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S. 3052: Naval Vessel Transfer Act of 2008

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S. 3052: Naval Vessel Transfer Act of 2008

110th Congress · introduced 2008-05-22 · International Affairs · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 949.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2008-05-22 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 949. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Naval Vessel Transfer Act of 2008

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Naval Vessel Transfer Act of 2008 - Authorizes the President to transfer on a grant basis to: (1) Pakistan, the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class guided missile frigate MCINERNEY; (2) Greece, the OSPREY class minehunter coastal ships OSPREY and ROBIN; (3) Chile, the KAISER class oiler ANDREW J. HIGGINS; and (4) Peru, the NEWPORT class amphibious tank landing ships FRESNO and RACINE. 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 two years after enactment of this Act.

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Official text

Naval Vessel Transfer Act of 2008

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] · 1 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 3052, Naval Vessel Transfer Act of 2008 (2008-08-08); CBO cost estimate: S. 3052, Naval Vessel Transfer Act of 2008 (2008-08-08)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-s3052 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110