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ARMS SALES NOTIFICATION
Mr. MENENDEZ. 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 objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows:
Defense Security
Cooperation Agency,
Arlington, VA. Hon. Robert Menendez, Chairman, Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: Pursuant to the reporting requirements of Section 36(b)(5)(A) of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA), as amended, we are forwarding Transmittal No. 0Q-21. 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 16-58 of November 17, 2016.
Sincerely,
James A. Hursch,
Director.
Enclosures.
Transmittal No. 0Q-21
Report of Enhancement or Upgrade of Sensitivity of Technology or Capability (Sec. 36(b)(5)(A), AECA)
(i) Prospective Purchaser: Government of Qatar.
(ii) Sec. 36(b)(1). AECA Transmittal No.: 16-58; Date: November 17, 2016; Military Department: Navy; Funding Source: National Funds.
(iii) Description: On November 17, 2016, Congress was notified by Congressional certification transmittal number 16-58 of the possible sale under Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA) of Major Defense Equipment (MDE): seventy-two (72) F-15QA aircraft; one hundred forty-four
(144) F-110-GE-129 aircraft engines; eighty (80) Advanced Display Core Processor II (ADCP II); eighty (80) Digital Electronic Warfare Suites (DEWS); eighty (80) M61A ``Vulcan'' gun systems; eighty (80) Link-16 systems; one hundred sixty
(160) Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems (JHMCS); three hundred twelve (312) LAU-128 missile launchers; eighty (80) AN/APG-82(V)1 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radars; one hundred sixty (160) Embedded GPS/Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) (EGI); eighty (80) AN/AAQ-13 LANTIRN navigation pods with containers; eighty (80) AN/AAQ-33 SNIPER Advanced Targeting Pods with containers (MDE Determination Pending); eighty (80) AN/AAS-42 Infrared Search and Track Systems (IRST) (MDE Determination Pending); two hundred (200) AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles; seventy (70) AIM-9X Captive Air Training Missiles (CATM); eight (8) AIM-9X Special Training Missiles; twenty (20) CATM AIM-9X missile Guidance Units; twenty (20) AIM-9X Tactical Guidance Kits; two hundred fifty
(250) AIM-120C7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles
(AMRAAM); five (5) AIM-120C7 spare Guidance Kits; one hundred
(100) AGM-88 High Speed Anti-Radiation Missiles (HARM); forty
(40) AGM-88 HARM CATMs; two hundred (200) AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapons (JSOW); eighty (80) AGM-84L-1 Standoff Strike Anti-Ship missiles (Harpoon); ten (10) Harpoon exercise missiles; two hundred (200) AGM-65H/K (Maverick) missiles; five hundred (500) GBU-38 Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) Guidance Kits; five hundred (500) GBU-31
(V1) JDAM Guidance Kits; two hundred fifty (250) GBU-54 Laser JDAM Guidance Kits; two hundred fifty (250) GBU-56 Laser JDAM Guidance Kits; five hundred (500) BLU-111B bombs; five hundred (500) BLU-117B bombs; six (6) MK-82 inert bombs; and one thousand (1,000) FMU-152 Joint Programmable Fuses. Also included were ACMI (P5) Training Pods; Reece Pods (DB-110); Conformal Fuel Tanks (CFTs); Identification Friend/Foe (IFF) system; AN/AVS-9 Night Vision Goggles (NVG); ARC-210 UHF/UVF radios; LAU-118(v)1/A; LAU-117-AV2A; associated ground support; training materials; mission critical resources and maintenance support equipment; the procurement for various weapon support and test equipment spares; technical publications; personnel training; simulators and other training equipment; U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical and logistics support services; and other related elements of logistical and program support. The total estimated value was $21.1 billion. Major Defense Equipment (MDE) constituted $11.5 billion of this total.
This transmittal reports the inclusion of an additional one
(1) AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) (MDE). The MDE value will remain $11.5 billion. The total overall case value will remain $21.1 billion.
(iv) Significance: This notification is being provided to report the inclusion of an MDE item not previously notified. The proposed article and services will support Qatar's efforts to strengthen its homeland defense, meet current and future threats, and provide greater security for its critical infrastructure inside of its current budget.
(v) Justification: This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national security objectives of the United States by helping to improve the security of a friendly country that continues to be an important force for political stability and economic progress in the Middle East.
(vi) Sensitivity of Technology: The Sensitivity of Technology statement contained in the original notification applies to items reported here.
(vii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: March 24, 2022.
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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 53
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