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 PUBLIC LAW 106-398—APPENDIX 114 STAT. 1654A-253 (9) One of those honored vessels, the CV-2, was lost at the Battle of the Coral Sea on May 8, 1942. (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS. —It is the sense of Congress that the CVN-77 aircraft carrier should be named the "U.S.S. Lexington"— (1) in order to honor the men and women who served in the Armed Forces of the United States during World War II and the incalculable number of United States citizens on the home front during that war who mobilized in the name of freedom; and (2) as a special tribute to the 16,000,000 veterans of the Armed Forces who served on land, sea, and air during World War II (of whom fewer than 6,000,000 remain alive today) and a lasting symbol of their commitment to freedom as they pass on having proudly taken their place in history. SEC. 1013. AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER NAVAL VESSELS TO CERTAIN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. (a) TRANSFERS BY GRANT.— 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. 232 Ij) as follows: (1) BRAZIL.— To the Government of Brazil— (A) the THOMASTON class dock landing ships ALAMO (LSD 33) and HERMITAGE (LSD 34); and (B) the GARCIA class frigates BRADLEY (FF 1041), DAVIDSON (FF 1045), SAMPLE (FF 1048) and ALBERT DAVID (FF 1050). (2) GREECE.— To the Government of Greece, the KNOX class frigates VREELAND (FF 1068) and TRIPPE (FF 1075). (b) TRANSFERS ON A COMBINED LEASE-SALE BASIS.—(1) The President is authorized to transfer vessels to foreign countries on a combined lease-sale basis under sections 61 and 21 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2796 and 2761) and in accordance with subsection (c) as follows: (A) CHILE. — To the Government of Chile, the OLIVER HAZ- ARD PERRY class guided missile frigates WADSWORTH (FFG 9), and ESTOCIN (FFG 15). (B) TURKEY.—To the Government of Turkey, the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class guided missile frigates JOHN A. MOORE (FFG 19) and FLATLEY (FFG 21). (2) The authority provided under paragraph (1)(B) is in addition to the authority provided under section 1018(a)(9) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106- 65; 113 Stat. 745) for the transfer of those vessels to the Government of Turkey on a sale basis under section 21 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761). (c) CONDITIONS RELATING TO COMBINED LEASE-SALE TRANS- FERS.— ^A transfer of a vessel on a combined lease-sale basis authorized by subsection (b) shall be made in accordance with the following requirements: (1) The President may initially transfer the vessel by lease, with lease payments suspended for the term of the lease, if the country entering into the lease for the vessel simultaneously enters into a foreign military sales agreement for the transfer of title to the vessel.

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