[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3471 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3471

To authorize the leasing of naval vessels to certain foreign countries.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 9, 1993

  Mr. Hamilton (for himself and Mr. Gilman) introduced the following 
      bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the leasing 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 LEASE NAVAL VESSELS TO CERTAIN FOREIGN 
              COUNTRIES.

    The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to lease to the following 
foreign governments the following naval vessels:
            (1) Brazil.--To the Government of Brazil, the ``KNOX'' 
        class frigates HEPBURN (FF 1055), PATTERSON (FF 1061), FRANCIS 
        HAMMOND (FF 1067), DOWNES (FF 1070), BLAKELY (FF 1072), and 
        PAUL (FF 1080).
            (2) Egypt.--To the Government of Egypt, the ``KNOX'' class 
        frigates JESSE L. BROWN (FFT 1089) and MOINESTER (FFT 1097).
            (3) Morocco.--To the Government of Morocco, the ``KNOX'' 
        class frigate VALDEZ (FF 1096).
            (4) Oman.--To the Government of Oman, the ``KNOX'' class 
        frigate MILLER (FF 1091).
            (5) Spain.--To the Government of Spain, the ``KNOX'' class 
        frigates AYLWIN (FF 1081) and PHARRIS (FF 1094).
            (6) Taiwan.--To the Coordination Council for North American 
        Affairs (which is the Taiwan instrumentality designated 
        pursuant to section 10(a) of the Taiwan Relations Act), the 
        ``KNOX'' class frigates JOSEPH HEWES (FFT 1078), COOK (FF 
        1083), and BARBEY (FF 1088).
            (7) Thailand.--To the Government of Thailand, the ``KNOX'' 
        class frigates MARVIN SHIELDS (FF 1066), HAROLD E. HOLT (FF 
        1074), OUELLET (FF 1077), and TRUETT (FFT 1095).
            (8) Turkey.--To the Government of Turkey, the ``KNOX'' 
        class frigates BOWEN (FFT 1079), McCANDLESS (FFT 1084), DONALD 
        B. BEARY (FFT 1085), and AINSWORTH (FFT 1090).
            (9) Venezuela.--To the Government of Venezuela, the 
        ``KNOX'' class frigates ROARK (FF 1053) and GRAY (FF 1054).

SEC. 2. APPLICABLE LAW.

    The leases authorized by section 1 shall be in accordance with 
chapter 6 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2796 and 
following), except that section 62 of that Act (22 U.S.C. 2796a; 
relating to reports to Congress) shall apply only to renewal of the 
leases.

SEC. 3. COSTS OF LEASES.

    Any expense of the United States in connection with a lease 
authorized by section 1 shall be charged to the recipient.

SEC. 4. EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.

    The authority granted by section 1 shall expire at the end of the 
2-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
except that leases entered into under that authority during that period 
may be renewed.

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