[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
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[S. 3722 Referred in House (RFH)]


109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3722


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 8, 2006

          Referred to the Committee on International Relations

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                                 AN ACT


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

    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 ``Naval Vessels Transfer Act of 
2006''.

SEC. 2. TRANSFERS BY GRANT.

    The President is authorized to transfer vessels to foreign 
recipients on a grant basis under section 516 of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j), as follows:
            (1) Lithuania.--To the Government of Lithuania, the OSPREY 
        class minehunter coastal ships KINGFISHER (MHC-56) and 
        CORMORANT (MHC-57).
            (2) Portugal.--To the Government of Portugal, the OLIVER 
        HAZARD PERRY class guided missile frigates GEORGE PHILIP (FFG-
        12) and SIDES (FFG-14).
            (3) Turkey.--To the Government of Turkey, the OSPREY class 
        minehunter coastal ship BLACK HAWK (MHC-58).

SEC. 3. TRANSFERS BY SALE.

    The President is authorized to transfer vessels to foreign 
recipients on a sale basis under section 21 of the Arms Export Control 
Act (22 U.S.C. 2761), as follows:
            (1) Taiwan.--To the authorities in Taiwan, the OSPREY class 
        minehunter coastal ships ORIOLE (MHC-55) and FALCON (MHC-59).
            (2) Turkey.--To the Government of Turkey, the OSPREY class 
        minehunter coastal ship SHRIKE (MHC-62).
            (3) Mexico.--To the Government of Mexico, the AUSTIN class 
        amphibious transport dock ships OGDEN (LPD-5) and CLEVELAND 
        (LPD-7).

SEC. 4. GRANTS NOT COUNTED IN ANNUAL TOTAL OF TRANSFERRED EXCESS 
              DEFENSE ARTICLES.

    The value of a vessel transferred to another country on a grant 
basis pursuant to authority provided by section 2 shall not be counted 
against the aggregate value of excess defense articles transferred to 
countries in any fiscal year under section 516 of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961.

SEC. 5. COSTS OF CERTAIN TRANSFERS.

    Notwithstanding section 516(e)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j(e)(1)), any expense incurred by the United States 
in connection with a transfer authorized under section 2 shall be 
charged to the recipient.

SEC. 6. 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 section, 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. 7. APPROVAL OF TRANSFER OF NAVAL VESSELS TO FOREIGN NATIONS BY 
              VESSEL CLASS.

    Section 7307(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting ``or vessels of that class'' after ``that vessel''.

SEC. 8. EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.

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

            Passed the Senate September 7 (legislative day, September 
      6), 2006.

            Attest:

                                             EMILY J. REYNOLDS,

                                                             Secretary.