[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 39 (Thursday, February 27, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S1182]
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                         ARM 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. 19-76 
     concerning the Army's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance to the Government of Jordan for defense articles 
     and services estimated to cost $300 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. 19-76

     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 Jordan.
       (ii) Total Estimated Value:
       Major Defense Equipment * $40 million.
       Other $260 million.
       Total $300 million.
       (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
     Services under Consideration for Purchase: Advanced Field 
     Artillery Tactical Data System (AFATDS) including hardware, 
     software, and associated services.
       Major Defense Equipment (MDE): Up to seven hundred (700) 
     AFATDS Software License Copies with a Tailored, International 
     Ballistic Kernel.
       Non-MDE: Also included are up to two hundred (200) each 
     laptop and table computers, ancillary computer mounting 
     hardware, battery kits and chargers, printers, scanners, 
     network routers and communication hardware, modems, two 
     hundred fifty (250) each diesel fueled 5 kilowatt auxiliary 
     power units (APUs), one hundred (100) each diesel fueled 
     electrical power generators, fifty (50) each model 7800-HF 
     150-Watt high frequency radios, five hundred (500) each model 
     7850-MB 50-Watt multiband (UHF & VHF) radios, five hundred 
     fifty (550) each model 7850-MB IO-Watt multiband (UHF & VHF) 
     radios, all the required cables and components, required 
     engineering and installation services, operations, 
     integration, and maintenance services, contractor furnished 
     support, communications support equipment, tools and test 
     equipment, training, U.S. Government technical/logistical 
     Support, contractor technical support, spares and support 
     equipment, and other related elements of logistical and 
     program support services.
       (iv) Military Department: Army (JO-B-YBJ).
       (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: JO-B-WYB.
       (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: February 25, 
     2020.
       *As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control 
     Act.


                          Policy Justification

  Jordan--Artillery Command, Control and Communications (C3) Equipment

       The Government of Jordan has requested to buy up to seven 
     hundred (700) Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System 
     (AFATDS) software license copies with a tailored, 
     international ballistic kernel. Also included are up to two 
     hundred (200) each laptop and table computers, ancillary 
     computer mounting hardware, battery kits and chargers, 
     printers, scanners, network routers and communication 
     hardware, moderns, two hundred fifty (250) each diesel fueled 
     5 kilowatt auxiliary power units (APUs), one hundred (100) 
     each diesel fueled electrical power generators, fifty (50) 
     each model 7800-HF 150- Watt high frequency radios, five 
     hundred (500) each model 7850-MB 50-Watt multiband (UHF & 
     VHF) radios, five hundred fifty (550) each model 7850-MB IO-
     Watt multiband (UHF & VHF) radios, all the required cables 
     and components, required engineering and installation 
     services, operations, integration, and maintenance services, 
     contractor furnished support, communications support 
     equipment, tools and test equipment, training, U.S. 
     Government technical/logistical Support, contractor technical 
     support, spares and support equipment, and other related 
     elements of logistical and program support services. The 
     estimated cost is $300 million.
       This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and 
     national security of the United States by helping to improve 
     the security of an important Major Non-NATO ally in the 
     region. This sale is consistent with U.S. initiatives to 
     provide key partners in the region with modern systems that 
     will enhance interoperability with U.S. forces and increase 
     security.
       The proposed upgrade will allow the Jordan Armed Forces 
     (JAF) to fire Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System-
     Alternative Warhead (GMLRS-AW) rockets using a digital fire 
     control system. The expansion will ensure uniformity among 
     all indirect fire systems used by the JAF. The upgrade and 
     expansion of the AFATDS fire control system will allow the 
     JAF to defend its borders and ground forces with indirect 
     fire weapon systems. This proposed sale will advance the 
     JAF's efforts to modernize its military and to enhance 
     interoperability with U.S., allied, and coalition military 
     forces. Jordan will have no difficulty absorbing these 
     defense articles and services into its armed forces.
       The proposed sale will not alter the basic military balance 
     in the region.
       The prime contractors for the AFATDS and supporting 
     equipment include Raytheon Company and the Harris Company. 
     There are no known offset agreements in connection with this 
     potential sale.
       Implementation of this sale will not require the assignment 
     of any U.S. Government or contractor representatives to 
     Jordan.
       There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness 
     as a result of this proposed sale.


                         Transmittal No. 19-76

     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. All equipment, documentation, software and associated 
     information proposed in this sale is UNCLASSIFIED.
       2. The AFATDS software and tailored, international 
     ballistic kernel included in this proposed sale will be 
     formally tested to verify release for export and to verify 
     the excision of any and all elements not authorized for 
     release or export to Jordan.
       3. If a technologically advanced adversary were to obtain 
     knowledge of the hardware and software elements, the 
     information could be used to develop countermeasures or 
     equivalent systems which might reduce system effectiveness or 
     be used in the development of a system with similar or 
     advanced capabilities.
       4. A determination has been made that the Jordan 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.

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