[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 188 (Tuesday, October 26, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S7365]
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                        ARMS SALES NOTIFICATION

  Mr. MENENDEZ. 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 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,
     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. OJ-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 17-10 of April 18, 
     2017.
           Sincerely,
                                                   Heidi H. Grant,
                                                         Director.
       Enclosures.


                         Transmittal No. OJ-21

     Report of Enhancement or Upgrade of Sensitivity of Technology 
         or Capability (Sec. 36(b)(5)(A), AECA)
       (i) Purchaser: Government of Iraq.
       (ii) Sec. 36(b)(1). AECA Transmittal No.: 17-10.
       Date: April 18, 2017.
       Military Department: Army.
       Funding Source: Foreign Military Financing Subsidized Loan 
     Repayable with Iraqi National Funds.
       (iii) Description: On April 18, 2017, Congress was notified 
     by Congressional certification transmittal number 17-10, 
     under Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, of the 
     possible sale to the Government of Iraq of equipment for two 
     Regional Brigades and two support artillery battalions to the 
     Government of Iraq's Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs (MOPA) 
     consisting of four thousand four hundred (4,400) M16A4 
     Rifles; forty-six (46) M2 50 Caliber Machine Guns; one 
     hundred eighty-six (186) M240B Machine Guns; thirty-six (36) 
     M1151 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs); 
     seventy-seven (77) M1151 up-armored HMMWVs; twelve (12) 3 
     kilowatt tactical quiet generator sets, body armor, helmets, 
     and other Organization Clothing and Individual Equipment 
     (OCIE); small arms and associated accessories including 
     tripods, cleaning kits, magazines, and mounts; mortar systems 
     and associated equipment; Chemical, Biological, Radiological, 
     Nuclear, and Explosive (CBRNE) detection and protective 
     equipment; dismounted and mounted radio systems; commercial 
     navigation equipment including compasses, binoculars and 
     Geospatial Position Systems (GPS) limited to the Standard 
     Positional System (SPS); M1142 HMMWVs; medical equipment; 
     Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles (MRAPs); cargo and 
     transportation equipment, including light tactical vehicles, 
     medium tactical vehicles, water trucks, fuel trucks and 
     ambulances; thirty six (36) refurbished M119A2 105mm 
     howitzers; RF-7800V Very High Frequency (VHF) dismounted 
     radios; and spare parts, training and associated equipment 
     related to the mentioned vehicles and artillery systems. The 
     estimated cost was $295.6 million. Major Defense Equipment 
     (MDE) constituted $40.6 million of this total.
       This transmittal reports the inclusion of ammunition 
     consisting of ten thousand (10,000) B542, 40mm Linked HEDP 
     rounds (MDE); and various .50 Caliber, 5.56mm, 7.62mm, and 12 
     Gauge Shotgun ammunition (non-MDE). The total cost of the new 
     MDE articles is $703,000. The total notified cost of MDE will 
     increase to $41.3 million, and the total notified case value 
     will increase to $302.8 million.
       (iv) Significance: The MOPA will utilize the requested 
     ammunition with U.S.-provided weapons systems for training 
     and defense purposes.
       (v) Justification: This proposed sale will support the 
     foreign policy and national security of the United Sates by 
     helping to improve the security of a strategic partner. The 
     procurement of the required ammunition will significantly 
     improve Iraq's defense capabilities to meet current and 
     future threats and deter regional aggression.
       (vi) Sensitivity of Technology: The M430A1 High Explosive 
     Dual Purpose (HEDP) Cartridge is fixed round of ammunition 
     with internally embossed steel projectile body containing 
     Composition A5 High Explosive and a copper, shaped-charge 
     liner. An M549A1 Point Initiating, Base Detonating (PIBD) 
     Fuse is threaded into body to form the complete projectile. 
     The cartridge case is a hollow, bi-chambered aluminum 
     cylinder with vents between chambers. The propellant chamber 
     is sealed at rear with a base plug and a percussion primer is 
     crimped into center of base plug. Upon impact with the 
     target, detonation of the main charge provides both the armor 
     piercing effect of the shaped charge and fragmentation of the 
     steel body.
       The highest level of classification of defense articles, 
     components, and services included in this potential sale is 
     UNCLASSIFIED.
       (vii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: October 21, 2021.

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