September 10, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 144 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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                        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. 19-50 
     concerning the Air Force'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 $8.0 billion. After this letter is 
     delivered to your office, we plan to issue a news release to 
     notify the public of this proposed sale.
           Sincerely,
                                                Gregory M. Kausner
       (For Charles W. Hooper, Lieutenant General, USA, Director).
       Enclosures.


                         transmittal no. 19-50

     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 * $5.1 billion.
       Other $2.9 billion.
       Total $8.0 billion.
       (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
     Services under Consideration for Purchase:
       Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
       Sixty-six (66) F-16C/D Block 70 Aircraft.
       Seventy-five (75) F110 General Electric Engines (includes 9 
     spares).
       Seventy-five (75) Link-16 Systems (includes 9 spares).
       Seventy-five (75) Improved Programmable Display Generators 
     (iPDG) (includes 9 spares).

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       Seventy-five (75) APG-83 Active Electronically Scanned 
     Array (AESA) Radars (includes 9 spares).
       Seventy-five (75) Modular Mission Computers 7000AH 
     (includes 9 spares).
       Seventy-five (75) LN-260 Embedded GPS/INS (includes 9 
     spares).
       Seventy-five (75) M61 Vulcan 20mm Guns (includes 9 spares).
       One-hundred thirty-eight (138) LAU-129 Multipurpose 
     Launchers.
       Six (6) FMU-139D/B Fuze for Guided Bombs.
       Six (6) FMU-139D/B Inert Fuze for Guided Bombs.
       Six (6) FMU-152 Fuze for Guided Bombs.
       Six (6) MK-82 Filled Inert Bombs for Guided Bombs.
       Three (3) KMU-572 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) Tail 
     Kits, GBU-38/54.
       Non-MDE: Also included are seventy-five (75) AN/ALE-47 
     Countermeasure Dispensers (includes 9 spares); one-hundred 
     twenty (120) ALE-50 towed decoy or equivalent; seventy-five 
     (75) APX-126 Advanced Identification Friend or Foe (includes 
     9 spares); seventy-five (75) AN/ALQ-211 A(V)4 Airborne 
     Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare Suite (AIDEWS) or 
     equivalent (includes 9 spares); EW Line Replaceable Unit 
     (LRU) and Standard Electronic Module (SEM) spares; one 
     hundred fifty (150) ARC-238 radios (includes 18 spares); 
     Secure Communications and Cryptographic Appliques including 
     seventy-three (73) KIV-78 cryptographic COMSEC devices, and 
     ten (10) AN/PYQ-10 Simple Key Loaders (SKLs) for COMSEC; 
     three (3) Joint Mission Planning Systems (JMPS); twenty-seven 
     (27) Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems (JHMCS) II with 
     Night Vision Device (NVD) compatibility or Scorpion Hybrid 
     Optical-based Inertial Tracker (HObIT) helmet mounted 
     cueing system with NVD compatibility; seventy (70) NVDs; 
     six (6) NVD spare image intensifier tubes; Cartridge 
     Actuated Devices/Propellant Actuated Devices (CAD/PAD); 
     cartridges; chaff; flares; three (3) each DSU-38A/B 
     Precision Laser Guidance Sensor (PLGS) for GBU-54 Laser 
     Joint Direct Attack Munition (LJDAM) integration; PGU-28A/
     B 20mm ammunition; telemetry units for integration and 
     test; bomb components; twenty (20) ground debriefing 
     stations; Electronic Combat International Security 
     Assistance Program (ECISAP) support including EW database 
     and Mission Data File (MDF) development (classified/
     unclassified); communications equipment; classified/
     unclassified spares, repair, support equipment, test 
     equipment, software delivery/support, personnel training, 
     training equipment, flight/tactics manuals, publications 
     and technical documentation; bomb racks; Organizational, 
     Intermediate and Depot level tooling; Pilot Life Support 
     Equipment (PLSE); Alternate Mission Equipment (AME); 
     ground training devices (including flight and maintenance 
     simulators); containers; development, integration, test 
     and engineering, technical and logistical support of 
     munitions; aircraft ferry; studies and surveys; 
     construction services; U.S. Government and contractor 
     engineering, technical and logistical support services; 
     and other related elements of logistics, program and 
     sustainment support.
       (iv) Military Department: Air Force (TW-D-QCA).
       (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: TW-D-SKA, TW-D-QBZ.
       (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: August 20, 2019.
       * As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control 
     Act.


                          policy justification

Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States 
                   (TECRO)--F-16C/D Block 70 Aircraft

       TECRO has requested to purchase sixty-six (66) F-16C/D 
     Block 70 aircraft; seventy-five (75) F110 General Electric 
     Engines (includes 9 spares); seventy-five (75) Link-16 
     Systems (includes 9 spares); seventy-five (75) Improved 
     Programmable Display Generators (iPDG) (includes 9 spares); 
     seventy-five (75) APG-83 Active Electronically Scanned Array 
     (AESA) Radars (includes 9 spares); seventy-five (75) Modular 
     Mission Computers 7000AH (includes 9 spares); seventy-five 
     (75) LN-260 Embedded GPS/INS (includes 9 spares); seventy-
     five (75) M61 Vulcan 20mm Guns (includes 9 spares); one-
     hundred thirty-eight (138) LAU-129 Multipurpose Launchers; 
     six (6) FMU-139D/B Fuze for Guided Bombs; six (6) FMU-139D/B 
     Inert Fuze for Guided Bombs; six (6) FMU 152 Fuze for Guided 
     Bombs: six (6) MK-82 Filled Inert Bombs for Guided Bombs; and 
     three (3) KMU-572 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) Tail 
     Kits, GBU-38/54. Also included are seventy-five (75) AN/ALE-
     47 Countermeasure Dispensers (includes 9 spares); one-hundred 
     twenty (120) ALE-50 towed decoy or equivalent; seventy-five 
     (75) APX-126 Advanced Identification Friend or Foe (includes 
     9 spares); seventy-five (75) AN/ALQ-211 A(V)4 Airborne 
     Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare Suite (AIDEWS) or 
     equivalent (includes 9 spares); EW Line Replaceable Unit 
     (LRU) and Standard Electronic Module (SEM) spares; one 
     hundred fifty (150) ARC-238 radios (includes 18 spares); 
     Secure Communications and Cryptographic Appliques including 
     seventy-three (73) KIV-78 cryptographic COMSEC devices, and 
     ten (10) AN/PYQ-10 Simple Key Loaders (SKLs) for COMSEC; 
     three (3) Joint Mission Planning Systems (JMPS); twenty-seven 
     (27) Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems (JHMCS) II with 
     Night Vision Device (NVD) compatibility or Scorpion Hybrid 
     Optical-based Inertial Tracker (HOb1T) helmet mounted cueing 
     system with NVD compatibility; seventy (70) NVDs; six (6) NVD 
     spare image intensifier tubes; Cartridge Actuated Devices/
     Propellant Actuated Devices (CAD/PAD); cartridges; chaff; 
     flares; three (3) each DSU-38A/B Precision Laser Guidance 
     Sensor (PLGS) for GBU-54 Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition 
     (LJDAM) integration; PGU-28A/B 20mm ammunition; telemetry 
     units for integration and test; bomb components; twenty (20) 
     ground debriefing stations; Electronic Combat International 
     Security Assistance Program (ECISAP) support including EW 
     database and Mission Data File (MDF) development (classified/
     unclassified); communications equipment; classified/
     unclassified spares, repair, support equipment, test 
     equipment, software delivery/support, personnel training, 
     training equipment, flight/tactics manuals, publications and 
     technical documentation; bomb racks; Organizational, 
     Intermediate and Depot level tooling; Pilot Life Support 
     Equipment (PLSE); Alternate Mission Equipment (AME); ground 
     training devices (including flight and maintenance 
     simulators); containers; development, integration, test and 
     engineering, technical and logistical support of munitions; 
     aircraft ferry; studies and surveys; construction services; 
     U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical and 
     logistical support services; and other related elements of 
     logistics, program and sustainment support. The total 
     estimated program cost is $8.0 billion.
       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 modernize its armed forces and 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.
       This proposed sale will contribute to the recipient's 
     capability to provide for the defense of its airspace, 
     regional security, and interoperability with the United 
     States. The recipient currently operates the F-16A/B. The 
     recipient will have no difficulty absorbing this aircraft and 
     services into its arms forces.
       The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not 
     alter the basic military balance in the region.
       The principle contractor will be Lockheed Martin, 
     headquartered in Bethesda, MD. There are no known offset 
     agreements proposed. The purchaser typically requests 
     offsets. Any offset agreement would be defined in 
     negotiations between the purchaser and the contractor(s).
       Implementation of this proposed sale will require 
     assignment of a small number of U.S. Government 
     representatives (less than 20) and a modest number of 
     contractor representatives to the recipient to manage the 
     fielding and training for the program.
       There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness 
     as a result of this proposed sale.


                         transmittal no. 19-50

     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 F-16 Block 70 weapon system is unclassified, except 
     as noted below. The aircraft utilizes the F-16 airframe and 
     features advanced avionics and systems. It contains the 
     General Electric F110-129 engine, AN/APG-83 radar, digital 
     flight control system, embedded internal global navigation 
     system, Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems (JHMCS) II or may 
     include Scorpion Hybrid Optical-based Inertial Tracker 
     (HOb1T) with or without Night Vision Device (NVD) capability, 
     internal and external electronic warfare equipment, Advanced 
     IFF, LINK-16 datalink, operational flight trainer, and 
     software computer programs.
        2. Sensitive and/or classified (up to SECRET) elements of 
     the proposed F-16 Block 70 include hardware, accessories, 
     components, and associated software: Link 16 and ESHI 
     Terminals, Multipurpose Launcher (LAU-129), AN/ALQ-21 I A(V)4 
     AIDEWS EW system or equivalent, Advanced Identification 
     Friend or Foe (AIFF), Cryptographic Appliques (KIV-78), Dual-
     Band AN/ARC-238 UHF/VHF Radios, Joint Mission Planning 
     System, F-16 Block 70 Simulator, Avionics I-Level Test 
     Station, F110 engine infrared signature, and Advanced 
     Interference Blanker Unit. Additional sensitive areas include 
     operating, tactics manuals, and maintenance technical orders 
     containing performance information, operating and test 
     procedures, and other information related to support 
     operations and repair. The hardware, software, and data 
     identified are classified to protect vulnerabilities, design 
     and performance parameters and other similar critical 
     information.
        3. AN/APG-83 is an Active Electronically Scanned Array 
     (AESA) radar upgrade for the F-16. It includes higher 
     processor power, higher transmission power, more sensitive 
     receiver electronics, and Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), 
     which creates higher-resolution ground maps from a greater 
     distance than existing mechanically scanned array radars 
     (e.g., APG-68). The upgrade features an increase in detection 
     range of air targets,

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     increases in processing speed and memory, as well as 
     significant improvements in all modes. The highest 
     classification of the radar is SECRET.
        4. Link-16 is a command, control, communications, and 
     intelligence (C3I) system incorporating high-capacity, jam-
     resistant, digital communication links for exchange of near 
     real-time tactical information, including both data and 
     voice, among air, ground, and sea elements.
        5. Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System II (JHMCS II) is a 
     modified HGU-55/P helmet that incorporates a visor-projected 
     Heads-Up Display (HUD) to cue weapons and aircraft sensors to 
     air and ground targets. This system projects visual targeting 
     and aircraft performance information on the back of the 
     helmet's visor, enabling the pilot to monitor this 
     information without interrupting his field of view through 
     the cockpit canopy. This provides improvement for close 
     combat targeting and engagement. Hardware is UNCLASSIFIED; 
     technical data and documents are classified up to SECRET.
        6. Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS) is a multi-
     platform PC based mission planning system. JMPS hardware is 
     UNCLASSIFIED but the software is classified up to SECRET.
        7. AN/ALQ-211 A(V)4 Airborne Integrated Defensive 
     Electronic Warfare Suite (AIDEWS) or equivalent provides 
     passive radar warning, wide spectrum Radio Frequency (RF) 
     jamming, and control and management of the entire Electronic 
     Warfare (EW) system. The system is anticipated to be internal 
     to the aircraft although mounted pod variants are used in 
     certain circumstances, The commercially developed system 
     software and hardware is UNCLASSIFIED. The system is 
     classified SECRET when loaded with a U.S. derived EW 
     database.
        8. Embedded GPS-INS (EGI) LN-260 is a sensor that combines 
     GPS and inertial sensor inputs to provide accurate location 
     information for navigation and targeting. The EGI LN- 260 is 
     UNCLASSIFIED. The GPS cryptovariable keys needed for highest 
     GPS accuracy are classified up to SECRET.
        9. AN/APX-126 Advanced Identification Friend or Foe (AIFF) 
     Combined Interrogator Transponder (CIT) is a system capable 
     of transmitting and interrogating Mode V. It is UNCLASSIFIED 
     unless/until Mode IV and/or Mode V operational evaluator 
     parameters are loaded into the equipment. Elements of the IFF 
     system classified up to SECRET include software object code, 
     operating characteristics, parameters, and technical data. 
     Mode IV and Mode V anti-jam performance specifications/data, 
     software source code, algorithms, and tempest plans or 
     reports will not be offered, released, discussed, or 
     demonstrated.
        10. Modular Mission Computer (MMC) 7000AH is the central 
     aircraft computer of the F-16. It serves as the hub for all 
     aircraft subsystems and avionics data transfer. The MMC 
     7000AH hardware and software are classified SECRET.
        11. Improved Programmable Display Generator (iPDG) and 
     color multifunction displays utilize ruggedized commercial 
     liquid crystal display technology that is designed to 
     withstand the harsh environment found in modern fighter 
     cockpits. The display generator is the fifth generation 
     graphics processor for the F-16. Through the use of state-of-
     the-art microprocessors and graphics engines, it provided 
     orders of magnitude increases in throughput, memory, and 
     graphics capabilities. The hardware and software are 
     UNCLASSIFIED.
        12. AN/AVS-9 Night Vision Goggles (NVG) are 3rd generation 
     aviation NVG offering higher resolution, high gain, and photo 
     response to near infrared. Hardware is UNCLASSIFIED, and 
     technical data and documentation to be provided are 
     UNCLASSIFIED.
        13. KIV-78 is a crypto applique for IFF. The hardware is 
     UNCLASSIFIED unless loaded with Mode 4 classified elements.
        14. AN/ARC-238 radio with HAVE QUICK II is a voice 
     communications radio system and considered UNCLASSIFIED 
     without HAVE QUICK II. HAVE QUICK II employs cryptographic 
     technology that is classified SECRET. Other waveforms may be 
     included as needed. Classified elements include operating 
     characteristics, parameters, technical data, and keying 
     material.
        15. LAU-129 Guided Missile Launcher is capable of 
     launching a single AIM-9 (Sidewinder) family of missile or 
     AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM). 
     The LAU-129 launcher provides mechanical and electrical 
     interface between missile and aircraft. There are five 
     versions produced strictly for foreign military sales. The 
     only difference between these launchers is the material they 
     are coated with or the color of the coating. This device is 
     UNCLASSIFIED.
        16. Laser JDAM (Joint Direct Attack Munitions) (GBU-54/56) 
     is a Joint Service weapon and has the capability to engage 
     targets moving at up to 70 mph. The LJDAM weapon consists of 
     a DSU-38/40 sensor, a JDAM guidance set installed on either a 
     non-thermal or thermal coated bomb body; and fuze. The DSU-
     38/40 consists of a laser spot tracker (same size and shape 
     as a DSU-33 proximity fuze), a cable connecting the DSU-38/40 
     to the basic JDAM guidance set, a cable cover, cable cover 
     tie down straps, modified tail kit door and wiring harness, 
     and associated modified JDAM software that incorporates 
     navigation and guidance flight software to support both LJDAM 
     and standard JDAM missions. FMU-152A/B, FMU-139 (all 
     variants) and dummy fuzes are the standard fuzes to be used 
     with this weapon. The quantities in this notification are for 
     testing and integration effort. The weapons components are 
     UNCLASSIFIED. Technical data and countermeasures/
     vulnerabilities are SECRET. The overall classification is 
     SECRET.
        17. MK-82 inert General Purpose (GP) bomb is a 500 pound, 
     inert, free-fall, unguided, low-drag weapon usually equipped 
     with the mechanical M904 (nose) and M905 (tail) fuzes or the 
     radar-proximity FMU-113 air-burst fuze. The MK-82 is designed 
     for soft, fragment sensitive targets and is not intended for 
     hard targets or penetrations. The explosive filling is 
     usually tritonal, though other compositions have sometimes 
     been used. The overall classification of the weapon and 904/
     905/FMU-1 13 fuzes are UNCLASSIFED.
        18. M61 20mm Vulcan Cannon is a six-barreled automatic 
     cannon chambered in 20x120mm with a cyclic rate of fire from 
     2,500-6,000 shots per minute. This weapon is a hydraulically 
     powered air cooled Gatling gun used to damage/destroy aerial 
     targets, suppress/incapacitate personnel targets and damage 
     or destroy moving and stationary light materiel targets. The 
     M61 and its components are UNCLASSIFIED.
        19. 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.
        20. 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.
        21. All defense articles and services listed in this 
     transmittal have been authorized for release and export to 
     the recipient.

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