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[Pages S5188-S5189]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
ARMS SALES NOTIFICATION
Mr. RISCH. Madam 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,
Arlington, VA.
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)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, as
amended, we are forwarding herewith Transmittal No. 19-30,
concerning the Air Force's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and
Acceptance to the Government of India for defense articles
and services estimated to cost $670 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,
Charles W. Hooper,
Lieutenant General, USA, Director.
Enclosures.
Transmittal No. 19-30
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: Government of India.
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(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment * $0 million.
Other $670 million.
Total $670 million.
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE): None.
Non-MDE: C-17 follow-on support includes spares and repair
parts; support equipment; personnel training and training
equipment; publications and technical documentation; support
and test equipment; U.S. Government-and contractor
engineering, technical and logistical support services; and
other related elements of logistics and program support.
(iv) Military Department: Air Force IN-D-QAC.
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: IN-D-SAC, IN-D-SAE.
(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: None.
(viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: July 26, 2019.
* As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control
Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
India--C-17 Sustainment Follow-On Support
The Government of India has requested to buy equipment for
C-17 follow-on support, to include spares and repair parts;
support equipment; personnel training and training equipment;
publications and technical documentation; support and test
equipment; U.S. Government and contractor engineering,
technical and logistical support services; and other related
elements of logistics and program support. The total
estimated program cost is $670 million.
This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and
national security of the United States by helping to
strengthen the U.S.-Indian strategic relationship and to
improve the mobility capabilities of a major defensive
partner which continues to be an important force for
political stability, peace, and economic progress in the
Inda-Pacific and South Asia region.
India needs this follow-on support to maintain its
operational readiness and ability to provide Humanitarian
Assistance and Disaster Relief (HA/DR) assistance in the
region. India will have no difficulty absorbing this support
into its armed forces.
The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not
alter the basic military balance in the region.
The prime contractor will be the Boeing Corporation,
Chicago, Illinois. There are no known offset agreements
proposed in connection with this potential sale, however, the
purchaser typically requests offsets. Any offset agreement
will be defined in negotiations between the purchaser and the
prime contractor.
Implementation of this proposed sale will require the
assignment of one U.S. Government representative and 23
contractor representatives to India.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness
as a result of this proposed sale.
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