[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 129 (Tuesday, July 30, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5188-S5189]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        ARMS SALES NOTIFICATION

  Mr. RISCH. Madam 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. 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. 19-30, 
     concerning the Air Force's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance to the Government of India for defense articles 
     and services estimated to cost $670 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,
                                                Charles W. Hooper,
                                Lieutenant General, USA, Director.
       Enclosures.


                         Transmittal No. 19-30

     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: Government of India.

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       (ii) Total Estimated Value:
       Major Defense Equipment * $0 million.
       Other $670 million.
       Total $670 million.
       (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
     Services under Consideration for Purchase:
       Major Defense Equipment (MDE): None.
       Non-MDE: C-17 follow-on support includes spares and repair 
     parts; support equipment; personnel training and training 
     equipment; publications and technical documentation; support 
     and test equipment; U.S. Government-and contractor 
     engineering, technical and logistical support services; and 
     other related elements of logistics and program support.
       (iv) Military Department: Air Force IN-D-QAC.
       (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: IN-D-SAC, IN-D-SAE.
       (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: None.
       (viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: July 26, 2019.
       * As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control 
     Act.


                          POLICY JUSTIFICATION

               India--C-17 Sustainment Follow-On Support

       The Government of India has requested to buy equipment for 
     C-17 follow-on support, to include spares and repair parts; 
     support equipment; personnel training and training equipment; 
     publications and technical documentation; support and test 
     equipment; U.S. Government and contractor engineering, 
     technical and logistical support services; and other related 
     elements of logistics and program support. The total 
     estimated program cost is $670 million.
       This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and 
     national security of the United States by helping to 
     strengthen the U.S.-Indian strategic relationship and to 
     improve the mobility capabilities of a major defensive 
     partner which continues to be an important force for 
     political stability, peace, and economic progress in the 
     Inda-Pacific and South Asia region.
       India needs this follow-on support to maintain its 
     operational readiness and ability to provide Humanitarian 
     Assistance and Disaster Relief (HA/DR) assistance in the 
     region. India will have no difficulty absorbing this support 
     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 the Boeing Corporation, 
     Chicago, Illinois. There are no known offset agreements 
     proposed in connection with this potential sale, however, the 
     purchaser typically requests offsets. Any offset agreement 
     will be defined in negotiations between the purchaser and the 
     prime contractor.
       Implementation of this proposed sale will require the 
     assignment of one U.S. Government representative and 23 
     contractor representatives to India.
       There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness 
     as a result of this proposed sale.

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