Naval Vessel Transfer Act of 2008

Bill: 110-s-3052
Sponsor: Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2008-05-22 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Amphibious operations
Armed Forces and National Security
Arms sales
Chile
Europe
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Greece
Guided missiles
Latin America
Military assistance
Minesweeping
Pakistan
Peru
Shipbuilding
South Asia
Surplus government property
Transportation and Public Works
Warships

Summary:
action_date: 2008-05-22
text: 
Naval Vessel Transfer Act of 2008 - Authorizes the President to transfer on a grant basis to: (1) Pakistan, the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class guided missile frigate MCINERNEY; (2) Greece, the OSPREY class minehunter coastal ships OSPREY and ROBIN; (3) Chile, the KAISER class oiler ANDREW J. HIGGINS; and (4) Peru, the NEWPORT class amphibious tank landing ships FRESNO and RACINE. 
 
States that: (1) the value of such vessels transferred on a grant basis shall not be counted against the aggregate value of excess defense articles transferred to countries in any fiscal year under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; (2) transfer costs shall be charged to the recipient; and (3) to the maximum extent practicable, the country to which a vessel is transferred shall have necessary vessel repair and refurbishment carried out at U.S. shipyards (including U.S. Navy shipyards).
 
Terminates transfer authority two years after enactment of this Act.

action_date: 2008-09-10
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Naval Vessel Transfer Act of 2008 - Authorizes the President to transfer on a grant basis to: (1) Pakistan, the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class guided missile frigate MCINERNEY; (2) Greece, the OSPREY class minehunter coastal ships OSPREY and ROBIN; (3) Chile, the KAISER class oiler ANDREW J. HIGGINS; and (4) Peru, the NEWPORT class amphibious tank landing ships FRESNO and RACINE. 
 
States that: (1) the value of such vessels transferred on a grant basis shall not be counted against the aggregate value of excess defense articles transferred to countries in any fiscal year under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; (2) transfer costs shall be charged to the recipient; and (3) to the maximum extent practicable, the country to which a vessel is transferred shall have necessary vessel repair and refurbishment carried out at U.S. shipyards (including U.S. Navy shipyards).
 
Terminates transfer authority two years after enactment of this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-09-10
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 949.
action_date: 2008-09-10
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Dodd without amendment. With written report No. 110-451.
action_date: 2008-09-10
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Dodd without amendment. With written report No. 110-451.
action_date: 2008-07-29
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2008-05-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4795-4796)
action_date: 2008-05-22
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR  S4795)
action_date: 2008-05-22
text: Introduced in Senate