[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 174 (Monday, October 4, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S6889]
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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, and consistent with section 7019(e) of the 
     Department of State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs 
     Appropriations Act, 2020 (Div. G, P.L. 116-94) and the 
     accompanying Joint Explanatory Statement, 165 Cong Rec Hl1431 
     (December 17, 2019), we are forwarding Transmittal No. 0F-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 19-63 of 
     November 19, 2019.
           Sincerely,
                                                   Heidi H. Grant,
                                                         Director.
       Enclosures.


                         Transmittal No. 0F-21

   REPORT OF ENHANCEMENT OR UPGRADE OF SENSITIVITY OF TECHNOLOGY OR 
                  CAPABILITY (SEC. 36(b)(5)(A), AECA)

       (i) Prospective Purchaser: Government of Morocco.
       (ii) Sec. 36(b)(1), AECA Transmittal No.: 19-63.
       Date: November 19, 2019.
       Military Department: Army.
       Funding Source: National Funds.
       (iii) On November 19, 2019, Congress was notified by 
     Congressional certification transmittal number 19-63, of the 
     possible sale under Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act of the possible sale to the Kingdom of Morocco of 
     thirty-six (36) AH-64E Apache attack helicopters (24 new, 12 
     optional); seventy-nine (79) T700-GE-70ID engines (72 
     installed, 6 spares); thirty-six (36) AN/ASQ-170 Modernized 
     Target Acquisition and Designation Sight/AN/AAR-11 Modernized 
     Pilot Night Vision Sensors (M-TADS/PNVS); eighteen (18) AN/
     APG-78 Fire Control Radars (FCR) with Radar Electronic Units 
     (REU); eighteen (18) AN/APR-48B Modernized--Radar Frequency 
     Interferometers (MRFI); five hundred fifty-one (551) 114lAGM-
     l14R Hellfire missiles (441 new, 110 optional); sixty (60) 
     AGM-l14L Hellfire missiles; seventy-two (72) M36E9 Hellfire 
     Captive Air Training Missiles (CATM); five hundred eighty-
     eight (588) Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) 
     kits (478 installed, 110 optional); seventy-eight (78) 
     Embedded Global Positioning Systems with Inertial Navigation 
     (EGIs) (72 installed, 6 spares); thirty-nine (39) AAR-57 
     Common Missile Warning Systems (CMWS) (36 installed, 3 
     spares); and two hundred (200) AIM-92H Stinger missiles. Also 
     included were twenty-one (21) Manned-Unmanned Teaming-2 
     (MUMT-2) video receivers (18 installed, 3 spares); thirty-
     nine (39) Manned-Unmanned Teaming-2 (MUMT-2) air-air-ground 
     kits (36 installed, 3 spares); thirty-nine (39) AN/APR-
     39D(V)2 radar signal detecting sets (36 installed, 3 spares); 
     thirty-nine (39) AN/AVR-2B laser detecting sets (36 
     installed, 3 spares); thirty-nine (39) AN/APX-123 or AN/APX-
     123A common transponders (36 installed, 3 spares); thirty-
     nine (39) IDM-401 Improved Data Modems (36 new, 3 spares); 
     six (6) Link-16 terminals; thirty-nine (39) Improved 
     Countermeasure Dispensing System (ICMD) (36 installed, 3 
     spares); thirty-nine (39) AN/ARN-149 (V)3 automatic direction 
     finders (36 installed, 3 spares); thirty-nine (39) Doppler 
     ASN-157 Doppler radar velocity sensors (36 installed, 3 
     spares); thirty-nine (39) AN/APN-209 radar altimeters (36 
     installed, 3 spares); thirty-nine (39) AN/ARN-153 Tactical 
     Air Navigation (TACAN) sets (36 installed, 3 spares); four 
     (4) TACAN ground stations; thirty-six (36) Very High 
     Frequency Omni-Directional Range/Instrument Landing Systems 
     (VOR/ILS) (36 installed, 3 new); twelve (12) AN/PYQ-10(C) 
     simple key loader (12 new); thirty-six (36) M230E1 + M139 AWS 
     automatic gun (36 new); eighty-one (81) M261 rocket launchers 
     (72 new, 9 spares); seventy-eight (78) M299 missile launchers 
     (72 new, 6 spares); fifty-three (53) Stinger Air-to-Air 
     launchers (53 new); twenty-nine (29) Stinger Captive Flight 
     Trainers (CFT) (29 new); eight (8) Stinger Aerial Handling 
     Trainers (AHT) (8 new); five thousand two hundred sixteen 
     (5,216) 2.75-inch rockets (3,896 new, 1,320 optional); 
     ninety-three thousand (93,000) 30mm rounds (65,500 new, 
     27,500 optional); secure voice radios; training devices; 
     communication systems; helmets; simulators; generators; 
     transportation and organization equipment; spare and repair 
     parts; support equipment; tools and test equipment; technical 
     data and publications; personnel training and training 
     equipment; U.S. Government and contractor technical 
     assistance, technical and logistics support services; and 
     other related elements of logistics support. The total 
     estimated program cost was $4.25 billion. Major Defense 
     Equipment (MOE) constituted $3 billion of this total.
       This transmittal reports the inclusion of fifty-two (52) 
     AN/ARC-231A (RT-1987) radios. The total estimated value of 
     these additional items is $9 million, resulting in a revised 
     MDE total of $3.1 billion. The total estimated case value 
     will remain $4.25 billion.
       (iv) Significance: This proposed sale of defense articles 
     and services supports Morocco's ongoing effort to modernize 
     its armed forces and increase the Army's capacity to detect 
     threats and control its borders, contributing to the 
     maintenance of regional stability and security. This will 
     contribute to the Morocco Royal Armed Forces' effort to 
     update their capabilities and enhance interoperability with 
     the United States and other strategic allies.
       (v) Justification: This proposed sale will support the 
     foreign policy and national security of the United States by 
     helping to improve the security of a Major Non-NATO ally that 
     continues to be an important force for political stability 
     and economic progress in North Africa.
       (vi) Sensitivity of Technology: The AN/ARC-231A is a multi-
     mode software defined radio providing line of sight VHF/UHF 
     secure/non-secure voice and data communications over the 
     30.000-941.000 MHz frequency and Satellite Communications 
     (SATCOM) beyond line of sight secure/non-secure voice and 
     data including Demand Assigned Multiple ACCESS (DAMA) 
     communications from 240-320 MHz frequency on manned and 
     unmanned aviation platforms. ARC-231A includes improved type-
     1 cryptographic algorithm and processing capabilities, Civil 
     Land Mobile Radio, Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radios 
     System (SINCGARS) capabilities, HAVE QUICK (HQ), Second 
     Generation Anti-Jam Tactical UHF Radio for NATO (SATURN) wave 
     form, 8.33 kHz channel spacing for Global Air-Traffic 
     Management (GATM) compliance, and capability for Mobile User 
     Objective System (MUOS) waveform through possible future 
     hardware and software updates. The highest level of 
     information required to furnish the equipment, training, and 
     data associated with this proposed sale is UNCLASSIFIED.
       (vii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: September 28, 
     2021.

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