by law, restock the inventory of the Armed Forces of the United States with equivalent quantities of aircraft and other equipment so transferred. 2

2 The last sentence in sec. 501 was added by sec. 807(b) of the Department of Defense Appro

priation Authorization Act, 1978 (Public Law 95-79; 91 Stat. 334).

t. Authorization for an Improved U.S./Soviet Direct
Communication Link

Public Law 99-85 [S.J. Res. 108], 99 Stat. 286, approved August 8, 1985

JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizing the Secretary of Defense to provide to the Soviet Union, on a reimbursable basis, equipment and services necessary for an improved United States/Soviet Direct Communication Link for crisis control. Whereas section 1123(a) of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1983 (Public Law 97-252), directed the Secretary of Defense "to conduct a full and complete study and evaluation of possible initiatives for improving the containment and control of the use of nuclear weapons, particularly during crises; Whereas the Congress directed that the same study should address several specific measures for building confidence between the United States and the Soviet Union, including an improved Direct Communications Link for crisis control;

Whereas the Secretary of Defense responded to that congressional mandate with a report entitled "Report to the Congress on Direct Communications Links and Other Measures to Enhance Stability" in which the Secretary proposed several improvements to existing United States-Soviet mechanisms for the prevention and resolution of crises, including the addition of a facsimile capability to the United States/Soviet Union Direct Communications Link;

Whereas the President of the United States presented the recommendations of the Secretary of Defense to the Government of the Soviet Union in May 1983;

Whereas the United States and the Soviet Union commenced negotiations on bilateral communications improvements in August 1983, and on July 17, 1984, concluded the Exchange of Notes Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Concerning the Direct Communications Link Upgrade in which the two governments agreed to add a facsimile capability to the Direct Communications Link;

Whereas the Congress endorses that agreement and remains committed to all possible measures to facilitate the resolution of international crises and to limit the danger of conflict; Whereas the Secretary of Defense is responsible for the installation, maintenance, and operation of the Direct Communications Link equipment for the United States; and

Whereas the Exchange of Notes Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Concerning the Direct Communications Link Upgrade provides that the United States Government will provide to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, at cost, the equipment and services necessary for the Soviet Union part of the improved Direct Communications Link: Now, therefore, be it

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 [Department of Defense Appropriation Authorization Act, 1975; H.R. 14592], 88 Stat. 399, approved August 5, 1974; Public Law 94-457 [Naval Vessel Approval, S. 3734], 90 Stat. 1938, approved October 5, 1976; Public Law 96-513 [Defense Officer Personnel Management Act, S. 1918], 94 Stat. 2835, approved December 12, 1980; Public Law 99-83 [International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1985; S. 960], 99 Stat. 190, approved August 8, 1985; and by Public Law 101-510 [National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991, H.R. 4739], 104 Stat. 1704, approved November 5, 1990

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) A 2 naval vessel in excess of 3,000 3 tons or less than 20 years of age may not be sold, leased, granted, loaned, bartered, transferred, or otherwise disposed of to another nation unless the disposition of that vessel is approved by law enacted after August 5, 1974,5 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.Č. 2796 et seq.) or chapter 2 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2311 et seq.).6

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. 1484(b)(4)(A)(i) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 104 Stat. 1716) struck out "After August 5, 1974, no" and inserted in lieu thereof "A". Previously, sec. 513(28) of Public Law 96-513 (94 Stat. 2933), inserted "August 5, 1974" in lieu of "the date of enactment of this paragraph".

3 Sec. 2 of Public Law 94-457 (90 Stat. 1938), inserted "3,000" in lieu of “2,000".

4 Sec. 1484(b)(4)(A)(ii) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 104 Stat. 1716) inserted "not" after "may".

5 Sec. 1484(b)(4)(A)(iii) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 104 Stat. 1716) further amended this section by striking out "disposition thereof has been approved by law enacted after such date," and inserting in lieu thereof “disposition of that vessel is approved by law enacted after August 5, 1974".

6 The words to this point, beginning with "except" were added by sec. 122 of Public Law 99-83 (99 Stat. 204).

(2) A 7 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 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 30-day period.

↑ Sec. 1484(b)4)(B) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law

101-510; 104 Stat. 1716) struck out “After August 5, 1974, any" and inserted in lieu thereof "A". Previously, sec. 513(28) of Public Law 96-513 (94 Stat. 2933), inserted “August 5, 1974" in lieu of "the date of enactment of this paragraph”.