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                        ARMS SALES NOTIFICATION

  Mr. RISCH. Mr. President, section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control 
Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain 
proposed arms

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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 still available to the full Senate, I ask unanimous 
consent to have printed in the Record the notifications that have been 
received. If the cover letter references a classified annex, then such 
an 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. James E. Risch,
     Chairman, Committee on Foreign Relations,
     U.S. Senate, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: Pursuant to the reporting requirements 
     of Section 36(b)(5)(C) of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA), 
     as amended, we are forwarding Transmittal No. 25-1G. This 
     notification relates to enhancements or upgrades from the 
     level of sensitivity of technology or capability described in 
     the Section 36(b)(1) AECA certification 22-35 of July 15, 
     2022.
           Sincerely,
                                                 Mary Beth Morgan,
                                (For Michael F. Miller, Director).
       Enclosure.


                         transmittal no. 25-1G

     Report of Enhancement or Upgrade of Sensitivity of Technology 
         or Capability (Sec. 36(B)(5)(C), AECA)
       (i) Prospective Purchaser: Government of Estonia.
       (ii) Sec. 36(b)(1), AECA Transmittal No.: 22-35.
       Date: July 15, 2022.
       Implementing Agency: Army.
       Funding Source: National Funds.
       (iii) Description: On July 15, 2022, Congress was notified 
     by congressional certification transmittal number 22-35, of 
     the possible sale under Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act, of six (6) M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket 
     System (HIMARS) Launchers; thirty-six (36) M30A2 Guided 
     Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Alternative Warhead 
     (AW) Missile Pods with Insensitive Munitions Propulsion 
     System (IMPS) and Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave--
     Directional Doppler Ranging (FMCW-DDR) Proximity Height-of-
     Burst (HOB) Sensor Capability; thirty-six (36) M31A2 GMLRS 
     Unitary High Explosive (HE) Missile Pods with IMPS and FMCW-
     DDR Proximity HOB Sensor Capability; thirty-six (36) XM403 
     Extended Range GMLRS (ER GMLRS) Alternative Warhead (AW) 
     Missile Pods with IMPS and Side Mounted Proximity Sensor 
     (SMPS) HOB Capability; thirty-six (36) XM404 ER GMLRS Unitary 
     Pods with IMPS and SMPS HOB Capability; and eighteen (18) M57 
     Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) Missile Pods. Also 
     included were M28A2 Low Cost Reduced Range Practice Rocket 
     (LCRRPR) pods; ruggedized laptops; training equipment; 
     publications for HIMARS and munitions/missiles; and other 
     related elements of program and logistics support. The total 
     estimated cost was $500 million. Major Defense Equipment 
     (MDE) constituted $455 million of this total.
       This transmittal notifies the inclusion of the following 
     additional MDE items: six (6) M142 High Mobility Artillery 
     Rocket Systems (HIMARS); two hundred fifty (250) M31A2 Guided 
     Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Unitary Alternative 
     Warhead (AW), unitary High Explosive missile pods with 
     Insensitive Munition Propulsion System (IMPS) capability; two 
     hundred fifty (250) M30A2 GMLRS AW missile pods with IMPS; 
     two hundred fifty (250) XM403 Extended Range (ER) GMLRS AW 
     missile pods with IMPS and Side Mounted Proximity Sensor 
     (SMPS) Height-of-Burst (HOB) capability; two hundred fifty 
     (250) XM404 ER GMLRS Unitary pods with IMPS and SMPS HOB 
     capability; and two hundred (200) M57 Army Tactical Missile 
     Systems (ATACMS). The following non-MDE items are also 
     included: M282 Low Cost Reduced Range Practice Rocket 
     (LCRRPR) pods; communications equipment; publications for 
     HIMARS and munitions/missiles; and other related elements of 
     program and logistics support. The estimated total value of 
     the new items is $4.23 billion. The estimated non-MDE value 
     will increase by $125 million to a revised $170 million. The 
     estimated total case value will increase by $4.23 billion to 
     a revised $4.73 billion. MDE constitutes $4.56 billion of 
     this total.
       (iv) Significance: This notification is being provided as 
     the additional MDE items were not enumerated in the original 
     notification. The inclusion of this MDE represents an 
     increase in capability over what was previously notified. The 
     proposed sale will improve Estonia's capability to meet 
     current and future threats and enhance its interoperability 
     with U.S. and other allied forces. It will also allow for 
     continued modernization of Estonia's armed forces while 
     expanding capability to strengthen homeland defense and deter 
     regional threats.
       (v) Justification: This proposed sale will support the 
     foreign policy and national security objectives of the United 
     States by improving the security of a NATO Ally that 
     continues to be an important force for political stability 
     and economic progress in Europe.
       (vi) Sensitivity of Technology: The Sensitivity of 
     Technology statement contained in the original notification 
     applies to items reported here.
       The highest level of classification of defense articles, 
     components, and services included in this potential sale is 
     SECRET.
       (vii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: September 26, 
     2025.

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