[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 180 (Wednesday, October 21, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6372-S6373]
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 objections, 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. 20-77
concerning the Army's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and
Acceptance to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative
Office in the United States (TECRO) for defense articles and
services estimated to cost $436.1 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,
Heidi H. Grant,
Director.
Enclosures.
transmittal No. 20-77
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: Taipei Economic and Cultural
Representative Office in the United States (TECRO)
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment* $357.5 million.
Other $78.6 million.
Total $436.1 million.
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Eleven (11) High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS)
M142 Launchers.
Sixty-four (64) Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) M57
Unitary Missiles.
Seven (7) M1152A1 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled
Vehicles (HMMWVs).
Eleven (11) M240B Machine Guns, 7.62MM.
Seventeen (17) International Field Artillery Tactical Data
Systems (IFATDS).
Non-MDE: Also included are fifty-four (54) M28A2 Low Cost
Reduced Range Practice Rocket Pods (LCRRPR): eleven (11) M2A1
machine guns, .50 caliber: twenty-two (22) AN/NRC-92E dual
radio systems; seven (7) AN/NRC-92E dual radio ground
stations; fifteen (15) AN/VRC-90E single radio systems;
eleven (11) M1084A2 cargo Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles
(FMTV) Resupply Vehicles (RSV); two (2) M1089A2 cargo wrecker
FMTV RSV; eleven (11) M1095 trailer cargo FMTV, 5-ton;
support equipment; communications equipment; spare and repair
parts; test sets; laptop computers; training and training
equipment; publication; systems integration support technical
data; Stockpile Reliability Program (SRP); Quality Assurance
and Technical Assistance Teams; U.S. Government and
contractor technical, engineering, and logistics support
services; and other related elements of logistical and
program support.
(iv) Military Department: Army (TW-B-ZDJ).
(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: See Attached
Annex.
(viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: October 21, 2020.
As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.
policy justification
Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States
(TECRO)--HIMARS, Support, and Equipment
TECRO has requested to buy eleven (11) High Mobility
Artillery Rocket Systems
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(HIMARS) M142 Launchers; sixty-four (64) Army Tactical
Missile Systems (ATACMS) M57 Unitary Missiles; seven (7)
M1152A1 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs);
eleven (11) M240B Machine Guns, 7.62MM; and seventeen (17)
International Field Artillery Tactical Data Systems (IFATDS).
Also included are fifty-four (54) M28A2 Low Cost Reduced
Range Practice Rocket Pods (LCRRPR); eleven (11) M2A1 machine
guns, .50 caliber; twenty-two (22) AN/NRC-92E dual radio
systems: seven (7) AN/NRC-92E dual radio ground stations;
fifteen (15) AN/VRC-90E single radio systems; eleven (11)
M1084A2 cargo Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV)
Resupply Vehicles (RSV); two (2) M1089A2 cargo wrecker FMTV
RSV: eleven (11) M1095 trailer cargo FMTV, 5-ton; support
equipment; communications equipment; spare and repair parts;
test sets; laptop computers; training and training equipment;
publication; systems integration support; technical data;
Stockpile Reliability Program (SRP): Quality Assurance and
Technical Assistance Teams; U.S. Government and contractor
technical, engineering, and logistics support services; and
other related elements of logistical and program support. The
total estimated program cost is $436.1 million.
This proposed sale is consistent with U.S. law and policy
as expressed in Public Law 96-8.
This proposed sale serves U.S. national, economic, and
security interests by supporting the recipient's continuing
efforts to modernize its armed forces and to maintain a
credible defensive capability. The proposed sale will help
improve the security of the recipient and assist in
maintaining political stability, military balance, economic
and progress in the region.
The recipient will use this capability as a deterrent to
regional threats and to strengthen homeland defense.
Acquisition of HIMARS will contribute to the recipient's goal
of updating its military capability while further enhancing
interoperability with the United States and other allies. The
recipient will have no difficulty absorbing these systems
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 Lockheed Martin Missile and
Fire Control, Grand Prairie, TX. The purchaser typically
requests offsets. Any offset agreement will be defined in
negotiations between the purchaser and the contractor.
Implementation of this proposed sale will require the
assignment of U.S. Government and U.S. contractor
representatives in-country; seven (7) U.S. Government and
thirteen (13) U.S contractor representatives for a period of
1 month; two (2) U.S. Government and seven (7) U.S.
contractor representatives for a period of two months; and
five (5) U.S. contractor representatives for a period of one
year.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness
as a result of this proposed sale.
transmittal no. 20-77
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. The M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS)
is a C-130 transportable wheeled launcher mounted on a 5-ton
Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles truck chassis. HIMARS is
the modern Army-fielded version of the Multiple Launch Rocket
System (MLRS) M270 launcher, and can fire all of the MLRS
Family of Munitions (FOM) including Guided Multiple Launch
Rocket System (GMLRS) variants and the Army Tactical Missile
System (ATACMS). Utilizing the MLRS FOM, the HIMARS can
engage targets between 15 and 300 kilometers with GPS-aided
precision accuracy.
2. The M57 Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS)--Unitary
is a conventional, semi-ballistic missile that utilizes a
500-pound high explosive warhead. It has an effective range
of between 70 and 300 kilometers, and has increased lethality
and accuracy over previous versions of the AT ACMS due to a
GPS/Precise Position System (PPS) aided navigation system.
3. The International Field Artillery Tactical Data System
is the international export version of the Army's Advanced
Field Artillery Tactical Data System (AFATDS). It provides
networked and fully automated support for the planning,
coordination, control, and execution of fires and effects
such as mortars, field artillery, rockets and missiles, and
close air support. International versions are developed for
each customer unique to the weapon and targeting systems in
their inventory.
4. The M1152A1 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle
(HMMWV) is a two-man wheeled vehicle primarily used for the
transport of personnel or as a shelter carrier.
5. The M240B Machine Gun is a family of belt-fed gas-
operated medium machine guns that chamber the 7.62x5l mm NATO
cartridge. It has been used extensively by the U.S. Army in
infantry companies and as a mounted weapon on ground
vehicles.
6. The highest level of information required to facilitate
sale, training, operation, and maintenance of these systems
is classified SECRET.
7. 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.
8. A determination has been made that the recipient 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.
9. All defense articles and services listed in this
transmittal have been authorized for release and export to
the recipient.
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