[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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