[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 158 (Tuesday, September 14, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S6493]
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                        ARMS SALES NOTIFICATION

  Mr. MENENDEZ. 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. Robert Menendez,
     Chairman, Committee on Foreign Relations,
     U.S. Senate, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: Pursuant to the reporting requirements 
     of Section 36(b)(5)(A) of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA), 
     as amended, we are forwarding Transmittal No. 0R-21. This 
     notification relates to enhancements or upgrades from the 
     level of sensitivity of technology or capability described in 
     the Section 36(b)(1) AECA certification 19-36 of May 30, 
     2019.
           Sincerely,
                                                Jedidiah P. Royal,
                                                  Deputy Director.
       Enclosures.


                         Transmittal No. OR-21

     Report of Enhancement or Upgrade of Sensitivity of Technology 
         or Capability (Sec. 36(B)(5)(A), AECA)
       (i) Purchaser: Government of Bulgaria
       (ii) Sec. 36(b)(I), AECA Transmittal No.: 19-36; Date: May 
     30, 2019; Military Department: Air Force.
       Funding Source: National Funds.
       (iii) Description: On May 30, 2019, Congress was notified 
     by Congressional certification transmittal number 19-36, of 
     the possible sale under Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act of eight (8) F-16 C/D Block 70/72 aircraft; ten 
     (10) F110 General Electric engines (includes 2 spares); ten 
     (10) Link-16 Multi-Functional Information Distribution System 
     (MIDS)--JTRS (MIDS-JTRS) (includes 2 spares); nine (9) 
     Improved Program Display Generators (iPDG) (includes 1 
     spare); nine (9) AN/APG-83 Active Electronically Scanned 
     Array (AESA) Radars (includes 1 spare); four (4) AN/AAQ-33 
     SNIPER Targeting Pods; nine (9) Modular Mission Computers 
     (MMC) 7000AH (includes 1 spare); nine (9) LN-260 Embedded 
     OPS/INS (EGI); nine (9) M61 Vulcan 20mm Cannons; sixteen (16) 
     AIM-120C7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles 
     (AMRAAMs); one AIM-120C7 Spare Guidance Section; twenty-four 
     (24) AIM-9X Sidewinder Missiles; eight (8) AIM-9X Captive Air 
     Training Missiles (CATM); four (4) AIM-9X Spare Tactical 
     Guidance Sections; four (4) AIM-9X Spare CATM Guidance 
     Sections; forty-eight (48) LAU-129 Multi-Purpose Launchers; 
     fifteen (15) GBU-49 Enhanced Paveway II Kits; fifteen (15) 
     GBU-54 Laser JDAM Kits; twenty-eight (28) GBU-39 Small 
     Diameter Bombs (SDB-1); twenty-four (24) FMU-152 Fuzes; 
     twenty-four (24) MK-82 Bombs (Tritonal); six (6) MK82 Bombs 
     (Inert); and thirteen (13) MAU-210 Enhanced Computer Control 
     Group (ECCG). Also included are nine (9) AN/ALQ-211 Internal 
     Advanced Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare Suites 
     (including 1 spare); nine (9) AN/ALE-47 Countermeasure 
     Dispensers (including 1 spare); 4,140 Infrared Flare 
     countermeasures, with impulse cartridges; 8,250 each of PGU-
     27 A/B 20mm training and combat munitions; thirty-six (36) 
     MK-124 Signal/Smoke Illumination devices; nine (9) APX-126 
     Advanced Identification Friend or Foe (AIFF) units with 
     Secure Communications and Cryptographic Appliques; eighteen 
     (18) AN/ARC-238 UHF/VHF SATURN Radios; sixteen (16) AIM-120C 
     AMRAAM training CATMs; Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS) 
     with software, training and support; twenty (20) Joint Helmet 
     Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS) II with Night Vision Goggle 
     compatibility; ten (10) Night Vision Devices; two (2) Remote 
     Operated Video Enhanced Receiver (ROVER) 6i units, plus 1 
     ground station; ground training device (flight and 
     maintenance simulator); one (1) Avionics I-level Test 
     Station; Electronic Combat International Security Assistance 
     Program (ECISAP) support; Cartridge Actuated and Propellant 
     Actuated Devices (CAD/PAD) support; Common Munitions Bit-test 
     Reprogramming Equipment (CMBRE) support with Computer Test 
     Set Adapter Group; communications equipment; software 
     delivery and support; facilities and construction support; 
     spares and repair/replace parts; personnel training and 
     training equipment; publications and technical documentation; 
     containers; munition support and test equipment; aircraft and 
     munition integration and test support; studies and surveys; 
     U.S. Government and contractor technical, engineering and 
     logistical support services; and other related elements of 
     logistics and program support. The estimated cost was $1.673 
     billion. Major Defense Equipment (MDE) constituted $0.763 
     billion of this total.
       This transmittal reports the inclusion of additional non-
     MDE articles and services that were not previously notified: 
     Electronic Countermeasure Dispenser AN/ALE-4 7s and Stinger 
     Multi-Band Antennas. The total MDE value will remain $0.763 
     billion. The total non-MDE value will increase by $1.38 
     million to $911.38 million, and the total case value will 
     increase to $1.675 billion.
       (iv) Significance: This notification is being provided to 
     report the inclusion of additional non-MDE articles and 
     services that were not previously notified. The proposed 
     articles and services will provide Bulgaria's new F-16 fleet 
     with the equipment necessary to provide for the defense of 
     its airspace, regional security, and interoperability with 
     the United States and NATO.
       (v) Justification: This proposed sale will contribute to 
     the foreign policy and national security objectives of the 
     United States by helping to improve the security of a NATO 
     ally and a key democratic partner of the United States in 
     ensuring peace and stability in Europe.
       (vi) Sensitivity of Technology: The Sensitivity of 
     Technology statement contained in the original notification 
     applies to items reported here.
       (vii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: August 25, 2021.

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