October 21, 2020 - Issue: Vol. 166, No. 180 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 2nd Session

[Pages S6372-S6373]
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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 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 objections, 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. 20-77 
     concerning the Army'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 $436.1 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,
                                                   Heidi H. Grant,
                                                         Director.
       Enclosures.


                         transmittal No. 20-77

     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* $357.5 million.
       Other $78.6 million.
       Total $436.1 million.
       (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
     Services under Consideration for Purchase:
       Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
       Eleven (11) High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) 
     M142 Launchers.
       Sixty-four (64) Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) M57 
     Unitary Missiles.
       Seven (7) M1152A1 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled 
     Vehicles (HMMWVs).
       Eleven (11) M240B Machine Guns, 7.62MM.
       Seventeen (17) International Field Artillery Tactical Data 
     Systems (IFATDS).
       Non-MDE: Also included are fifty-four (54) M28A2 Low Cost 
     Reduced Range Practice Rocket Pods (LCRRPR): eleven (11) M2A1 
     machine guns, .50 caliber: twenty-two (22) AN/NRC-92E dual 
     radio systems; seven (7) AN/NRC-92E dual radio ground 
     stations; fifteen (15) AN/VRC-90E single radio systems; 
     eleven (11) M1084A2 cargo Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles 
     (FMTV) Resupply Vehicles (RSV); two (2) M1089A2 cargo wrecker 
     FMTV RSV; eleven (11) M1095 trailer cargo FMTV, 5-ton; 
     support equipment; communications equipment; spare and repair 
     parts; test sets; laptop computers; training and training 
     equipment; publication; systems integration support technical 
     data; Stockpile Reliability Program (SRP); Quality Assurance 
     and Technical Assistance Teams; U.S. Government and 
     contractor technical, engineering, and logistics support 
     services; and other related elements of logistical and 
     program support.
       (iv) Military Department: Army (TW-B-ZDJ).
       (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: None.
       (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: October 21, 2020.
       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)--HIMARS, Support, and Equipment

       TECRO has requested to buy eleven (11) High Mobility 
     Artillery Rocket Systems

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     (HIMARS) M142 Launchers; sixty-four (64) Army Tactical 
     Missile Systems (ATACMS) M57 Unitary Missiles; seven (7) 
     M1152A1 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs); 
     eleven (11) M240B Machine Guns, 7.62MM; and seventeen (17) 
     International Field Artillery Tactical Data Systems (IFATDS). 
     Also included are fifty-four (54) M28A2 Low Cost Reduced 
     Range Practice Rocket Pods (LCRRPR); eleven (11) M2A1 machine 
     guns, .50 caliber; twenty-two (22) AN/NRC-92E dual radio 
     systems: seven (7) AN/NRC-92E dual radio ground stations; 
     fifteen (15) AN/VRC-90E single radio systems; eleven (11) 
     M1084A2 cargo Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) 
     Resupply Vehicles (RSV); two (2) M1089A2 cargo wrecker FMTV 
     RSV: eleven (11) M1095 trailer cargo FMTV, 5-ton; support 
     equipment; communications equipment; spare and repair parts; 
     test sets; laptop computers; training and training equipment; 
     publication; systems integration support; technical data; 
     Stockpile Reliability Program (SRP): Quality Assurance and 
     Technical Assistance Teams; U.S. Government and contractor 
     technical, engineering, and logistics support services; and 
     other related elements of logistical and program support. The 
     total estimated program cost is $436.1 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 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, economic 
     and progress in the region.
       The recipient will use this capability as a deterrent to 
     regional threats and to strengthen homeland defense. 
     Acquisition of HIMARS 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 these systems 
     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 Lockheed Martin Missile and 
     Fire Control, Grand Prairie, TX. The purchaser typically 
     requests offsets. Any offset agreement will be defined in 
     negotiations between the purchaser and the contractor.
       Implementation of this proposed sale will require the 
     assignment of U.S. Government and U.S. contractor 
     representatives in-country; seven (7) U.S. Government and 
     thirteen (13) U.S contractor representatives for a period of 
     1 month; two (2) U.S. Government and seven (7) U.S. 
     contractor representatives for a period of two months; and 
     five (5) U.S. contractor representatives for a period of one 
     year.
       There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness 
     as a result of this proposed sale.


                         transmittal no. 20-77

  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 M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) 
     is a C-130 transportable wheeled launcher mounted on a 5-ton 
     Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles truck chassis. HIMARS is 
     the modern Army-fielded version of the Multiple Launch Rocket 
     System (MLRS) M270 launcher, and can fire all of the MLRS 
     Family of Munitions (FOM) including Guided Multiple Launch 
     Rocket System (GMLRS) variants and the Army Tactical Missile 
     System (ATACMS). Utilizing the MLRS FOM, the HIMARS can 
     engage targets between 15 and 300 kilometers with GPS-aided 
     precision accuracy.
       2. The M57 Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS)--Unitary 
     is a conventional, semi-ballistic missile that utilizes a 
     500-pound high explosive warhead. It has an effective range 
     of between 70 and 300 kilometers, and has increased lethality 
     and accuracy over previous versions of the AT ACMS due to a 
     GPS/Precise Position System (PPS) aided navigation system.
       3. The International Field Artillery Tactical Data System 
     is the international export version of the Army's Advanced 
     Field Artillery Tactical Data System (AFATDS). It provides 
     networked and fully automated support for the planning, 
     coordination, control, and execution of fires and effects 
     such as mortars, field artillery, rockets and missiles, and 
     close air support. International versions are developed for 
     each customer unique to the weapon and targeting systems in 
     their inventory.
       4. The M1152A1 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle 
     (HMMWV) is a two-man wheeled vehicle primarily used for the 
     transport of personnel or as a shelter carrier.
       5. The M240B Machine Gun is a family of belt-fed gas-
     operated medium machine guns that chamber the 7.62x5l mm NATO 
     cartridge. It has been used extensively by the U.S. Army in 
     infantry companies and as a mounted weapon on ground 
     vehicles.
       6. The highest level of information required to facilitate 
     sale, training, operation, and maintenance of these systems 
     is classified SECRET.
       7. 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.
       8. 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.
       9. All defense articles and services listed in this 
     transmittal have been authorized for release and export to 
     the recipient.

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