[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
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[S. 1863 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]






                                                       Calendar No. 389
108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1863

          To authorize the transfer of certain naval vessels.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

            November 14 (legislative day, November 12), 2003

 Mr. Lugar (for himself and Mr. Biden) introduced the following bill; 
                     which was read the first time

                           November 17, 2003

            Read the second time and placed on the calendar

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                                 A BILL


 
          To authorize the transfer of certain naval vessels.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Transfer of Naval Vessels Act of 
2003''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER BY GRANT.

    (a) Authority.--The President is authorized to transfer vessels to 
foreign countries on a grant basis under section 516 of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321(j)) as follows:
            (1) The OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class guided missile frigate 
        USS GEORGE PHILIP (FFG 12) to the Government of Bahrain.
            (2) The OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class guided missile frigate 
        USS SIDES (FFG 14) to the Government of Portugal.
    (b) Grants Not Counted Against Aggregate Value of Transferred 
Excess Defense Articles.--The value of a vessel transferred to another 
country on a grant basis under section 516 of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j) pursuant to authority provided by 
subsection (a) shall not be counted for the purposes of subsection (g) 
of that section in the aggregate value of excess defense articles 
transferred to countries under that section in any fiscal year.
    (c) Costs of Transfers.--Any expense incurred by the United States 
in connection with a transfer authorized to be made on a grant basis 
under subsection (a) shall be charged to the recipient (notwithstanding 
section 516(e)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (2 U.S.C. 
2321j(e)(1))).

SEC. 3. AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER BY SALE.

    The President is authorized to transfer the SPRUANCE class 
destroyer FLETCHER (DD 992) to the Government of Chile on a sales basis 
under section 21 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761).

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

    To the maximum extent practicable, the President shall require, as 
a condition of the 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.

SEC. 5. EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.

    The authority to transfer a vessel under this section shall expire 
on the date at the end of the 2-year period beginning on the date of 
the enactment of this Act.




                                                       Calendar No. 389

108th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                S. 1863

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                                 A BILL

          To authorize the transfer of certain naval vessels.

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                           November 17, 2003

            Read the second time and placed on the calendar