TRANSFER OF NAVAL VESSELS TO CERTAIN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

SEC. 1012. TRANSFER OF NAVAL VESSELS TO CERTAIN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. (a) Transfers by Grant.— The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to transfer on a grant basis under section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j) frigates of the Oliver Hazard Perry class to other countries as follows: (1) To the Government of Bahrain, the guided missile frigate Jack Williams (FFG 24). (2) To the Government of Egypt, the frigate Copeland (FFG 25). (3) To the Government of Turkey, the frigates Clifton Sprague (FFG 16) and Antrim (FFG 20). (b) Transfers by Lease or Sale.— The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to transfer on a lease basis under section 61 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2796) or on a sale basis under section 21 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761) frigates of the Oliver Hazard Perry class to other countries as follows: (1) To the Government of Egypt, the frigate Duncan (FFG 10). (2) To the Government of Oman, the guided missile frigate Mahlon S. Tisdale (FFG 27). (3) To the Government of Turkey, the frigate Flatley (FFG 21). (4) To the Government of the United Arab Emirates, the guided missile frigate Gallery (FFG 26). 110 STAT. 422 (c) Financing for Transfers by Lease.— Section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763) may be used to provide financing for any transfer by lease under subsection (b) in the same manner as if such transfer were a procurement by the recipient nation of a defense article. (d) Costs of Transfers.— Any expense incurred by the United States in connection with a transfer authorized by subsection (a) or (b) shall be charged to the recipient. (e) Expiration of Authority.— The authority to transfer a vessel under subsection (a) and under subsection (b) shall expire at the end of the two-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, except that a lease entered into during that period under any provision of subsection (b) may be renewed. (f) Repair and Refurbishment in United States Shipyards.— The Secretary of the Navy 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. (g) Prohibition on Certain Transfers of Vessels on Grant Basis.— (1) Section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(g) Prohibition on Certain Transfers of Vessels on Grant Basis.— (1) The President may not transfer on a grant basis under this section a vessel that is in excess of 3,000 tons or that is less than 20 years of age. “(2) If the President determines that it is in the national security interests of the United States to transfer a particular vessel on a grant basis under this section, the President may request that Congress enact legislation exempting the transfer from the prohibition in paragraph (1).”. (2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to the transfer of a vessel on or after the date of the enactment of this Act (other than a vessel the transfer of which is authorized by subsection (a) or by law before the date of the enactment of this Act).