3.0.0 1683 2023-03-22T18:49:23Z 2023-03-22T18:49:23Z Senate S S 2013-11-12 113 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2013-11-14T22:18:39Z Markup by 2013-11-14T16:15:00Z Referred to 2013-11-12T22:20:35Z Naval Vessel Transfer Act of 2013 113 12 S 2013-02-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Related bill CRS 2014-12-18 Became Public Law No: 113-276. President E40000 2 House floor actions 2014-12-18 Became Public Law No: 113-276. BecameLaw 36000 9 Library of Congress 2014-12-18 Signed by President. President E30000 2 House floor actions 2014-12-18 Signed by President. BecameLaw 36000 9 Library of Congress 2014-12-12 Presented to President. Floor E20000 2 House floor actions 2014-12-12 Presented to President. President 28000 9 Library of Congress 2014-12-10 18:25:17 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2014-12-10 18:25:15 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9017-9018) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2014-12-10 18:25:15 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H9017-9018) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2014-12-10 18:15:42 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1683. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2014-12-10 18:15:40 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9017-9019) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2014-12-10 18:15:27 Mr. Royce moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2014-12-08 16:42:28 Held at the desk. Floor H15000 2 House floor actions 2014-12-08 12:32:16 Received in the House. Floor H14000 2 House floor actions 2014-12-08 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2014-12-04 Senate Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. Floor 2014-12-04 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2014-12-04 Senate Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6355) Floor 2013-11-14 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 247. Calendars 2013-11-14 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez without amendment. Without written report. Committee 2013-11-14 Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez without amendment. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee 2013-11-14 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Committee 2013-11-12 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2013-11-12 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ N C001071 Sen. Corker, Bob [R-TN] Bob Corker R TN 2013-11-12 True C000542 Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN] DANIEL COATS R IN RAY 2013-11-13 False Public Law 113-276 International Affairs Afghanistan Alliances Arab-Israeli relations Arms control and nonproliferation Asia Buy American requirements Congressional oversight Detention of persons 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 International Affairs 00 2013-11-12 Introduced in Senate 2013-11-18T21:18:07Z 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.

]]> 80 2013-11-14 Reported to Senate without amendment 2013-11-19T17:12:18Z (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.

]]> 35 2014-12-04 Passed Senate amended 2014-12-22T19:38:08Z 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 "security assistance."

(Sec. 207) Amends the Arms Export Control Act to revise the definitions of "defense article" and "defense service."

(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.

]]> 81 2014-12-10 Passed House without amendment 2014-12-22T19:38:15Z (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 "security assistance."

(Sec. 207) Amends the Arms Export Control Act to revise the definitions of "defense article" and "defense service."

(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.

]]> 49 2014-12-18 Public Law 2014-12-22T19:38:21Z (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 "security assistance."

(Sec. 207) Amends the Arms Export Control Act to revise the definitions of "defense article" and "defense service."

(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.

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