[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2035 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2035

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 25, 1997

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

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                                 A BILL


 
     To authorize the transfer 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 TRANSFER NAVAL VESSELS.

    (a) Brazil.--The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to transfer to 
the Government of Brazil the ``HUNLEY'' class submarine tender HOLLAND 
(AS 32).
    (b) Chile.--The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to transfer to 
the Government of Chile the ``KAISER'' class oiler ISHERWOOD (T-AO 
191).
    (c) Egypt.--The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to transfer to 
the Government of Egypt the ``KNOX'' class frigates PAUL (FF 1080), 
MILLER (FF 1091), JESSE L. BROWN (FFT 1089), and MOINESTER (FFT 1097), 
and the ``OLIVER HAZARD PERRY'' class frigates FAHRION (FFG 22) and 
LEWIS B. PULLER (FFG 23).
    (d) Israel.--The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to transfer to 
the Government of Israel the ``NEWPORT'' class tanklanding ship PEORIA 
(LST 1183).
    (e) Malaysia.--The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to transfer 
to the Government of Malaysia the ``NEWPORT'' class tank landing ship 
BARBOUR COUNTY (LST 1195).
    (f) Mexico.--The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to transfer to 
the Government of Mexico the ``KNOX'' class frigate ROARK (FF 1053).
    (g) Taiwan.--The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to transfer to 
the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United 
States (which is the Taiwan instrumentality designated pursuant to 
section 10(a) of the Taiwan Relations Act) the ``KNOX'' class frigates 
WHIPPLE (FF 1062) and DOWNES (FF 1070).
    (h) Thailand.--The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to transfer 
to the Government of Thailand the ``NEWPORT'' class tank landing ship 
SCHENECTADY (LST 1185).
    (i) Form of Transfers.--Each transfer authorized by this section 
shall be on a sales basis under section 21 of the Arms Export Control 
Act (22 U.S.C. 2761; relating to the foreign military sales program).

SEC. 2. COSTS OF TRANSFERS.

    Any expense of the United States in connection with a transfer 
authorized by this Act shall be charged to the recipient.

SEC. 3. 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.

SEC. 4. REPAIR AND REFURBISHMENT OF VESSELS IN UNITED STATES SHIPYARDS.

    The Secretary of the Navy shall require, to the maximum extent 
possible, as a condition of a transfer of a vessel under this Act, that 
the country to which the vessel is transferred have such repair or 
refurbishment of the vessel as is needed, before the vessel joins the 
naval forces of that country, performed at a shipyard located in the 
United States, including a United States Navy shipyard.
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