[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 10 (Wednesday, January 17, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S248-S249]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
ARMS SALES NOTIFICATION
Mr. CORKER. 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 congent 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. Bob Corker,
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. 17-61,
concerning the Army's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and
Acceptance to Saudi Arabia for defense articles and services
estimated to cost $500 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.
Gregory M. Kausner,
(for Charles W. Hooper, Lieutenant General, USA, Director).
Enclosures.
Transmittal No. 17-61
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: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment * $0 million.
Other $500 million.
Total $500 million.
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE): None.
Non-MDE: Continued participation, technical assistance, and
support in the Patriot Legacy Field Surveillance Program
(FSP); the Patriot Advanced Capability 3 (PAC-3) FSP; and the
Patriot Engineering Services Program (ESP). Also included are
Patriot and HAWK Missile System spare parts and repair and
return management services and component repairs, and other
related elements of logistics and program support.
(iv) Military Department: Army (SR-B-ZAT, ZAS, BDN A2, WAK
AS, and subsequent cases).
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: SR-B-UAJ Al.
(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: January 17, 2018.
*As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control
Act.
Policy Justification
Saudi Arabia--Continuation of Missile System Support Services
The Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has requested
a possible purchase for continued participation, technical
assistance, and support in the Patriot Legacy Field
Surveillance Program (FSP); the Patriot Advanced Capability 3
(PAC-3) FSP;
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and the Patriot Engineering Services Program (ESP). Also
included are Patriot and HAWK Missile System spare parts and
repair and return management services and component repairs,
and other related elements of logistics and program support.
The total estimated program cost is $500 million.
This proposed sale will support U.S. foreign policy and
national security objectives by helping to improve the
security of a friendly country which has been, and continues
to be, an important force for political stability and
economic growth in the Middle East. This potential sale is a
continuation of current support. Saudi Arabia will have no
difficulty absorbing this equipment and support into its
armed forces.
The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not
alter the basic military balance in the region.
The principal contractors are Lockheed Martin, Bethesda, MD
for the FSP and Raytheon Company, Andover, MA for the ESP.
There are no known offset agreements proposed in connection
with this potential sale.
Implementation of this proposed sale will not require the
permanent assignment of any U.S. Government or contractor
representatives to Saudi Arabia. Support teams of 4-10 people
will travel to the country on a temporary basis for 1-3 weeks
at a time.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness
as a result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 17-61
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 Patriot Legacy and PAC-3 FSP programs assist
international customers to maintain the readiness of their
systems. These programs include the shared programs and
country unique costs such as the Stockpile Reliability Test
(SRT) and Missile Recertification programs. Services include
the storage and aging program, surveillance firing program,
the Patriot PAC-3 Missile Support Center (P3MSC), program
support and a parts library.
2. As a participating international partner in the Patriot
Engineering Services Program (ESP), Saudi Arabia is granted
access to information such as engineering changes in
development and under consideration, schedules for important
events such as procurement and fielding of Patriot system
improvements, development of Post Deployment Build (PDB)
software, and a comprehensive program to address the issue of
loss of sources of supply and advanced technology and their
impact on availability of components. The program provides
funding for the publication effort to incorporate country
specific changes to Technical Manuals (TM). Preparation of
all necessary Country specific TM change pages based on the
latest version of the USG Department of Army Technical
Manuals (DATMs) that support PDB requirements and the
existing Repair Parts and Special Tools Lists (RPSTLs). Tasks
include technical writing, illustrating, editing and quality
review of all changes in accordance with Technical
Information Operating Procedures (TIOPS). Organizational
Maintenance, Intermediate maintenance and repair parts are
covered. Preparation of change pages documenting any upgrades
to the existing manuals. These manuals shall include and
document any configuration changes as identified resulting in
a new manual. Examples of country specific tasks include
country unique communication studies and analysis,
specialized training for operations and maintenance personnel
for new versions (builds) of system software, power
generation trade studies, country unique publications, and in
country technical and logistical support for system
modifications.
3. Increasing Patriot and Hawk spares support provides
Saudi Arabia the capability to sustain and bolster missile
system operations through the purchase of spares, consumable
repair parts, support equipment, supplies, and maintenance.
Included is support for the procurement and transportation of
classified parts that are part of Saudi Arabia's current
Patriot and Hawk Missile System configurations, with a
highest classification of CONFIDENTIAL.
4. If a technologically advanced adversary obtains
knowledge of the specific hardware and software source code
in this proposed sale, the information could be used to
develop countermeasures or equivalent systems that might
reduce weapon system effectiveness or be used in the
development of a system with similar or advanced
capabilities.
5. A determination has been made that Saudi Arabia 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.
6. All defense articles and services listed in this
transmittal are authorized for release and export to the
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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