Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secre tary of Defense may provide to the Soviet Union, as provided in the Exchange of Notes Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Concerning the Direct Communications Link Upgrade, concluded on July 17, 1984, such equipment and services as may be necessary to upgrade or maintain the Soviet Union part of the Direct Communications Link agreed to in the Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and the Soviet Union signed June 20, 1963. The Secretary shall provide such equipment and services to the Soviet Union at the cost thereof to the United States.

SEC. 2. (a) The Secretary of Defense may use any funds available to the Department of Defense for the procurement of the equipment and providing the services referred to in the first section.

(b) Funds received from the Soviet Union as payment for such equipment and services shall be credited to the appropriate account of Department of Defense.

6. Laws Relating to Loan or Sale of Vessels to Foreign Countries

a. Public Law 84-1028 (Title 10, United States Code)

Partial text of Public Law 84-1028 [H.R. 7049], 70A Stat. 1, approved August 10, 1956; as amended by Public Law 93-365 [H.R. 14592], 88 Stat. 399, approved August 5, 1974; Public Law 94-457 [S. 3734], 90 Stat. 1938, approved October 5, 1976, Public Law 96-513 [S. 1918], 94 Stat. 2835, approved December 12, 1980, and by Public Law 99-83 [S. 960], 99 Stat. 190, approved August 8, 1985

Chapter 633.-NAVAL VESSELS

Sec. 7307. Restriction on disposal

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no battleship, aircraft carrier, cruiser, destroyer, or submarine of the Navy may be sold, transferred, or otherwise disposed of, unless the Chief of Naval Operations certifies that it is not essential to the defense of the United States.

(b) 1 (1) After August 5, 1954,2 no naval vessel in excess of 3,000 3 tons or less than 20 years of age may be sold, leased, granted, loaned, bartered, transferred, or otherwise disposed of to another nation unless the disposition thereof has been approved by law enacted after such date, 2 except that any lease or loan of such a vessel under such a law shall be made only in accordance with the provisions of chapter 6 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2796 et seq.) or chapter 2 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2311 et seq.).4

(2) After August 5, 1954,2 any naval vessel not subject to the provisions of paragraph (1) may be sold, leased, granted, loaned, bartered, transferred, or otherwise disposed of to another nation in accordance with applicable provisions of law only after the Secretary of the Navy, or his designee, has notified the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives in writing of the proposed disposition and 30 days of continuous session of Congress have expired following the date on which notice was transmitted to such committees. For purposes of this paragraph, the continuity of a session of Congress is broken only by an

1 Subsec. (b), amended by sec. 702 of Public Law 93-365, 88 Stat. 399 at 406, formerly read as follows:

"(b) Without authority from Congress granted after March 10, 1951, no battleship, aircraft carrier, cruiser, destroyer, or submarine that has not been stricken from the Naval Vessel Register under section 7304 of this title, nor any interest of the United States in such a vessel, may be sold, transferred, or otherwise disposed of under any law."

2 Sec. 513(28) of Public Law 96-513, 94 Stat. 2933, substituted "August 5, 1954" in lieu of "the date of enactment of this paragraph" and struck out "of enactment" after "such date".

3 Sec. 2 of Public Law 94-457, 90 Stat. 1938, substituted "3,000" in lieu of "2,000".

4 The words to this point, beginning with "except" were added by sec. 122 of Public Law 9983, 99 Stat. 204.

adjournment of the Congress sine die, and the days on which either House is not in session because of an adjournment of more than 3 days to a day certain are excluded in the computation of such 30day period.

EXECUTED PUBLIC LAWS

a. Netherlands-Public Law 82-510 [S. 3337], 66 Stat. 587, approved July 11, 1952.

b. Italy and France; Far Eastern and European Nations-Public Law 83-188 [S. 2277], 67 Stat. 363, approved August 5, 1953, as amended by Public Law 84-948 [H.R. 11613], 70 Stat. 967, approved August 3, 1956.

c. Turkey-Public Law 83-214 [S. 2539], 67 Stat. 471, approved August 7, 1953.

d. Brazil-Public Law 84-484 [H.R. 8100], 70 Stat. 105, approved April 6, 1956.

e. Netherlands and Venezuela-Public Law 85-220 [H.R. 6952], 71 Stat. 495, approved August 29, 1957.

f. NATO and the European Area; the Latin American and Far Eastern Areas-Public Law 85-532 [S. 3506], 72 Stat. 376; 50 U.S.C. App. 1878e-1878i, approved July 18, 1958.

g. Italy, Turkey, and the Republic of China-Public Law 86-57 [H.R. 3366], 73 Stat. 90; 50 U.S.C. App. 1878j-18781, approved June 23, 1959.

h. Republic of China-Public Law 86-482 [H.R. 9465], 74 Stat. 153; 50 U.S.C. App. 1878m-1878p, approved June 1, 1960.

i. Portugal, Spain, NATO, Southern Asia, and the Far Eastern Area-Public Law 87-387 [H.R. 7726], 75 Stat. 815; 50 U.S.C. App. 1878q-1878x, approved October 4, 1961.

j. Argentina, Brazil, China, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, The Netherlands, Peru, Spain, Thailand, and Turkey-Public Law 88437 [H.R. 11035], 78 Stat. 444; 50 U.S.C. App. 1878y-1878bb, approved August 14, 1964.

k. Italy, Spain, Argentina, Brazil, Turkey, and the PhilippinesPublic Law 89-324 [H.R. 7812], 79 Stat. 1214; 50 U.S.C. App. 1878cc-1878mm, approved November 5, 1965.

1. Republic of China-Public Law 89-398 [H.R. 7813], 80 Stat. 121; 50 U.S.C. App. 1878nn-1878ss, approved April 16, 1966.

m. Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Federal Republic of Germany, Greece, Republic of Korea, Portugal, Spain, and PeruPublic Law 90-224 [H.R. 6167], 81 Stat. 729; 50 U.S.C. App. 1878tt1878xx approved December 26, 1967.

n. Greece, Pakistan, Republic of Vietnam, and Turkey-Public Law 91-682 [H.R. 15728], 84 Stat. 2066; 50 U.S.C. App. 1878yy1878zz-3, approved January 12, 1971.

o. Spain, Turkey, Greece, Republic of Korea and Italy-Public Law 92-270 [H.R. 9526], 86 Stat. 118; 50 U.S.C. App. 1878zz-41878zz-8, approved April 6, 1972.

p. Argentina, Republic of China, Colombia, Germany, Greece, Iran, Republic of Korea, Pakistan, the Philippines, Spain, and Venezuela-Public Law 94-457 [S. 3734], 90 Stat. 1938, approved October 5, 1976.

q. Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Greece, Indonesia, Republic of Korea, Mexico, Peru, Philippines, and Spain-Public Law 96-150 [H.R. 5163], 93 Stat. 1091, approved December 20, 1979.

b. Transfer of Certain Naval Vessels

Public Law 97–342 [H.R. 7115], 96 Stat. 1641, approved October 15, 1982

AN ACT To authorize the transfer of nine naval vessels to certain foreign governments.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the approval of the Congress required by section 7307(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is hereby granted for the sale under section 21 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761) of a vessel of the United States Navy, as follows: the sale of one auxiliary dry dock of the ARD 12 class to the Government of Ecuador.

Sec. 2. (a) The approval of the Congress required by section 7307(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is hereby granted for the lease under chapter 6 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2796-2796c) of vessels of the United States Navy, as follows:

(1) The lease of two patrol combatants of the Asheville class to the Government of Colombia.

(2) The lease of three fast patrol boats of the Osprey class to the Government of the Dominican Republic.

(3) The lease of one oceanographic research ship of the Conrad class to the Government of Mexico.

(4) The lease of one destroyer tender of the Arcadia class to the Government of Pakistan.

(5) The lease of one destroyer tender of the Dixie class to the Government of Turkey.

(b)(1) Except as provided in section 3, section 62 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2796a) shall not apply with respect to the leases described in subsection (a) of this section.

(2) The requirement contained in section 61(a)(3) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2796(a)(3)) shall not apply to a lease described in subsection (a) of this section which would otherwise be subject to that requirement; however, any expense of the United States in connection with any such lease shall be charged to the government to which the vessel is leased.

(3) Notwithstanding section 321 of the Act of June 30, 1932 (40 U.S.C. 303b), the lease of a vessel described in subsection (a) of this section may provide, as part or all of the consideration for the lease, for the maintenance, protection, repair, or restoration of the vessel by the lessee.

Sec. 3. The approval to transfer naval vessels granted by this Act shall expire at the end of the two-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, but a lease for any such vessel which is entered into before the end of that period may be renewed in accordance with this Act, subject to the reporting requirement of section 62 of the Arms Export Control Act.