Naval Vessels Transfer Act of 2012

Bill: 112-hr-6649
Sponsor: Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18]
Introduced: 2012-12-11 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia
Buy American requirements
Latin America
Marine and inland water transportation
Mexico
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military facilities and property
Taiwan
Thailand

Summary:
action_date: 2012-12-11
text: 
Naval Vessels Transfer Act of 2012 - Authorizes the President to transfer on a grant basis to: (1) Mexico, the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class guided missile frigates CURTS and MCCLUSKY; and (2) Thailand, the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class guided missile frigates RENTZ and VANDEGRIFT. 
 
Authorizes the President to transfer on a sale basis the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class guided missile frigates TAYLOR, GARY, CARR, and ELROD to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office of the United States (which is the Taiwan instrumentality designated pursuant to the Taiwan Relations Act).
 
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 three years after enactment of this Act.

action_date: 2012-12-31
text: 
Naval Vessels Transfer Act of 2012 - Authorizes the President to transfer on a grant basis to: (1) Mexico, the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class guided missile frigates CURTS and MCCLUSKY; (2) Thailand, the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class guided missile frigates RENTZ and VANDEGRIFT; and (3) Turkey, the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class guided missile frigates HALYBURTON and THACH. 
 
Authorizes the President to transfer on a sale basis the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class guided missile frigates TAYLOR, GARY, CARR, and ELROD to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office of the United States (which is the Taiwan instrumentality designated pursuant to the Taiwan Relations Act).
 
Authorizes the President to transfer any vessel named in this Act to any country named in this Act such that the total number of vessels transferred to such country does not exceed the total number of vessels authorized for transfer to such country by this Act. 
 
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 three years after enactment of this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-01-01
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2012-12-31
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2012-12-31
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7508)
action_date: 2012-12-31
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7508)
action_date: 2012-12-31
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6649.
action_date: 2012-12-31
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7508-7511)
action_date: 2012-12-31
text: Ms. Ros-Lehtinen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2012-12-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2012-12-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-12-11
text: Introduced in House