US Congress House Bill 6649 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on January 1 2013 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2013-01-01 - Received in the Senate.
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Naval Vessels Transfer Act of 2012 - Authorizes the President to transfer on a grant basis to: (1) Mexico, the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class guided missile frigates CURTS and MCCLUSKY; (2) Thailand, the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class guided missile frigates RENTZ and VANDEGRIFT; and (3) Turkey, the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class guided missile frigates HALYBURTON and THACH. Authorizes the President to transfer on a sale basis the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class guided missile frigates TAYLOR, GARY, CARR, and ELROD to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office of the United States (which is the Taiwan instrumentality designated pursuant to the Taiwan Relations Act). Authorizes the President to transfer any vessel named in this Act to any country named in this Act 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 Act. States that: (1) the value of such vessels transferred on a grant basis shall not be counted against the aggregate value of excess defense articles transferred to countries in any fiscal year under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; (2) transfer costs shall be charged to the recipient; and (3) to the maximum extent practicable, the country to which a vessel is transferred shall have necessary vessel repair and refurbishment carried out at U.S. shipyards (including U.S. Navy shipyards). Terminates transfer authority three years after enactment of this Act.

Naval Vessels Transfer Act of 2012

Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R-FL]

Rep. Howard Berman [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-01-01	Senate	Received in the Senate.
2012-12-31	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2012-12-31	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7508)
2012-12-31	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6649.
2012-12-31	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7508-7511)
2012-12-31	House	Ms. Ros-Lehtinen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2012-12-11	House	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/6649/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr6649/BILLS-112hr6649ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr6649/BILLS-112hr6649eh.pdf