[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 113 (Monday, July 8, 2019)]
[Senate]
[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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