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(2) specifically states that such provision of law modifies
or supersedes the provisions of this section.
(c) MATTERS NOT AFFECTED.—Nothing in this section shall
be construed to preclude the Department of Defense from
implementing any measure to achieve efficiencies or for any other
reason independent of the Kyoto Protocol.
SEC. 1233. DEFENSE BURDENSHARING.
(a) REVISED
GOALS
FOR
EFFORTS
TO
INCREASE
ALLIED
BURDENSHARING.—Effective October 1, 1998, subsection (a) of sec-
tion 1221 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 1998 (Public Law 105–85; 111 Stat. 1935; 22 U.S.C. 1928
note) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking out ‘‘September 30, 1998’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘September 30, 1999’’;
(2) in paragraph (3)—
(A) by striking out ‘‘economic’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘rights’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘govern-
mental accountability and transparency, economic stabiliza-
tion and development, defense economic conversion, respect
for the rule of law and internationally recognized human
rights, and humanitarian relief efforts)’’; and
(B) by striking out ‘‘at least to a level commensurate
to that of the United States by September 30, 1998’’ and
inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘to provide such foreign assistance
at an annual rate that is not less than one percent of
its gross domestic product, by September 30, 1999’’; and
(3) in paragraph (4)—
(A) by striking out ‘‘amount of’’;
(B) by striking out ‘‘, or would be prepared to contrib-
ute,’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘or has pledged to
contribute’’; and
(C) by inserting before the period at the end the follow-
ing: ‘‘by 10 percent by September 30, 1999’’.
(b) REVISED
REQUIREMENT
FOR
REPORT
ON
PROGRESS
IN
INCREASING ALLIED BURDENSHARING.—Subsection (c) of such section
is amended—
(1) by striking out ‘‘March 1, 1998’’ in the matter preceding
paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘March 1, 1999’’;
and
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking out ‘‘March 1, 1996’’ and
all that follows through the semicolon and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘October 1, 1996, and ending on September 30, 1997,
and during the period beginning on October 1, 1997, and ending
on September 30, 1998, or, in the case of any nation for which
the data for such periods is inadequate, the difference between
the amounts for the latest periods for which adequate data
is available;’’.
(c) EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR REPORT REGARDING NATIONAL
SECURITY BASES FOR FORWARD DEPLOYMENT AND BURDENSHARING
RELATIONSHIPS.—Subsection (d)(2) of such section is amended by
striking out ‘‘March 1, 1998’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘March
1, 1999’’.
SEC. 1234. TRANSFER OF EXCESS UH–1 HUEY AND AH–1 COBRA HELI-
COPTERS TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 153 of title 10, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
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‘‘§ 2581. Excess UH–1 Huey and AH–1 Cobra helicopters:
requirements for transfer to foreign countries
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENTS.—(1) Before an excess UH–1 Huey heli-
copter or AH–1 Cobra helicopter is transferred on a grant or sales
basis to a foreign country for the purpose of flight operations by
that country, the Secretary of Defense shall make all reasonable
efforts to ensure that the helicopter receives, to the extent nec-
essary, maintenance and repair equivalent to the depot-level
maintenance and repair (as defined in section 2460 of this title)
that the helicopter would need were the helicopter to remain in
operational use with the armed forces. Any such maintenance and
repair work shall be performed at no cost to the Department of
Defense.
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall make all reasonable efforts to ensure
that maintenance and repair work described in paragraph (1) is
performed in the United States.
‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) does not apply with respect
to salvage helicopters provided to the foreign country solely as
a source for spare parts.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following
new item:
‘‘2581. Excess UH–1 Huey and AH–1 Cobra helicopters: requirements for transfer
to foreign countries.’’.
SEC. 1235. TRANSFERS OF NAVAL VESSELS TO CERTAIN FOREIGN
COUNTRIES.
(a) TRANSFERS BY GRANT.—The Secretary of the Navy is author-
ized to transfer vessels to foreign countries on a grant basis under
section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j)
as follows:
(1) To the Government of Argentina, the NEWPORT class
tank landing ship NEWPORT (LST 1179).
(2) To the Government of Greece—
(A) the KNOX class frigate HEPBURN (FF 1055); and
(B) the ADAMS class guided missile destroyers
STRAUSS (DDG 16), SEMMS (DDG 18), and WADDELL
(DDG 24).
(3) To the Government of Portugal, the STALWART class
ocean surveillance ship ASSURANCE (T–AGOS 5).
(4) To the Government of Turkey, the KNOX class frigates
PAUL (FF 1080), MILLER (FF 1091), and W.S. SIMMS (FF
1059).
(b) TRANSFERS BY SALE.—The Secretary of the Navy is author-
ized to transfer vessels to foreign countries on a sales basis under
section 21 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761) as
follows:
(1) To the Government of Brazil, the NEWPORT class
tank landing ships CAYUGA (LST 1186) and PEORIA (LST
1183).
(2) To the Government of Chile—
(A) the NEWPORT class tank landing ship SAN
BERNARDINO (LST 1189); and
(B) the auxiliary repair dry dock WATERFORD (ARD
5).
(3) To the Government of Greece—
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(A) 
the 
OAK 
RIDGE 
class 
medium 
dry 
dock
ALAMAGORDO (ARDM 2); and
(B) the KNOX class frigates VREELAND (FF 1068)
and TRIPPE (FF 1075).
(4) To the Government of Mexico—
(A) the auxiliary repair dock SAN ONOFRE (ARD
30); and
(B) the KNOX class frigate PHARRIS (FF 1094).
(5) To the Government of the Philippines, the STALWART
class ocean surveillance ship TRIUMPH (T–AGOS 4).
(6) To the Government of Spain, the NEWPORT class
tank landing ships HARLAN COUNTY (LST 1196) and
BARNSTABLE COUNTY (LST 1197).
(7) To the Taipai Economic and Cultural Representative
Office in the United States (the Taiwan instrumentality that
is designated pursuant to section 10(a) of the Taiwan Relations
Act)—
(A) the KNOX class frigates PEARY (FF 1073),
JOSEPH HEWES (FF 1078), COOK (FF 1083), BREWTON
(FF 1086), KIRK (FF 1987), and BARBEY (FF 1088);
(B) 
the 
NEWPORT 
class 
tank 
landing 
ships
MANITOWOC (LST 1180) and SUMTER (LST 1181);
(C) the floating dry dock COMPETENT (AFDM 6);
and
(D) the ANCHORAGE class dock landing ship PENSA-
COLA (LSD 38).
(8) To the Government of Turkey—
(A) the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class guided missile
frigates MAHLON S. TISDALE (FFG 27), REID (FFG 30),
and DUNCAN (FFG 10); and
(B) the KNOX class frigates REASONER (FF 1063),
FANNING (FF 1076), BOWEN (FF 1079), MCCANDLESS
(FF 1084), DONALD BEARY (FF 1085), AINSWORTH (FF
1090), THOMAS C. HART (FF 1092), and CAPODANNO
(FF 1093).
(9) To the Government of Venezuela, the medium auxiliary
floating dry dock bearing hull number AFDM 2.
(c) TRANSFERS ON A COMBINED LEASE-SALE BASIS.—The Sec-
retary of the Navy is authorized to transfer vessels to foreign
countries on a combined lease-sale basis under sections 61 and
21 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2796, 2761) and
in accordance with subsection (d) as follows:
(1) To the Government of Brazil, the CIMARRON class
oiler MERRIMACK (AO 179).
(2) To the Government of Greece, the KIDD class guided
missile destroyers KIDD (DDG 993), CALLAGHAN (DDG 994),
SCOTT (DDG 995), and CHANDLER (DDG 996).
(d) CONDITIONS RELATING TO COMBINED LEASE-SALE TRANS-
FERS.—A transfer of a vessel on a combined lease-sale basis author-
ized by subsection (c) shall be made in accordance with the following
requirements:
(1) The Secretary may initially transfer the vessel by lease,
with lease payments suspended for the term of the lease, if
the country entering into the lease for the vessel simultaneously
enters into a foreign military sales agreement for the transfer
of title to the vessel.
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(2) The Secretary may not deliver to the purchasing country
title to the vessel until the purchase price of the vessel under
such a foreign military sales agreement is paid in full.
(3) Upon payment of the purchase price in full under such
a sales agreement and delivery of title to the recipient country,
the Secretary shall terminate the lease.
(4) If the purchasing country fails to make full payment
of the purchase price in accordance with the sales agreement
by the date required under the sales agreement—
(A) the sales agreement shall be immediately termi-
nated;
(B) the suspension of lease payments under the lease
shall be vacated; and
(C) the United States shall be entitled to retain all
funds received on or before the date of the termination
under the sales agreement, up to the amount of the lease
payments due and payable under the lease and all other
costs required by the lease to be paid to that date.
(5) If a sales agreement is terminated pursuant to para-
graph (4), the United States shall not be required to pay any
interest to the recipient country on any amount paid to the
United States by the recipient country under the sales agree-
ment and not retained by the United States under the lease.
(e) REQUIREMENT FOR PROVISION IN ADVANCE IN AN APPROPRIA-
TIONS ACT.—Authority to transfer vessels on a sale basis under
subsection (b) or a combined lease-sale basis under subsection (c)
is effective only to the extent that authority to effectuate such
transfers, together with appropriations to cover the associated cost
(as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget of 1974
(2 U.S.C. 661a)), are provided in advance in an appropriations
Act.
(f ) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS
FOR CERTAIN COSTS
OF TRANSFERS.—There is established in the Treasury of the United
States a special account to be known as the Defense Vessels Trans-
fer Program Account. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated
into that account such sums as may be necessary for the costs
(as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974
(2 U.S.C. 661a)) of the lease-sale transfers authorized by subsection
(c). Funds in that account are available only for the purpose of
covering those costs.
(g) NOTIFICATION OF CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy
shall submit to Congress, for each naval vessel that is to be trans-
ferred under this section before January 1, 1999, the notifications
required under section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
(22 U.S.C. 2321j) and section 525 of the Foreign Operations, Export
Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1998 (Public
Law 105–118; 111 Stat. 2413).
(h) GRANTS NOT COUNTED IN ANNUAL TOTAL OF TRANSFERRED
EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES.—The value of a vessel transferred to
another country on a grant basis under section 516 of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j) pursuant to authority
provided by subsection (a) shall not be counted for the purposes
of subsection (g) of that section in the aggregate value of excess
defense articles transferred to countries under that section in any
fiscal year.