Pub. L. 109-163, div. A, tit. X, subtit. B, sec. 1014
TRANSFER OF BATTLESHIPS U.S.S. WISCONSIN AND U.S.S. IOWA.
SEC. 1014. TRANSFER OF BATTLESHIPS U.S.S. WISCONSIN AND U.S.S. IOWA.(a) Transfer of Battleship Wisconsin.—The Secretary of the Navy is authorized—(1) to strike the battleship U.S.S. WISCONSIN (BB–64) from the Naval Vessel Register; and(2) to transfer that vessel, by gift or otherwise, in accordance with section 7306 of title 10, United States Code, except that the Secretary shall require, as a condition of transfer, that the transferee locate the vessel in the Commonwealth of Virginia.(b) Transfer of Battleship Iowa.—The Secretary of the Navy is authorized—(1) to strike the battleship U.S.S. IOWA (BB–61) from the Naval Vessel Register; and(2) to transfer that vessel, by gift or otherwise, in accordance with section 7306 of title 10, United States Code, except that the Secretary shall require, as a condition of transfer, that the transferee locate the vessel in the State of California.(c) Inapplicability of Notice-and-wait Requirement.—Section 7306(d) of title 10, United States Code, does not apply to the transfer authorized by subsection (a) or the transfer authorized by subsection (b).(d) Authority for Reversion in Event of National Emergency.—The Secretary of the Navy shall require that the terms of the transfer of a vessel under this section include a requirement that, in the event the President declares a national emergency pursuant to the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), the transferee of the vessel shall, upon request of the Secretary of Defense, return the vessel to the United States and that, in such a case, unless the transferee is otherwise notified by the Secretary, title to the vessel shall revert immediately to the United States.(e) Repeal of Superseded Requirements and Authorities.—(1) Section 1011 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104–106; 110 Stat. 421) is repealed.(2) Section 1011 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105–261; 112 Stat. 2118) is repealed.