,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gja  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bb1        
#bjai,mr4 ,conaway introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to provide for the transfer of 
the ,,tarawa class amphibious ship ,,uss
 ,,nassau 7,,lha-#d7 to ,japan4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,friend,s,h,i,p ,act4  #b4 ,transfer
 of the ,,tarawa class amphibious ship  
,,uss ,,nassau 7,,lha-#d7 to ,japan  7a7
 ,transfer by sale or grant ,the        
,president is authorized to transfer the
 ,,tarawa class amphibious ship ,,uss   
,,nassau 7,,lha-#d7 to ,japan on a sale 
basis under section #ba of the ,arms    
,export ,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4    
#bgfa7 or on a grant basis under section
 #eaf of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act  
of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcba;j74  7b7  
,costs of transfers ,any expense        
incurred by the ,united ,states in      
connection with a transfer authorized by

 this section shall be charged to the   
recipient notwithstanding section       
#eaf7;e7 of the ,foreign ,assistance    
,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4            
#bcba;j7e774  7c7 ,repair and           
refurbishment in united states shipyards
 ,to the maximum extent practicable1 the
 ,president shall require1 as a         
condition of the transfer of a vessel   
under this section1 that the recipient  
to which the vessel is transferred have 
such repair or refurbishment of the     
vessel as is needed1 before the vessel  
joins the naval forces of that          
recipient1 performed at a shipyard      
located in the ,united ,states1         
including a ,united ,states ,navy       
shipyard4  7d7 ,expiration of authority 
,the authority to transfer a vessel     
under this section shall expire at the  
end of the #c-year period beginning on  
the date of the enactment of this ,act4