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HR 6649 112th Congress House

Naval Vessels Transfer Act of 2012

Official title: To provide for the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign recipients.

Introduced: December 11, 2012 See on congress.gov
International Affairs AsiaBuy American requirementsLatin AmericaMarine and inland water transportation
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MexicoMilitary assistance, sales, and agreementsMilitary facilities and propertyTaiwanThailand
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 1, 2013
Received in the Senate.
Dec 31, 2012
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 31, 2012
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7508)
Dec 31, 2012
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7508)
Dec 31, 2012
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6649.
Dec 31, 2012
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7508-7511)
Dec 31, 2012
Ms. Ros-Lehtinen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Dec 11, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Dec 11, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 1, 2013

Received in the Senate.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Naval Vessels Transfer Act of 2012 - Authorizes the President to transfer on a grant basis to: (1) Mexico, the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class guided missile frigates CURTS and MCCLUSKY; (2) Thailand, the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class guided missile frigates RENTZ and VANDEGRIFT; and (3) Turkey, the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class guided missile frigates HALYBURTON and THACH.

Authorizes the President to transfer on a sale basis the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class guided missile frigates TAYLOR, GARY, CARR, and ELROD to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office of the United States (which is the Taiwan instrumentality designated pursuant to the Taiwan Relations Act).

Authorizes the President to transfer any vessel named in this Act to any country named in this Act such that the total number of vessels transferred to such country does not exceed the total number of vessels authorized for transfer to such country by this Act.

States that: (1) the value of such vessels transferred on a grant basis shall not be counted against the aggregate value of excess defense articles transferred to countries in any fiscal year under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; (2) transfer costs shall be charged to the recipient; and (3) to the maximum extent practicable, the country to which a vessel is transferred shall have necessary vessel repair and refurbishment carried out at U.S. shipyards (including U.S. Navy shipyards).

Terminates transfer authority three years after enactment of this Act.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6649: Naval Vessels Transfer Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6649/
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"H.R. 6649: Naval Vessels Transfer Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6649/.
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H.R. 6649, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6649/.
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