relating to estimates required for bids
on construction).
(8) Section 7310 (relating to constructing combatant ves-
sels).
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(9) Chapter 635 (relating to naval aircraft).
(10) Section 7366 (relating to limitation on appropriations
for naval salvage facilities).
(b) REVISION
AND
STREAMLINING
OF
CERTAIN
PROVISIONS
RELATING TO NAVAL VESSELS.—Chapter 633 of such title is amended
by striking out sections 7304, 7305, 7306, 7307, 7308, and 7309
and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
‘‘§ 7304. Examination of vessels; striking of vessels from
Naval Vessel Register
‘‘(a) BOARDS OF OFFICERS TO EXAMINE NAVAL VESSELS.—The
Secretary of the Navy shall designate boards of naval officers to
examine naval vessels, including unfinished vessels, for the purpose
of making a recommendation to the Secretary as to which vessels,
if any, should be stricken from the Naval Vessel Register. Each
vessel shall be examined at least once every three years if
practicable.
‘‘(b) ACTIONS BY BOARD.—A board designated under subsection
(a) shall submit to the Secretary in writing its recommendations
as to which vessels, if any, among those it examined should be
stricken from the Naval Vessel Register.
‘‘(c) ACTION BY SECRETARY.—If the Secretary concurs with a
recommendation by a board that a vessel should be stricken from
the Naval Vessel Register, the Secretary shall strike the name
of that vessel from the Naval Vessel Register.
‘‘§ 7305. Vessels stricken from Naval Vessel Register: sale
‘‘(a) APPRAISAL
OF VESSELS STRICKEN FROM NAVAL VESSEL
REGISTER.—The Secretary of the Navy shall appraise each vessel
stricken from the Naval Vessel Register under section 7304 of
this title.
‘‘(b) AUTHORITY TO SELL VESSEL.—If the Secretary considers
that the sale of the vessel is in the national interest, the Secretary
may sell the vessel. Any such sale shall be in accordance with
regulations prescribed by the Secretary for the purposes of this
section.
‘‘(c) PROCEDURES FOR SALE.—(1) A vessel stricken from the
Naval Vessel Register and not subject to disposal under any other
law may be sold under this section. In such a case, the Secretary
may sell the vessel to the highest acceptable bidder, regardless
of the appraised value of the vessel, after the vessel is publicly
advertised for sale for a period of not less than 30 days.
‘‘(2) If the Secretary determines that the bid prices for a vessel
received after advertising under paragraph (1) are not acceptable
and that readvertising will serve no useful purpose, the Secretary
may sell the vessel by negotiation to the highest acceptable bidder
if—
‘‘(A) each responsible bidder has been notified of intent
to negotiate and has been given a reasonable opportunity to
negotiate; and
‘‘(B) the negotiated price is—
‘‘(i) higher than the highest rejected price of any
responsible bidder; or
‘‘(ii) reasonable and in the national interest.
‘‘(d) APPLICABILITY.—This section does not apply to a vessel
the disposal of which is authorized by the Federal Property and
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Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.), if
it is to be disposed of under that Act.
‘‘§ 7306. Vessels stricken from Naval Vessel Register; cap-
tured vessels: transfer by gift or otherwise
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO MAKE TRANSFER.—Subject to subsections
(c) and (d) of section 602 of the Federal Property and Administrative
Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 474), the Secretary of the Navy
may transfer, by gift or otherwise, any vessel stricken from the
Naval Vessel Register, or any captured vessel, to—
‘‘(1) any State, Commonwealth, or possession of the United
States or any municipal corporation or political subdivision
thereof;
‘‘(2) the District of Columbia; or
‘‘(3) any not-for-profit or nonprofit entity.
‘‘(b) VESSEL TO BE MAINTAINED IN CONDITION SATISFACTORY
TO SECRETARY.—An agreement for the transfer of a vessel under
subsection (a) shall include a requirement that the transferee will
maintain the vessel in a condition satisfactory to the Secretary.
‘‘(c) TRANSFERS TO BE AT NO COST TO UNITED STATES.—Any
transfer of a vessel under this section shall be made at no cost
to the United States.
‘‘(d) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—(1) No transfer under this section
takes effect unless—
‘‘(A) notice of the proposal to make the transfer is sent
to Congress; and
‘‘(B) 60 days of continuous session of Congress have expired
following the date on which such notice is sent to Congress.
‘‘(2) For purposes of paragraph (1)(B), the continuity of a session
of Congress is broken only by an adjournment of the Congress
sine die, and the days on which either House is not in session
because of an adjournment of more than 3 days to a day certain
are excluded in the computation of such 60-day period.
‘‘§ 7306a. Vessels stricken from Naval Vessel Register: use
for experimental purposes
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the Navy may use for experi-
mental purposes any vessel stricken from the Naval Vessel Register.
‘‘(b) STRIPPING VESSEL.—(1) Before using a vessel for an experi-
mental purpose pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall
carry out such stripping of the vessel as is practicable.
‘‘(2) Amounts received as proceeds from the stripping of a
vessel pursuant to this subsection shall be credited to appropriations
available for the procurement of scrapping services needed for such
stripping. Amounts received which are in excess of amounts needed
for procuring such services shall be deposited into the general
fund of the Treasury.
‘‘§ 7307. Disposals to foreign nations
‘‘(a) LARGER OR NEWER VESSELS.—A naval vessel that is in
excess of 3,000 tons or that is less than 20 years of age may
not be disposed of to another nation (whether by sale, lease, grant,
loan, barter, transfer, or otherwise) unless the disposition of that
vessel is approved by law enacted after August 5, 1974. A lease
or loan of such a vessel under such a law may be made only
in accordance with the provisions of chapter 6 of the Arms Export
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Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2796 et seq.) or chapter 2 of part II of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2311 et seq.).
‘‘(b) OTHER VESSELS.—(1) A naval vessel not subject to sub-
section (a) may be disposed of to another nation (whether by sale,
lease, grant, loan, barter, transfer, or otherwise) in accordance
with applicable provisions of law, but only after—
‘‘(A) the Secretary of the Navy notifies the Committees
on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives
in writing of the proposed disposition; and
‘‘(B) 30 days of continuous session of Congress have expired
following the date on which such notice is sent to those commit-
tees.
‘‘(2) For purposes of paragraph (1)(B), the continuity of a session
of Congress is broken only by an adjournment of the Congress
sine die, and the days on which either House is not in session
because of an adjournment of more than 3 days to a day certain
are excluded in the computation of such 30-day period.
‘‘§ 7308. Chief of Naval Operations: certification required for
disposal of combatant vessels
‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no combatant
vessel of the Navy may be sold, transferred, or otherwise disposed
of unless the Chief of Naval Operations certifies that it is not
essential to the defense of the United States.
‘‘§ 7309. Construction 
of 
vessels 
in 
foreign 
shipyards:
prohibition
‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided in subsection (b), no
vessel to be constructed for any of the armed forces, and no major
component of the hull or superstructure of any such vessel, may
be constructed in a foreign shipyard.
‘‘(b) 
PRESIDENTIAL
WAIVER
FOR
NATIONAL
SECURITY
INTEREST.—(1) The President may authorize exceptions to the
prohibition in subsection (a) when the President determines that
it is in the national security interest of the United States to do
so.
‘‘(2) The President shall transmit notice to Congress of any
such determination, and no contract may be made pursuant to
the exception authorized until the end of the 30-day period begin-
ning on the date on which the notice of the determination is received
by Congress.
‘‘(c) EXCEPTION
FOR INFLATABLE BOATS.—An inflatable boat
or a rigid inflatable boat, as defined by the Secretary of the Navy,
is not a vessel for the purpose of the restriction in subsection
(a).
‘‘§ 7310. Overhaul, repair, etc. of vessels in foreign shipyards:
restrictions
‘‘(a) VESSELS WITH HOMEPORT IN UNITED STATES.—A naval
vessel (or any other vessel under the jurisdiction of the Secretary
of the Navy) the homeport of which is in the United States may
not be overhauled, repaired, or maintained in a shipyard outside
the United States, other than in the case of voyage repairs.
‘‘(b) VESSEL CHANGING HOMEPORTS.—In the case of a naval
vessel the homeport of which is not in the United States (or a
territory of the United States), the Secretary of the Navy may
not during the 15-month period preceding the planned reassignment
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