§7306. Vessels stricken from Naval Vessel Register; captured vessels: transfer by gift or otherwise

(a) Authority To Make Transfer.-Subject to subsections (c) and (d) of section 602 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 474), the Secretary of the Navy may transfer, by gift or otherwise, any vessel stricken from the Naval Vessel Register, or any captured vessel, to-

(1) any State, Commonwealth, or possession of the United States or any municipal corporation or political subdivision thereof;

(2) the District of Columbia; or

(3) any not-for-profit or nonprofit entity.

(b) Vessel To Be Maintained in Condition Satisfactory to Secretary.-An agreement for the transfer of a vessel under subsection (a) shall include a requirement that the transferee will maintain the vessel in a condition satisfactory to the Secretary.

(c) Transfers To Be at No Cost to United States.-Any transfer of a vessel under this section shall be made at no cost to the United States.

(d) Notice to Congress.-(1) No transfer under this section takes effect unless-

(A) notice of the proposal to make the transfer is sent to Congress; and

(B) 60 days of continuous session of Congress have expired following the date on which such notice is sent to Congress.

(2) For purposes of paragraph (1)(B), the continuity of a session of Congress is broken only by an 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 60-day period.

(Added Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title VIII, §824(b), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1709 .)

Prior Provisions

A prior section 7306, acts Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 452 ; Nov. 8, 1965, Pub. L. 89–348, §1(10), 79 Stat. 1311 ; Nov. 2, 1966, Pub. L. 89–718, §42, 80 Stat. 1120 ; Nov. 29, 1989, Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title XVI, §1616, 103 Stat. 1602 , related to use of vessels stricken from the Naval Vessel Register for experimental purposes, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–160, §824(b). See section 7306a of this title.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in title 42 section 6939d.