103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5155
AN ACT
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) ARGENTINA.—The Secretary of the Navy is au-
thorized to transfer to the Government of Argentina the
‘‘NEWPORT’’ class tank landing ship SCHENECTADY
(LST 1185). Such transfer shall be on a lease basis under
chapter 6 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C.
2796 and following).
(b) CHILE.—The Secretary of the Navy is authorized
to transfer to the Government of Chile the ‘‘NEWPORT’’
class tank landing ships NEWPORT (LST 1179) and
SAN BERNARDINO (LST 1189). 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) MALAYSIA.—The Secretary of the Navy is author-
ized to transfer to the Government of Malaysia the
‘‘NEWPORT’’ class tank landing ship SPARTANBURG
COUNTY (LST 1197). Such transfer 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 pro-
gram).
(d) SPAIN.—The Secretary of the Navy is authorized
to transfer to the Government of Spain the ‘‘NEWPORT’’
class tank landing ship HARLAN COUNTY (LST 1196).
Such transfer shall be on a lease basis under chapter 6
of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2796 and fol-
lowing).
(e) 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 ships MANITOWOC (LST 1180) and SUM-
TER (LST 1181). Such transfers shall be on a lease basis
under chapter 6 of the Arms Export Control Act (22
U.S.C. 2796 and following).
(f) VENEZUELA.—The Secretary of the Navy is au-
thorized to transfer to the Government of Venezuela the
‘‘NEWPORT’’ class tank landing ships PEORIA (LST
1183) and BARBOUR COUNTY (LST 1195). Such
transfers 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 transfers authorized by this Act:
(1) In the case of a sale under section 21 of the
Arms Export Control Act, section 525 of the For-
eign Operations, Export Financing, and Related
Programs Appropriations Act, 1994 (Public Law
103–87) and any similar, successor provision.
(2) 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).
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 enactment of this Act, except that leases en-
tered into during that period under section 1 may be re-
newed.
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 transferred under this Act have such repair
or refurbishment of the vessel as is needed, before the ves-
sel 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 cat-