To provide for the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign recipients, and for other purposes

A BILL

To provide for the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign recipients, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.

In this Act, the term `appropriate congressional committees' means--

(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and

(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.

TITLE I--TRANSFER OF EXCESS UNITED STATES NAVAL VESSELS

SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

This title may be cited as the `Naval Vessel Transfer Act of 2013'.

SEC. 102. TRANSFER OF NAVAL VESSELS TO CERTAIN FOREIGN RECIPIENTS.

(a) Transfers by Grant-

(1) 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. 2321j), subject to paragraph (2), as follows:

(A) MEXICO- To the Government of Mexico, the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class guided missile frigates USS CURTS (FFG-38) and USS MCCLUSKY (FFG-41).
(d) Alternative Transfer Authority- Notwithstanding the authority provided in subsections (a), (b), and (c) to transfer specific vessels to specific countries, the President is authorized to transfer any vessel named in this title to any country named in this section, subject to the same conditions that would apply for such country under this section, such that the total number of vessels transferred to such country does not exceed the total number of vessels authorized for transfer to such country by this section.
(e) 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 subsection (a) or (c) shall not be counted against the aggregate value of excess defense articles transferred in any fiscal year under section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j).
(f) Costs of Transfers- Any expense incurred by the United States in connection with a transfer authorized by this section shall be charged to the recipient notwithstanding section 516(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j(e)).
(g) 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 recipient 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 recipient, performed at a shipyard located in the United States.
(h) Expiration of Authority- The authority to transfer a vessel under this section shall expire at the end of the 3-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 204. REVISION OF STATUTORY REFERENCES TO FORMER NATO SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS AND RELATED NATO AGREEMENTS.


Section 21(e)(3) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761(e)(3)) is amended--
(1) by striking `Maintenance and Supply Agency of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization' both places it appears and inserting `North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Support Organization and its executive agencies';
(2) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking `weapon system partnership agreement' and inserting `support partnership agreement'; and
(3) in subparagraph (C)(i)(II), by striking `a specific weapon system' and inserting `activities'.

SEC. 205. INCREASE IN ANNUAL LIMITATION ON TRANSFER OF EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES.


Section 516(g)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j(g)(1)) is amended by striking `$425,000,000' and inserting `$500,000,000'.