FriendSHIP Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 701 To provide for the transfer of the TARAWA class amphibious ship USS NASSAU (LHA–4) to Japan. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 22, 2019 Mr. CONAWAY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To provide for the transfer of the TARAWA class amphibious ship USS NASSAU (LHA–4) to Japan. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘FriendSHIP Act’’. 4 SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF THE TARAWA CLASS AMPHIBIOUS 5 SHIP USS NASSAU (LHA–4) TO JAPAN. 6 (a) TRANSFER BY SALE OR GRANT.—The President 7 is authorized to transfer the TARAWA class amphibious 8 ship USS NASSAU (LHA–4) to Japan on a sale basis 9 under section 21 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:19 Jan 31, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H701.IH H701 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 701 IH U.S.C. 2761) or on a grant basis under section 516 of 1 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j). 2 (b) COSTS OF TRANSFERS.—Any expense incurred by 3 the United States in connection with a transfer authorized 4 by this section shall be charged to the recipient notwith- 5 standing section 516(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 6 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j(e)). 7 (c) REPAIR AND REFURBISHMENT IN UNITED 8 STATES SHIPYARDS.—To the maximum extent prac- 9 ticable, the President shall require, as a condition of the 10 transfer of a vessel under this section, that the recipient 11 to which the vessel is transferred have such repair or re- 12 furbishment of the vessel as is needed, before the vessel 13 joins the naval forces of that recipient, performed at a 14 shipyard located in the United States, including a United 15 States Navy shipyard. 16 (d) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority to 17 transfer a vessel under this section shall expire at the end 18 of the 3-year period beginning on the date of the enact- 19 ment of this Act. 20 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:19 Jan 31, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H701.IH H701 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS