A bill to provide for the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign recipients, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-s-1683
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2013-11-12 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Afghanistan
Alliances
Arab-Israeli relations
Arms control and nonproliferation
Asia
Buy American requirements
Congressional oversight
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Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Foreign aid and international relief
Human rights
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
International organizations and cooperation
Israel
Judicial procedure and administration
Latin America
Marine and inland water transportation
Mexico
Middle East
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military facilities and property
Nuclear weapons
Pakistan
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Rule of law and government transparency
Taiwan
Terrorism
Thailand
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2013-11-12
text: 
Naval Vessels Transfer Act of 2013 - 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).
 
Authorizes the President to transfer on a grant basis to Pakistan in each of FY2014-FY2016 one of the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class guided missile frigates USS KLAKRING, USS DE WERT, and USS ROBERT G. BRADLEY after certifying to Congress that Pakistan is cooperating with the United States in counterterrorism and nonproliferation efforts, not supporting terrorist activities against the United States, and taking steps towards releasing Dr. Shakil Afridi.
 
Authorizes the President to waive such certification requirements for U.S. national security interests.
 
Authorizes the President to transfer any vessel named in this Act to any country named in this Act, but only if the total number transferred to a country does not exceed the total authorized by this Act for transfer to that country. 
 
States that: (1) the value of 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) the country to which a vessel is transferred shall have necessary vessel repair and refurbishment carried out, to the maximum extent practicable, at U.S. shipyards (including U.S. Navy shipyards).
 
Terminates transfer authority three years after enactment of this Act. 
 
Amends the Arms Export Control Act to direct the President to notify Congress before a shipment of certain defense articles. 
 
Directs the President to provide Congress with copies of any: (1) new presidential directives or policy guidance on national security, including on U.S. counterterrorism policies; and (2) directives or policy guidance that were issued on or after January 1, 2013, and before enactment of this Act.
 Amends the Foreign Assistance Act to increase funds available for transfers of excess defense articles. 
Authorizes the President, for FY2014-FY2016, to enter into cooperative arrangements providing for the participation of foreign and U.S. military and civilian defense personnel for integrated air and missile defense programs in Southwest Asia.

action_date: 2013-11-14
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

 

Title I: Transfer of Excess United States Naval Vessels
 - Naval Vessels Transfer Act of 2013 - (Sec. 102) 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).
 
Authorizes the President to transfer on a grant basis to Pakistan in each of FY2014-FY2016 one of the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class guided missile frigates USS KLAKRING, USS DE WERT, and USS ROBERT G. BRADLEY 15 days after certifying to Congress that Pakistan is: (1) cooperating with the United States in counterterrorism and nonproliferation efforts, (2) not supporting terrorist activities against the United States in Afghanistan or elsewhere, (3) taking steps towards releasing Dr. Shakil Afridi, (4) taking steps to dismantle improvised explosive device (IED) networks, (5) providing humanitarian groups with access to detainees and other Pakistani civilians, and (6) ensuring that Pakistan's military and intelligence agencies are not intervening into Pakistan's political and judicial processes. 
 
Authorizes the President to waive such certification requirements for U.S. national security interests.
 
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. 
 

Title II: Additional Provisions 
- (Sec. 201) Amends the Arms Export Control Act to direct the President to notify Congress at least 30 days prior to a shipment of certain defense articles. 
 
(Sec. 202) Directs the President to provide Congress with copies of any: (1) new presidential directives or policy guidance on national security, including on U.S. counterterrorism policies; and (2) directives or policy guidance that were issued on or after January 1, 2013, and prior to the date of the enactment of this Act.
 
(Sec. 203) Directs the President to provide Congress with initial and subsequent reports regarding: (1) each security assurance made by U.S. government officials to officials of each country in the Middle East, including such assurances made to Israel regarding its security and maintenance of its qualitative military edge; and (2) an analysis of the extent to which, and by what means, each such assurance has been and is continuing to be fulfilled. 
 
(Sec. 205) Amends the Foreign Assistance Act to increase annual funds limits for transfers of excess defense articles. 
 
(Sec. 206) Authorizes the President, for FY2014-FY2016, to enter into cooperative arrangements providing for the participation of foreign and U.S. military and civilian defense personnel for integrated air and missile defense programs in Southwest Asia.

action_date: 2014-12-04
text: 

Title I: Transfer of Excess United States Naval Vessels
 - Naval Vessel Transfer Act of 2013 - (Sec. 102) Authorizes the President to transfer on a grant basis to Mexico, the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class guided missile frigates CURTS and MCCLUSKY. 
 
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: 
 
 
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; 
 
transfer costs shall be charged to the recipient; and 
 
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. 
 
 
Terminates transfer authority three years after enactment of this Act. 
 

Title II: Additional Provisions 
- (Sec. 201) Amends the Arms Export Control Act to direct the President to notify Congress at least 30 days prior to a shipment of certain defense articles.
 
(Sec. 202) Amends the Foreign Assistance Act to increase annual funds limits for transfers of excess defense articles. 
 
(Sec. 203) Directs the President to report to Congress annually regarding cooperative arrangements providing for the participation of foreign and U.S. military and civilian defense personnel in post-undergraduate flying training and tactical leadership programs and integrated air and missile defense programs at training locations in Southwest Asia.
 
(Sec. 204) Declares that: 
 
 
a defense-related license or other approval from the Department of State may also authorize the export of items subject to the Export Administration Regulations if such items are to be used in or with defense articles controlled on the United States Munitions List; and 
 
separate Department of Commerce approval shall not be required, but such items shall remain under Department of Commerce jurisdiction with respect to any subsequent transactions. 
 
 
(Sec. 205) Directs the President to require that at the time of export or reexport of certain major defense equipment such equipment will not be subsequently modified so as to transform it into a defense article. 
 
Authorizes the President to permit the transformation of any major defense equipment into a defense article if in U.S. national interests, and with congressional notification. 
 
(Sec. 206) Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to revise the definition of &quot;security assistance.&quot; 
 
(Sec. 207) Amends the Arms Export Control Act to revise the definitions of &quot;defense article&quot; and &quot;defense service.&quot; 
 
(Sec. 208) Makes specified technical amendments to the Arms Export Control Act and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 
 
(Sec. 209) States that certain confidentiality of information requirements of the Export Administration Act of 1979 have been in effect from August 20, 2001, and shall remain in effect for four years after enactment of this Act.

action_date: 2014-12-10
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 4, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 

Title I: Transfer of Excess United States Naval Vessels
 - Naval Vessel Transfer Act of 2013 - (Sec. 102) Authorizes the President to transfer on a grant basis to Mexico, the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class guided missile frigates CURTS and MCCLUSKY. 
 
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: 
 
 
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; 
 
transfer costs shall be charged to the recipient; and 
 
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. 
 
 
Terminates transfer authority three years after enactment of this Act. 
 

Title II: Additional Provisions 
- (Sec. 201) Amends the Arms Export Control Act to direct the President to notify Congress at least 30 days prior to a shipment of certain defense articles.
 
(Sec. 202) Amends the Foreign Assistance Act to increase annual funds limits for transfers of excess defense articles. 
 
(Sec. 203) Directs the President to report to Congress annually regarding cooperative arrangements providing for the participation of foreign and U.S. military and civilian defense personnel in post-undergraduate flying training and tactical leadership programs and integrated air and missile defense programs at training locations in Southwest Asia.
 
(Sec. 204) Declares that: 
 
 
a defense-related license or other approval from the Department of State may also authorize the export of items subject to the Export Administration Regulations if such items are to be used in or with defense articles controlled on the United States Munitions List; and 
 
separate Department of Commerce approval shall not be required, but such items shall remain under Department of Commerce jurisdiction with respect to any subsequent transactions. 
 
 
(Sec. 205) Directs the President to require that at the time of export or reexport of certain major defense equipment such equipment will not be subsequently modified so as to transform it into a defense article. 
 
Authorizes the President to permit the transformation of any major defense equipment into a defense article if in U.S. national interests, and with congressional notification. 
 
(Sec. 206) Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to revise the definition of &quot;security assistance.&quot; 
 
(Sec. 207) Amends the Arms Export Control Act to revise the definitions of &quot;defense article&quot; and &quot;defense service.&quot; 
 
(Sec. 208) Makes specified technical amendments to the Arms Export Control Act and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 
 
(Sec. 209) States that certain confidentiality of information requirements of the Export Administration Act of 1979 have been in effect from August 20, 2001, and shall remain in effect for four years after enactment of this Act.

action_date: 2014-12-18
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 4, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 

Title I: Transfer of Excess United States Naval Vessels
 - Naval Vessel Transfer Act of 2013 - (Sec. 102) Authorizes the President to transfer on a grant basis to Mexico, the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class guided missile frigates CURTS and MCCLUSKY. 
 
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: 
 
 
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; 
 
transfer costs shall be charged to the recipient; and 
 
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. 
 
 
Terminates transfer authority three years after enactment of this Act. 
 

Title II: Additional Provisions 
- (Sec. 201) Amends the Arms Export Control Act to direct the President to notify Congress at least 30 days prior to a shipment of certain defense articles.
 
(Sec. 202) Amends the Foreign Assistance Act to increase annual funds limits for transfers of excess defense articles. 
 
(Sec. 203) Directs the President to report to Congress annually regarding cooperative arrangements providing for the participation of foreign and U.S. military and civilian defense personnel in post-undergraduate flying training and tactical leadership programs and integrated air and missile defense programs at training locations in Southwest Asia.
 
(Sec. 204) Declares that: 
 
 
a defense-related license or other approval from the Department of State may also authorize the export of items subject to the Export Administration Regulations if such items are to be used in or with defense articles controlled on the United States Munitions List; and 
 
separate Department of Commerce approval shall not be required, but such items shall remain under Department of Commerce jurisdiction with respect to any subsequent transactions. 
 
 
(Sec. 205) Directs the President to require that at the time of export or reexport of certain major defense equipment such equipment will not be subsequently modified so as to transform it into a defense article. 
 
Authorizes the President to permit the transformation of any major defense equipment into a defense article if in U.S. national interests, and with congressional notification. 
 
(Sec. 206) Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to revise the definition of &quot;security assistance.&quot; 
 
(Sec. 207) Amends the Arms Export Control Act to revise the definitions of &quot;defense article&quot; and &quot;defense service.&quot; 
 
(Sec. 208) Makes specified technical amendments to the Arms Export Control Act and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 
 
(Sec. 209) States that certain confidentiality of information requirements of the Export Administration Act of 1979 have been in effect from August 20, 2001, and shall remain in effect for four years after enactment of this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-12-18
text: Became Public Law No: 113-276.
action_date: 2014-12-18
text: Became Public Law No: 113-276.
action_date: 2014-12-18
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2014-12-18
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2014-12-12
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2014-12-12
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9017-9018)
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H9017-9018)
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1683.
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9017-9019)
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Mr. Royce moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2014-12-08
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2014-12-08
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2014-12-08
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2014-12-04
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2014-12-04
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2014-12-04
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6355)
action_date: 2013-11-14
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 247.
action_date: 2013-11-14
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2013-11-14
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2013-11-14
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2013-11-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2013-11-12
text: Introduced in Senate

Enacted as: number: 113-276