S.Amdt. 2360

SA 2360. Mr. MENENDEZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize appropriations for fiscal
year 2019 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year,
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the end of subtitle B of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1018. TRANSFER OF EXCESS NAVAL VESSEL TO BAHRAIN.

(a) Transfer by Grant.--The President is authorized to
transfer to the Government of Bahrain the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY
class guided missile frigate ex-USS ROBERT G. BRADLEY (FFG-
49) on a grant basis under section 516 of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j).
(b) Grant Not Counted in Annual Total of Transferred Excess
Defense Articles.--The value of the vessel transferred to the
Government of Bahrain on a grant basis pursuant to authority
provided by subsection (a) shall not be counted against the
aggregate value of excess defense articles transferred in any
fiscal year under section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j).
(c) Costs of Transfer.--Any expense incurred by the United
States in connection with the transfer authorized by this
section shall be charged to the Government of Bahrain
notwithstanding section 516(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j(e)).
(d) Repair and Refurbishment in United States Shipyards.--
To the maximum extent practicable, the President shall
require, as a condition of the transfer of a vessel under
this section, that the Government of Bahrain have such repair
or refurbishment of the vessel as is needed, before the
vessel joins the naval forces of that country, performed at a
shipyard located in the United States, including a United
States Navy shipyard.
(e) Expiration of Authority.--The authority to transfer a
vessel under this section shall expire at the end of the
three-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of
this Act.
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