[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 146 (Thursday, September 12, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5469-S5470]
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 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. 19-38 
     concerning the Air Force's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance to the Government of Morocco for defense articles 
     and services estimated to cost $209 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.

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                         Transmittal No. 19-38

     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 Morocco.
       (ii) Total Estimated Value:
       Major Defense Equipment * $187 million.
       Other $22 million.
       Total $209 million.
       (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
     Services under Consideration for Purchase:
       Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
       Five thousand eight hundred and ten (5,810) MK82-1 Bomb 
     (Tritonal).
       Three hundred (300) MK84-4 Bomb (Tritonal).
       One hundred and five (105) Joint Direct Attack Munitions 
     (JDAM) KMU-572F/B Tail Kits.
       One hundred eighty (180) MXU-651B/B Air Foil Group (AFG), 
     GBU-10.
       Four thousand one hundred twenty five (4,125) MXU-650C/B 
     AFG, GBU-12.
       Four thousand three hundred and five (4,305) MAU-169L/B 
     Computer Control Group (CCG), GBU-10,-12,-16.
       Five thousand one hundred seventy-eight (5,178) FMU-152 
     Fuze.
       Non-MDE: Also included are flares M-206, Flares MJU-7A/B, 
     Impulse Cartridges BBU-36, Impulse Cartridges BBU-351B, Bomb 
     Sensor DSU-33C/B, chaff, bomb components, spares, repair 
     parts, support equipment, publications and technical 
     documentation, engineering technical and support services, 
     and other related elements of logistics, transportation, and 
     program support.
       (iv) Military Department: Air Force (MO-D-AAG and MO-D-
     AAE).
       (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: MO-D-SAY.
       (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: September 11, 
     2019.
       *As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control 
     Act.


                          POLICY JUSTIFICATION

                  Morocco--Additional F-16 Ammunition

       The Government of Morocco has requested a possible sale of 
     five thousand eight hundred and ten (5,810) MK82-1 Bombs 
     (Tritonal); three hundred (300) MK84-4 Bombs (Tritonal); one 
     hundred and five (105) Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) 
     KMU-572F/B Tail Kits; one hundred eighty (180) MXU-651B/B Air 
     Foil Groups (AFG), GBU-10; four thousand one hundred twenty 
     five (4,125) MXU-650C/B AFGs, GBU-12; four thousand three 
     hundred and five (4,305) MAU-169L/B Computer Control Groups 
     (CCG), GBU-10, -12, -16; and five thousand one hundred 
     seventy-eight (5,178) FMU-152 Fuzes. Also included are flares 
     M-206, Flares MJU-7A/B, Impulse Cartridges BBU-36, Impulse 
     Cartridges BBU-35/B, Bomb Sensor DSU-33C/B, chaff, bomb 
     components, spares, repair parts, support equipment, 
     publications and technical documentation, engineering 
     technical and support services, and other related elements of 
     logistics, transportation, and program support. The estimated 
     cost is $209 million.
       This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and 
     national security of the United States by helping to improve 
     the security of a major Non-NATO ally that continues to be an 
     important force for political stability and economic progress 
     in Africa.
       The proposed sale will improve Morocco's capability to meet 
     current and future threats of terror from violent extremist 
     organizations prevalent throughout the region. Additionally, 
     the additional munitions provided by this sale will improve 
     interoperability with the United States and other regional 
     allies and enhance Morocco's ability to undertake coalition 
     operations, as it has done in the past in flying sorties 
     against ISIS in Syria and Iraq. Morocco will have no 
     difficulty absorbing these additional munitions and services 
     into its armed forces.
       The proposed sale of this equipment will not alter the 
     basic military balance in the region.
       The principal contractors will be Raytheon USA, Orbital ATK 
     (USA), General Dynamics, Kilgore Cheming Groupe (USA), 
     Cheming Groupe (USA), and Kaman Precision Products (USA). The 
     purchaser typically requests offsets, however there are no 
     known offset agreements at this time in connection with this 
     potential sale.
       Implementation of this proposed sale will not require U.S. 
     Government or contractor representatives to be assigned to 
     Morocco.
       There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness 
     as a result of this proposed sale.


                         Transmittal No. 19-38

     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. Sensitive and/or classified (up to SECRET) elements of 
     the proposed sale include munitions and support equipment: 
     MK82-1 Bomb (Tritonal), MAU-169L/B, MXU-651B/B, MXU-650C/B, 
     Fuzes FMU-152A/B, and JDAM MK-84 KMU-572 F/B. The hardware, 
     software, and data identified are classified to protect 
     vulnerabilities, design and performance parameters, and other 
     similar critical information.
       2. GBU-10/12/16/58 Paveway II (PWII), a Laser Guided Bomb 
     (LGB), is a maneuverable, free-fall weapon that guides to a 
     spot of laser energy reflected off the target. The LGB is 
     delivered like a normal general purpose (GP) warhead, and the 
     semi-active guidance corrects for many of the normal errors 
     inherent in any delivery system. Laser designation for the 
     LGB consists of a Computer Control Group (CCG) that is not 
     warhead specific, and a warhead specific Air Foil Group (AFG) 
     that attaches to the nose and tail of a GP bomb body. The 
     PWII can use either the FMU-152 or FMU-139D/B fuzes. The 
     overall weapon is CONFIDENTIAL. The GBU-10 is a 2,000 lb (MK-
     84 or BLU-117 B/B) GP bomb body fitted with the MXU-650 AFG, 
     and MAU-209C/B or MAU-168L/B CCGs to guide to its laser 
     designated target. MK-82 bomb body's hardware are 
     UNCLASSIFIED.
       3. Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) is a Joint Service 
     weapon which uses an onboard GPS-aided Inertial Navigation 
     System (INS) Guidance Set with a MK82, MK83, MK84, BLU-109, 
     BLU-100, BLU-111, BLU-117, BLU-126 (Navy) or BLU-129 warhead. 
     The Guidance Set, when combined with a warhead and 
     appropriate fuze, forms a JDAM Guided Bomb Unit (GBU). The 
     JDAM Guidance Set gives these bombs adverse weather 
     capability with improved accuracy. The JDAM weapon can be 
     delivered from modest standoff ranges at high or low 
     altitudes against a variety of land and surface targets 
     during the day or night. After release, JDAM autonomously 
     guides to a target using the resident GPS-aided INS guidance 
     system. JDAM is capable of receiving target coordinates via 
     preplanned mission data from the delivery aircraft, by 
     onboard aircraft sensors (i.e. FLIR, Radar, etc.) during 
     captive carry, or from a third party source via manual or 
     automated aircrew cockpit entry. The JDAM as an All Up Round 
     is UNCLASSIFIED; technical data for JDAM is classified up to 
     SECRET.
       4. Joint Programmable Fuze (JPF) FMU-152 is a multi-delay, 
     multi-arm and proximity sensor compatible with general 
     purpose blast, frag and hardened-target penetrator weapons. 
     The JPF settings are cockpit selectable in flight when used 
     with JDAM weapons.
       5. If a technologically advanced adversary were to obtain 
     knowledge of the specific hardware and software elements, the 
     information could be used to develop countermeasures that 
     might reduce weapon system effectiveness or be used in the 
     development of a system with similar or advanced 
     capabilities.
       6. A determination has been made that Morocco 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.
       7. All defense articles and services listed in this 
     transmittal are authorized for release and export to the 
     Government of Morocco.

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