H. R. 5155
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) ARGENTINA.—The Secretary of the Navy is authorized 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 authorized 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 program).
(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 following).
(e) TAIWAN.—The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to trans-
fer to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in
the United States (which is the Taiwan instrumentality designated
pursuant to section 10(a) of the Taiwan Relations Act) the ‘‘NEW-
PORT’’ class tank landing ships MANITOWOC (LST 1180) and
SUMTER (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 authorized 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 trans-
fers authorized by this Act:
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(1) 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.
(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 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.