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 118 STAT. 2040 PUBLIC LAW 108–375—OCT. 28, 2004 (direct and indirect) incurred by the Navy in preparing an obsolete service craft or an obsolete boat for exchange or sale, including the cost of the following: ‘‘(1) Towing. ‘‘(2) Storage. ‘‘(3) Defueling. ‘‘(4) Removal and disposal of hazardous wastes. ‘‘(5) Environmental surveys to determine the presence of regulated materials containing polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) and, if such materials are found, the removal and disposal of such materials. ‘‘(6) Other costs related to such preparation. ‘‘(e) OBSOLETE SERVICE CRAFT.—For purposes of this section, an obsolete service craft is a service craft that has been stricken from the Naval Vessel Register. ‘‘(f) INAPPLICABILITY OF ADVERTISING REQUIREMENT.—Section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5) does not apply to sales of service craft and boats described in subsection (a). ‘‘(g) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of the Navy shall prescribe regulations for the purposes of this section.’’. (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 7311 the following new item: ‘‘7312. Service craft stricken from Naval Vessel Register; obsolete boats: use of pro ceeds from exchange or sale.’’. (b) APPLICABILITY.—Section 7312 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to amounts received on or after the date of the enactment of this Act and to amounts received before the date of the enactment of this Act and not obligated as of that date. SEC. 1013. TRANSFER OF NAVAL VESSELS TO CERTAIN FOREIGN RECIPIENTS. (a) TRANSFERS BY GRANT.—The President is authorized to transfer vessels to foreign recipients on a grant basis under section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j), as follows: (1) CHILE.—To the Government of Chile, the SPRUANCE class destroyer USS O’BANNON (DD–987). (2) PORTUGAL.—To the Government of Portugal, the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class guided missile frigates GEORGE PHILIP (FFG–12) and SIDES (FFG–14). (b) TRANSFERS BY SALE.—The President is authorized to transfer vessels to foreign recipients on a sale basis under section 21 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761), as follows: (1) CHILE.—To the Government of Chile, the SPRUANCE class destroyer FLETCHER (DD–992). (2) TAIWAN.—To the Taipei Economic and Cultural Rep resentative Office of the United States (which is the Taiwan instrumentality designated pursuant to section 10(a) of the Taiwan Relations Act (22 U.S.C. 3309(a))), the ANCHORAGE class dock landing ship ANCHORAGE (LSD–36). (c) 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) shall not be counted against the aggregate value of excess defense articles transferred to countries in any fiscal President. 10 USC 7312 note.

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