PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

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You cannot transfer, sell, lease, loan, or give a U.S. naval ship that is over 3,000 tons or less than 20 years old to another country unless Congress passed a law after August 5, 1974 that allows it. If a law allows a lease or loan, that lease or loan must follow the rules in the Arms Export Control Act or the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. If a law names one specific ship, the Secretary of Defense may swap in another ship of the same class if it has almost the same capabilities. If a law allows a certain number of ships in a class to be disposed of, only that number may be sent. Smaller or older ships can be transferred under existing law, but only after the Secretary of the Navy sends a written notice to the Senate and House Armed Services Committees and then waits 30 continuous session days. The 30-day count is only broken if Congress adjourns sine die (ends the session), and days when either House is out of session because of an adjournment longer than three days to a specific date are not counted.

Title 10, §8677

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(a)Larger or Newer Vessels.—

A naval vessel that is in excess of 3,000 tons or that is less than 20 years of age may not be disposed of to another nation (whether by sale, lease, grant, loan, barter, transfer, or otherwise) unless the disposal of that vessel, or of a vessel of the class of that vessel, is authorized by law enacted after August 5, 1974. A lease or loan of such a vessel under such a law may be made only in accordance with the provisions of chapter 6 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2796 et seq.) or chapter 2 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2311 et seq.). In the case of an authorization by law for the disposal of such a vessel that names a specific vessel as being authorized for such disposal, the Secretary of Defense may substitute another vessel of the same class, if the vessel substituted has virtually identical capabilities as the named vessel. In the case of an authorization by law for the disposal of vessels of a specified class, the Secretary may dispose of vessels of that class pursuant to that authorization only in the number of such vessels specified in that law as being authorized for disposal.

(b)Other Vessels.—

(1)A naval vessel not subject to subsection (a) may be disposed of to another nation (whether by sale, lease, grant, loan, barter, transfer, or otherwise) in accordance with applicable provisions of law, but only after—

(A)the Secretary of the Navy notifies the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives in writing of the proposed disposition; and

(B)30 days of continuous session of Congress have expired following the date on which such notice is sent to those committees.

(2)For purposes of paragraph (1)(B), the continuity of a session of Congress is broken only by an adjournment of the Congress sine die, and the days on which either House is not in session because of an adjournment of more than 3 days to a day certain are excluded in the computation of such 30-day period.

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The Arms Export Control Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 90–629, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1320, as amended. Chapter 6 of that Act is classified generally to subchapter VI (§ 2796 et seq.) of chapter 39 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 2751 of Title 22 and Tables. The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 87–195, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 424, as amended. Chapter 2 of part II of that Act is classified generally to part II (§ 2311 et seq.) of subchapter II of chapter 32 of Title 22. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 2151 of Title 22 and Tables.

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2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 7307 of this title as this section. 2006—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 109–364 substituted “disposal of that vessel, or of a vessel of the class of that vessel, is authorized” for “disposition of that vessel is approved” and inserted at end “In the case of an authorization by law for the disposal of such a vessel that names a specific vessel as being authorized for such disposal, the Secretary of Defense may substitute another vessel of the same class, if the vessel substituted has virtually identical capabilities as the named vessel. In the case of an authorization by law for the disposal of vessels of a specified class, the Secretary may dispose of vessels of that class pursuant to that authorization only in the number of such vessels specified in that law as being authorized for disposal.” 1999—Subsec. (b)(1)(A). Pub. L. 106–65 substituted “and the Committee on Armed Services” for “and the Committee on National Security”. 1996—Subsec. (b)(1)(A). Pub. L. 104–106 substituted “Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on National Security of the House of Representatives” for “Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives”.

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of 2018 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of

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and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.

§8677 Disposals to Foreign Nations

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