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[Pages S4694-S4695]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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 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 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)(5)(C) of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA),
as amended, we are forwarding Transmittal No. 19-0H. This
report relates to enhancements or upgrades from the level of
sensitivity of
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technology or capability described in the Section 36(b)(l)
AECA certification 16-01 of December 16, 2015.
Sincerely,
Charles W. Hooper,
Lieutenant General, USA, Director.
Enclosures.
Transmittal No. 19-0H
Report of Enhancement or Upgrade of Sensitivity of Technology
or Capability (Sec. 36(b)(5)(c), AECA)
(i) Purchaser: Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative
Office (TECRO).
(ii) Sec. 36(b)(l), AECA Transmittal No.: 16-01.
Date: December 16, 2015.
Military Department: Army.
(iii) Description: On December 16, 2015, Congress was
notified by Congressional certification transmittal number
16-01, of the possible sale under Section 36(b)(1) of the
Arms Export Control Act of seven hundred sixty-nine (769) TOW
2B Aero Radio Frequency (RF) Missiles (BGM-71F-Series). This
proposed sale also includes fourteen (14) Radio Frequency
(RF) TOW 2b Aero (BGM-71F-Series) Fly-to-Buy Missiles for lot
acceptance testing, forty-six (46) Improved Target
Acquisition System (ITAS) Launchers, four (4) Improved Target
Acquisition System (ITAS) launcher spares, Missile Support
Equipment, Government Furnished Equipment, Technical Manuals/
Publications, Spare Parts, Tool and Test Equipment, Trainers,
Training, U.S. Government Technical Support/Integrated
Logistical Support, Contractor Technical Support, and other
associated equipment and services. The estimated total cost
was $268 million. Major Defense Equipment (MDE) constituted
$237 million of this total.
This transmittal notifies the inclusion of the following
MDE items: (1) an additional one thousand two hundred forty
(1,240) TOW 28 Aero, Radio Frequency (RF) missiles (BGM-71F-
Series); (2) an additional fourteen (14) TOW 2B Aero, Radio
Frequency (RF) missiles (BGM-71F-Series) Fly-to-Buy missiles;
(3) an additional fifty-eight (58) Improved Target
Acquisition System (ITAS); and (4) one hundred (100)
M1167A1Bl HMMWVs. Also included are missile support
equipment, government-furnished equipment, technical manuals/
publications, spare parts, tool and test equipment, training,
U.S. Government technical support/logistical support,
contractor technical support, and other related elements of
logistics and program support. These inclusions will increase
the MDE value by $241.2 million resulting in a new MDE cost
of $478.2 million. The new total case value will be $567.2
million.
(iv) Significance: This notification will allow the
recipient to improve its security and defensive capability.
(v) Justification: This proposed sale serves U.S. national,
economic, and security interests by supporting the
recipient's continuing efforts to modernize its armed forces
and enhance its 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.
(vi) Sensitivity of Technology: The statement contained in
the original AECA 36(b)(1) transmittal applies to the MDE
items reported here.
(vii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: July 8, 2019.
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