[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 142 (Monday, August 10, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5378-S5379]
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 requirement of 
     Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, as amended, 
     we are forwarding herewith Transmittal No. 20-39 concerning 
     the Navy's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and Acceptance to the 
     Government of Ukraine for defense articles and services 
     estimated to cost $600 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. 20-39

     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 Ukraine.
       (ii) Total Estimated Value:
       Major Defense Equipment * $0 million.
       Other $600 million.
       Total $600 million.
       (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
     Services under Consideration for Purchase:
       Major Defense Equipment (MDE): None.
       Non-MDE: Up to sixteen (16) Mark VI Patrol Boats; thirty-
     two (32) MSI Seahawk A2 gun systems; twenty (20) Electro-
     Optics-Infrared Radar (FLIR) (16 installed and 4 spares); 
     sixteen (16) Long Range Acoustic Device (LRAD) 5km 
     loudspeaker systems; sixteen (16) Identification Friend or 
     Foe (IFF) systems; forty (40) MK44 cannons (32 installed and 
     8 spares); communication equipment; support equipment; spare 
     and repair parts; tools and test equipment; technical data 
     and publications; personnel training and training equipment; 
     U.S. government and contractor engineering, technical, and 
     logistics support services; and other related elements of 
     logistics support.
       (iv) Military Department: Navy (UP-P-SAD).
       (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: None.
       (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: June 17, 2020.
       * As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control 
     Act.


                          POLICY JUSTIFICATION

                     Ukraine--Mark VI Patrol Boats

       The Government of Ukraine has requested to buy up to 
     sixteen (16) Mark VI Patrol Boats; thirty-two (32) MSI 
     Seahawk A2 gun systems; twenty (20) Electro-Optics-Infrared 
     Radar (FLIR) (16 installed and 4 spares); sixteen (16) Long 
     Range Acoustic Device (LRAD) 5km loudspeaker systems; sixteen 
     (16) Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) systems; forty (40) 
     MK44 cannons (32 installed and 8 spares); communication 
     equipment; support equipment; spare and repair parts; tools 
     and test equipment; technical data and publications; 
     personnel training and training equipment; U.S. government 
     and contractor engineering, technical, and logistics support 
     services; and other related elements of logistics support. 
     The estimated total cost is $600 million.
       This proposed sale will support the foreign policy goals 
     and national security objectives of the United States by 
     improving the security of a partner country that is a force 
     for

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     political stability and economic progress in Europe.
       The proposed sale will improve Ukraine's capability to meet 
     current and future threats by providing a modern, fast, 
     short-range vessel. Ukraine will utilize the vessels to 
     better defend its territorial waters and protect other 
     maritime interests. Ukraine 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 prime contractor will be SAFE Boats International, 
     Bremerton, WA. There are no known offset agreements proposed 
     in conjunction with this potential sale.
       Implementation of this proposed sale will not require the 
     assignment of any additional U.S. Government or contractor 
     representatives to Ukraine.
       There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness 
     as a result of this proposed sale.

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