[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 83 (Monday, May 4, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2208-S2209]
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 unanimoas 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. 20-14, 
     concerning the Navy's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance to the Government of India for defense articles 
     and services estimated to cost $92 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. 20-14

     Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to 
         Section 36(b)(l) of the Arms Export Control Act, as 
         amended
       (i) Prospective Purchaser: Government of India.
       (ii) Total Estimated Value:
       Major Defense Equipment * $43 million.
       Other $49 million.
       Total $92 million.
       (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
     Services under Consideration for Purchase:
       Major Defense Equipment (MDE): Ten (10) AGM-84L Harpoon 
     Block II Air Launched Missiles.
       Non-MDE: Also included are containers, spare and repair 
     parts, support and test equipment, publications and technical 
     documentation, personnel training and training equipment, 
     Specialized Assignment Airlift Missions (SAAM), U.S. 
     Government and contractor representatives technical 
     assistance, engineering, and logistics support services, and 
     other related elements of logistics and program support.
       (iv) Military Department: Navy (IN-P-ABM).
       (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: IN-P-ABC.
       (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: April 13, 2020.
       *As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control 
     Act.


                          POLICY JUSTIFICATION

         India--AGM-84L Harpoon Air-Launched Block II Missiles

       The Government of India has requested to buy ten (10) AGM-
     84L Harpoon Block 11 air launched missiles. Also included are 
     containers, spare and repair parts, support and test 
     equipment, publications and technical documentation, 
     personnel training and training equipment, Specialized 
     Assignment Airlift Missions (SAAM), U.S. Government and 
     contractor representatives technical assistance, engineering, 
     and logistics support services, and other related elements of 
     logistics and program support. The estimated program cost is 
     $92 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 security of a major defensive partner, which 
     continues to be an important force for political stability, 
     peace, and economic progress in the lndo-Pacific and South 
     Asia region
       The proposed sale will improve India's capability to meet 
     current and future threats from enemy weapon systems. The 
     Harpoon missile system will be integrated into the P-8I 
     aircraft to conduct anti-surface warfare missions in defense 
     of critical sea lanes while enhancing interoperability with 
     the United States and other allied forces. India will use the 
     enhanced capability as a deterrent to regional threats and to 
     strengthen its homeland defense. India will have no 
     difficulty absorbing this equipment into its armed forces.
       The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not 
     alter the basic military balance in the region.
       The principal contractor will be The Boeing Company, St. 
     Louis, Missouri. There are no known offset agreements 
     proposed in connection with this potential sale. Any offset 
     agreement required by India will be defined in negotiations 
     between the purchaser and the contractor(s).
       Implementation of this proposed sale will not require the 
     assignment of additional U.S. Government and/or contractor 
     representatives to India; however, U.S. Government or 
     contractor personnel in-country visits will be required on a 
     temporary basis in conjunction with program technical 
     oversight and support requirements.
       There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness 
     as a result of this proposed sale.


                         Transmittal No. 20-14

  Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to Section 
                36(b)(l) of the Arms Export Control Act

                           Annex Item No. vii

       (vii) Sensitivity of Technology:
       1. The AGM-84L Harpoon Air Launched Block II Missile System 
     is classified CONFIDENTIAL. The Harpoon missile is a non-

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     nuclear tactical weapon system currently in-service in the 
     U.S. Navy and 29 other foreign nations. It provides a day, 
     night, adverse weather, stand-off air-to-surface capability 
     and is an effective Anti-Surface Warfare missile. The AGM-84L 
     incorporates components that are considered sensitive. These 
     elements are essential to the ability of the Harpoon missile 
     to selectively engage hostile targets under a wide range of 
     operations, tactical and environmental conditions. The 
     version being sold to the Government of India is a Coastal 
     Target Suppression land attack weapon. The following 
     components being conveyed by the proposed sale are considered 
     sensitive and are classified CONFIDENTIAL:
       a. The Radar Seeker.
       b. The GPS/INS System.
       c. Operational Flight Program Software.
       d. Missile operational characteristics and performance 
     data.
       2. 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.
       3. A determination has been made that India can provide 
     substantially the same degree of protection for the sensitive 
     technology being released as the U.S. Government. This 
     proposed sale is necessary to further the U.S. foreign policy 
     and national security objectives outlined in the Policy 
     Justification.
       4. All defense articles and services listed on this 
     transmittal have been authorized for release and export to 
     the Government of India.

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