To provide for the transfer of the U.S.S. IOWA to the Port of Stockton, California.

Waives, with respect to the U.S.S. IOWA, specified provisions under prior defense authorization laws which require the continued listing of certain ships on the Naval Vessel Register.

Directs the Secretary of the Navy to: (1) strike the U.S.S. IOWA from the Register; and (2) transfer such ship to the Port of Stockton, California.

[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 492 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 492

To provide for the transfer of the U.S.S. IOWA to the Port of Stockton, 
                              California.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 1, 2005

  Mr. Pombo introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for the transfer of the U.S.S. IOWA to the Port of Stockton, 
                              California.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. TRANSFER OF U.S.S. IOWA.

    (a) Waiver of Requirement for Continued Listing on Naval Vessel 
Register.--The provisions of the following laws do not apply with 
respect to the U.S.S. IOWA (BB-61):
            (1) Section 1011 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
        for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 421).
            (2) Section 1011 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 112 
        Stat. 2118).
    (b) Transfer.--The Secretary of the Navy shall--
            (1) strike the U.S.S. IOWA (BB-61) from the Naval Vessel 
        Register; and
            (2) subject to the submission of a donation application for 
        that vessel that is satisfactory to the Secretary, transfer 
        that vessel to the Port of Stockton, California, subject to 
        subsections (b) and (c) of section 7306 of title 10, United 
        States Code.
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