[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 184 (Sunday, October 25, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6592-S6593]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
ARMS SALES NOTIFICATION
Mr. RISCH. Madam 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
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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. 20-68
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 $2.37 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.
Transmittal No. 20-68
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 A* $1.16 billion.
Other $1.21 billion.
TOTAL $2.37 billion.
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase: TECRO has
requested to buy up to one hundred (100) Harpoon Coastal
Defense Systems (HCDS) consisting of:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Up to four hundred (400) RGM-84L-4 Harpoon Block II Surface
Launched Missiles.
Four (4) RTM-84L-4 Harpoon Block II Exercise Missiles.
Non-MDE: Also included are four hundred eleven (411)
containers, one hundred (100) Harpoon Coastal Defense System
Launcher Transporter Units, twenty-five (25) radar trucks,
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-LHX).
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: TW-P-LGV, TW-P-LGN, TW-P-
LGL.
(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 26, 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)--RGM-84L-4 Harpoon Surface Launched Block II Missiles
TECRO has requested to buy up to one hundred (100) Harpoon
Coastal Defense Systems (HCDS) consisting of up to four
hundred (400) RGM-84L-4 Harpoon Block II Surface Launched
Missiles; and four (4) RTM-84L-4 Harpoon Block II Exercise
Missiles. Also included are four hundred and eleven (411)
containers, one hundred (100) Harpoon Coastal Defense System
Launcher Transporter Units, twenty-five (25) radar trucks,
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. The total estimated program cost is $2.37
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 by providing a flexible
solution to augment existing surface and air defenses. The
recipient will be able to employ a highly reliable and
effective system to counter or deter maritime aggressions,
coastal blockades, and amphibious assaults. This capability
will easily integrate into existing force infrastructure. 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. 20-68
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 RGM-84L Harpoon Surface Launched Block II missile
system is a non-nuclear tactical weapon system. It provides a
day, night, and adverse weather, standoff air-to-surface
capability and is an effective Anti-Surface Warfare missile.
The RGM-84L incorporates components, software, and technical
design information 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 Radar Seeker,
The Radar Altimeter,
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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