[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 180 (Wednesday, October 21, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6373-S6374]
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. 20-69
concerning the Navy'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 $1.008 billion. 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. 20-69
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 * $.608 billion.
Other $.400 billion.
Total $1.008 billion.
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
One hundred thirty-five (135) AGM-84H Standoff Land Attack
Missile Expanded Response (SLAM-ER) Missiles
Four (4) ATM-84H SLAM-ER Telemetry Missiles
Twelve (12) CATM-84H Captive Air Training Missiles (CATM)
Non-MDE: Also included are one hundred fifty-one (151)
containers, spare and repair parts, support and test
equipment, publications and technical documentation,
personnel training and training equipment, U.S. Government
and contractor representatives' technical assistance,
engineering and logistics support services, and other related
elements of logistics support
(iv) Military Department: Navy (TW-P-LIB).
(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)--AGM-84H Standoff Land Attack Missile-Expanded Response (SLAM-
ER) Missiles
TECRO has requested to buy one hundred thirty-five (135)
AGM-84H Standoff Land Attack Missile Expanded Response (SLAM-
ER) Missiles; four (4) ATM-84H SLAM-ER Telemetry Missiles;
and twelve (12) CATM-84H Captive Air Training Missiles
(CATM). Also included are one hundred fifty-one (151)
containers, spare and repair parts, support and test
equipment, publications and technical documentation,
personnel training and training equipment, U.S. Government
and contractor representatives' technical assistance,
engineering and logistics support services, and other related
elements of logistics
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support. The total estimated program cost is $1.008 billion.
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
This proposed sale will improve the recipient's capability
to meet current and future threats as it provides all-
weather, day and night, precision attack capabilities against
both moving and stationary targets. The recipient will be
able to employ a highly reliable and effective system to
increase their warfighting effectiveness as needed, which can
counter or deter aggressions by demonstrated precision
against surface targets. This capability will easily
integrate into existing force infrastructure as it will only
improve defense against opposing threats. 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 principal contractor will be the Boeing Company, St.
Louis, MO. There are no known offset agreements proposed in
connection with this potential sale.
Implementation of this proposed sale will require the
assignment of two (2) U.S. contractor representatives to the
recipient for a duration of 8 years to support technical
reviews, support, and oversight.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness
as a result of this proposed sale.
TRANSMITTAL NO. 20-69
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 AGM-84H Standoff Land Attack Missile-Expanded
Response (SLAM-ER) is a nonnuclear tactical weapon system
currently in service in the U.S. Navy and three other foreign
nations. SLAM-ER is a follow on to the SLAM missile that is
no longer in production. It is a variant of the Harpoon
missile that uses an Imaging Infrared (IIR) seeker, planar
wings, and a penetrating warhead. SLAM-ER is effective
against a wide range of land-based targets and has a
secondary anti-ship mission capability. The following
components are being conveyed by the proposed sale and are
essential to the ability of the SLAM-ER missile to
selectively engage hostile targets under a wide range of
operations. tactical and environmental conditions.
The Imaging Infrared Seeker,
The GPS/INS System,
Operational Flight Program Software, and
Missile operational characteristics and performance data.
2. The highest level of classification of defense articles,
components, and services included in this potential sale is
CONFIDENTIAL.
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 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.
5. All defense articles and services listed in this
transmittal have been authorized for release and export to
the recipient.
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