[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 202 (Tuesday, December 1, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7135-S7136]
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. 20-30 
     concerning the Army's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance to the Government of Lebanon for defense articles 
     and services estimated to cost $55.5 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. 20-30

     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 Lebanon.
       (ii) Total Estimated Value:
       Major Defense Equipment* $40.0 million.
       Other $15.5 million.
       Total $55.5 million.
       (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
     Services under Consideration for Purchase:
       Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
       Up to three hundred (300) M1152 High Mobility Multi-purpose 
     Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs) (2 purchases of one hundred fifty 
     (150) each).
       Non-MDE: Also included are spare and repair parts, 
     publications and technical documentation, personnel training 
     and training equipment, technical and logistics support 
     services, and other related elements of logistical and 
     program support.
       (iv) Military Department: Army (LE-B-WCC).
       (v) Prior Related Cases. if any: 7C-B-UWZ, LE-B-UAH, QE-B-
     URV.
       (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: December 1, 2020.
       * As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control 
     Act.


                          POLICY JUSTIFICATION

  Lebanon--M1152 High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs)

       The Government of Lebanon has requested to buy up to three 
     hundred (300) M1152 High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled 
     Vehicles (HMMWVs) (2 purchases of one hundred fifty

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      (150) each). Also included are spare and repair parts, 
     publications and technical documentation, personnel training 
     and training equipment, technical and logistics support 
     services, and other related elements of logistical and 
     program support. The total estimated cost is $55.5 million.
       This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and 
     national security of the United States by helping to improve 
     the security of a partner country that continues to be an 
     important force for political stability and economic progress 
     in the Middle East.
       The proposed sale will provide sufficient modern transport 
     vehicles to improve Lebanon's capability to meet current and 
     future threats by improving its ability to move troops and 
     supplies around the country to counter violent extremist 
     organizations and to secure its border. Lebanon will have no 
     difficulty absorbing this additional equipment and services 
     into its armed forces as they currently operate over one 
     thousand (1,000) HMMWVs of various variants.
       The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not 
     alter the basic military balance in the region.
       The principal contractor will be American General, South 
     Bend, Indiana. 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 
     Lebanon for a duration of up to thirteen (13) weeks to 
     conduct HMMWV operator and maintenance training.
       There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness 
     as a result of this proposed sale.

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