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ARMS SALES NOTIFICATION

Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. President, section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control
Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain
proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification,
the Congress has 30 calendar days during which the sale may be
reviewed. The provision stipulates that, in the Senate, the
notification of proposed sales shall be sent to the chairman of the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
In keeping with the committee's intention to see that relevant
information is available to the full Senate, I ask unanimous consent to
have printed in the Record the notifications which have been received.
If the cover letter references a classified annex, then such annex is
available to all Senators in the office of the Foreign Relations
Committee, room SD-423.
There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in
the Record, as follows:

Defense Security

Cooperation Agency,

Washington, DC.
Hon. Robert Menendez,
Chairman, Committee on Foreign Relations,
U.S. Senate, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: Pursuant to the reporting requirements
of Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, as
amended, we are forwarding herewith Transmittal No. 22-45,
concerning the Navy's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and
Acceptance to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative
Office in the United States (TECRO) for defense articles and
services estimated to cost $355 million. After this letter is
delivered to your office, we plan to issue a news release to
notify the public of this proposed sale.
Sincerely,
James A. Hursch,
Director.
Enclosures.

Transmittal No. 22-45

Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to
Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, as
amended
(i) Prospective Purchaser: Taipei Economic and Cultural
Representative Office in the United States (TECRO).
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment* $285 million.
Other $70 million.
Total $355 million.
Funding Source: National Funds.
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase:

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Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Sixty (60) AGM-84L-1 Harpoon Block II Missiles.
Four (4) ATM-84L-1 Harpoon Block II Exercise Missiles.
Non-MDE: Also included are Harpoon Guidance Control Units
(GCUs); Harpoon Radar Seekers; Harpoon Radar Altimeters;
Harpoon Captive Air Test Missiles (CATMs); containers; spare
and repair parts; support and test equipment; publications
and technical documentation; personnel training and training
equipment; U.S. Government and contractor representatives'
technical assistance; engineering and logistics support
services; and other related elements of logistics support.
(iv) Military Department: Navy (TW-P-ALQ).
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: TW-P-LGB, TW-P-LGV.
(vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, Offered, or Agreed
to be Paid: None.
(vii) Sensitivity of Technology Contained in the Defense
Article or Defense Services Proposed to be Sold: See Attached
Annex.
(viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: September 2,
2022.
*As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control
Act.

Policy Justification

Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the
United States--AGM-84L-I Harpoon Block II Missiles
The Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in
the United States (TECRO) has requested to buy sixty (60)
AGM-84L-1 Harpoon Block II missiles and four (4) ATM-84L-1
Harpoon Block II exercise missiles. Also included are Harpoon
Guidance Control Units (GCUs); Harpoon Radar Seekers; Harpoon
Radar Altimeters; Harpoon Captive Air Test Missiles (CATMs);
containers; spare and repair parts; support and test
equipment; publications and technical documentation;
personnel training and training equipment; U.S. Government
and contractor representatives' technical assistance;
engineering and logistics support services; and other related
elements of logistics support. The estimated total cost is
$355 million.
This proposed sale is consistent with U.S. law and policy
as expressed in Public Law 96-8.
This proposed sale serves U.S. national, economic, and
security interests by supporting the recipient's continuing
efforts to maintain a credible defensive capability. The
proposed sale will help improve the security of the recipient
and assist in maintaining political stability, military
balance, and economic progress in the region.
The proposed sale will contribute to the modernization of
the recipient's capability to meet current and future threats
by providing a flexible solution to augment existing surface
and air defenses. The recipient will be able to employ a
highly reliable and effective system to counter or deter
maritime aggressions, coastal blockades, and amphibious
assaults. This equipment will contribute to the recipient's
goal of updating its military capability while further
enhancing interoperability with the United States and other
allies. The recipient will have no difficulty absorbing this
equipment into its armed forces.
The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not
alter the basic military balance in the region.
The principal contractor will be Boeing Company, St. Louis,
MO. The recipient has requested offsets. At this time,
agreements are undetermined and will be defined in
negotiations between the recipient and the contractor.
Implementation of this proposed sale will not require the
permanent assignment of any additional U.S. Government or
contractor representatives to recipient. Support teams will
travel to recipient on a temporary basis.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness
as a result of this proposed sale.

Transmittal No. 22-45

Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to
Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act

Annex Item No. vii

(vii) Sensitivity of Technology:
1. The Harpoon missile is a non-nuclear tactical weapons
system. It provides a day, night, and adverse weather,
standoff air-to-surface capability and is an effective Anti-
Surface Warfare missile.
2. The highest level of classification of defense articles,
components, and services included in this potential sale is
CONFIDENTIAL.
3. If a technologically advanced adversary were to obtain
knowledge of the hardware and software elements, the
information could be used to develop countermeasures or
equivalent systems, which might reduce system effectiveness
or be used in the development of a system with similar or
advanced capabilities.
4. A determination has been made that the recipient can
provide substantially the same degree of protection for the
sensitive technology being released as the U.S. Government.
This sale is necessary in furtherance of the U.S. foreign
policy and national security objectives outlined in the
Policy Justification.
5. All defense articles and services listed in this
transmittal have been authorized for release and export to
the recipient.

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