PUBLIC LAW 104-106—FEB. 10, 1996 110 STAT. 421 Subtitle B—Naval Vessels and Shipyards SEC. 1011. IOWA CLASS BATTLESfflPS. (a) RETURN TO NAVAL VESSEL REGISTER. —The Secretary of the Navy shall list on the Naval Vessel Register, and maintain on such register, at least two of the Iowa-class battleships that were stricken from the register in February 1995. (b) SUPPORT. — The Secretary shall retain the existing logistical support necessary for support of at least two operational Iowa class battleships in active service, including technical manuals, repair and replacement parts, and ordnance. (c) SELECTION OF SHIPS. —The Secretary shall select for hsting on the Naval Vessel Register under subsection (a) Iowa class battleships that are in good material condition and can provide adequate fire support for an amphibious assault. (d) REPLACEMENT FIRE-SUPPORT CAPABILITY.—(1) If the Sec- Certification. retary of the Navy makes a certification described in paragraph Termination (2), the requirements of subsections (a) and (b) shall terminate, '^^*^- effective 60 days after the date of the submission of such certification. (2) A certification referred to in paragraph (1) is a certification submitted by the Secretary of the Navy in writing to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on National Security of the House of Representatives that the Navy has within the fleet an operational surface fire-support capability that equals or exceeds the fire-suppoil capability that the Iowa class battleships listed on the Naval Vessel Register pursuant to subsection (a) would, if in active service, be able to provide for Marine Corps amphibious assaults and operations ashore. SEC. 1012. TRANSFER OF NAVAL VESSELS TO CERTAIN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. (a) TRANSFERS BY GR\NT.— The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to transfer on a grant basis under section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 232Ij) frigates of the Oliver Hazard Perry class to other countries as follows: (1) To the Government of Bahrain, the guided missile frigate Jack Williams (FFG 24). (2) To the Government of Egypt, the frigate Copeland (FFG 25). (3) To the Government of Turkey, the frigates Clifton Sprague (FFG 16) and Antrim (FFG 20). (b) TRANSFERS BY LEASE OR SALE.—The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to transfer on a lease basis under section 61 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2796) or on a sale basis under section 21 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761) frigates of the Oliver Hazard Perry class to other countries as follows: (1) To the Government of Egypt, the frigate Duncan (FFG 10). (2) To the Government of Oman, the guided missile frigate Mahlon S. Tisdale (FFG 27). (3) To the Government of Turkey, the frigate Flatley (FFG 21). (4) To the Government of the United Arab Emirates, the guided missile frigate Gallery (FFG 26).
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