[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 24 (Monday, February 7, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S544]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        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)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, as 
     amended, we are forwarding herewith Transmittal No. 21-66, 
     concerning the Army's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative 
     Office in the United States (TECRO) for defense articles and 
     services estimated to cost $100 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,
                                                  James A. Hursch,
                                                         Director.
       Enclosures.


                         transmittal no. 21-66

     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: Taipei Economic and Cultural 
     Representative Office in the United States (TECRO).
       (ii) Total Estimated Value:
       Major Defense Equipment* $0 million.
       Other $100.0 million.
       Total $100.0 million.
       Funding Source: National Funds.
       (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
     Services under Consideration for Purchase:
       Major Defense Equipment (MDE): None.
       Non-MDE: Equipment and services to support participation in 
     the Patriot International Engineering Services Program (IESP) 
     and Field Surveillance Program (FSP) for five years, 
     including engineering services support, designed to sustain, 
     maintain, and improve the Patriot Air Defense System within 
     the performance envelope described in the system 
     specification through the investigation and resolution of 
     identified problems; missile field surveillance support for 
     legacy (Guidance Enhanced Missile (GEM)) and Patriot Advanced 
     Capability-3 (PAC-3) missiles, designed to ensure the 
     reliability and performance of the Patriot missile through 
     storage and aging programs, surveillance firing programs, and 
     configuration management; legacy and PAC-3 missile stockpile 
     reliability testing, to provide quantitative reliability 
     assessments of the deployed missile round; U.S. Government 
     and contractor technical and logistics support, and other 
     related elements of program support. Participation in the 
     shared IESP and FSP for the life of the Patriot system is a 
     requirement of the U.S. Government.
       (iv) Military Department: Army (TW-B-ZDQ).
       (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: TW-B-YYV, TW-B-ZBI.
       (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: February 7, 2022.
       * As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control 
     Act.


                          policy justification

   Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United 
  States--International Engineering Services Program (IESP) and Field 
                   Surveillance Program (FSP) Support

       Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the 
     United States (TECRO) has requested to buy equipment and 
     services to support participation in the Patriot 
     International Engineering Services Program (IESP) and Field 
     Surveillance Program (FSP) for five years, including 
     engineering services support, designed to sustain, maintain, 
     and improve the Patriot Air Defense System within the 
     performance envelope described in the system specification 
     through the investigation and resolution of identified 
     problems; missile field surveillance support for legacy 
     (Guidance Enhanced Missile (GEM)) and Patriot Advanced 
     Capability-3 (PAC-3) missiles, designed to ensure the 
     reliability and performance of the Patriot missile through 
     storage and aging programs, surveillance firing programs, and 
     configuration management; legacy and PAC-3 missile stockpile 
     reliability testing, to provide quantitative reliability 
     assessments of the deployed missile round; U.S. Government 
     and contractor technical and logistics support, and other 
     related elements of program support. Participation in the 
     shared IESP and FSP for the life of the Patriot system is a 
     requirement of the U.S. Government. The total estimated 
     program cost is $100.0 million.
       This proposed sale is consistent with U.S. law and policy 
     as expressed in Public Law 96-8.
       This proposed sale serves U.S. national, economic, and 
     security interests by supporting the recipient's continuing 
     efforts to modernize its armed forces and to maintain a 
     credible defensive capability. The proposed sale will help 
     improve the security of the recipient and assist in 
     maintaining political stability, military balance, economic 
     and progress in the region.
       The proposed sale will help to sustain the recipient's 
     missile density and ensure readiness for air operations. The 
     recipient will use this capability as a deterrent to regional 
     threats and to strengthen homeland defense. The recipient 
     will have no difficulty absorbing this equipment and services 
     into its armed forces.
       The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not 
     alter the basic military balance in the region.
       The prime contractors will be Raytheon Technologies in 
     Andover, MA; and Lockheed Martin in Camden, AK. There are no 
     known offset agreements proposed in connection with this 
     potential sale.
       Implementation of this proposed sale will not require the 
     permanent assignment of any additional U.S. Government or 
     contractor representatives to recipient. Support teams will 
     travel to recipient on a temporary basis.
       There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness 
     as a result of this proposed sale.

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