[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 36 (Monday, February 28, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S833-S834]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        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,
     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. 21-59 
     concerning the Army's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance to the Government of Kuwait for defense articles 
     and services estimated to cost $1 billion. 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. 21-59

     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: Government of Kuwait.
       (ii) Total Estimated Value:
       Major Defense Equipment * $0 billion.
       Other $1 billion.
       Total $1 billion.
       (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
     Services under Consideration for Purchase:
       Major Defense Equipment (MDE): None.
       Non-MDE: Planning, design, construction, and associated 
     procurement of Kuwait Ministry of Defense (KMOD) Headquarters 
     Complex in Kuwait. This includes provisions for all physical 
     building and infrastructure construction costs. The U.S. Army 
     Corps of Engineers will provide life cycle design, 
     construction, and project management, engineering services, 
     technical support, facility and infrastructure assessments, 
     surveys, planning, programming, design, acquisition, contract 
     administration, construction management, and other technical 
     services. The overall project includes over twenty 
     facilities, including primary headquarters facilities for 
     both civilian and military leadership, as well as any and all 
     engineering studies, designs, construction, and construction 
     management services necessary in order to provide a fully 
     functioning headquarters complex.
       (iv) Military Department: Army (KU-B-HBJ).

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       (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: KU-B-BAT.
       (vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, Offered, or Agreed 
     to be Paid: None known.
       (vii) Sensitivity of Technology Contained in the Defense 
     Article or Defense Services Proposed to be Sold: None.
       (viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: February 22, 
     2022.
       * As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control 
     Act.


                          POLICY JUSTIFICATION

   Kuwait--Design and Construction of the Kuwait Ministry of Defense 
                          Headquarters Complex

       The Government of Kuwait has requested to buy planning, 
     design, construction, and associated procurement of Kuwait 
     Ministry of Defense (KMOD) Headquarters Complex in Kuwait. 
     This includes provisions for all physical building and 
     infrastructure construction costs. The U.S. Army Corps of 
     Engineers will provide life cycle design, construction, and 
     project management, engineering services, technical support, 
     facility and infrastructure assessments, surveys, planning, 
     programming, design, acquisition, contract administration, 
     construction management, and other technical services. The 
     overall project includes over twenty facilities, including 
     primary headquarters facilities for both civilian and 
     military leadership, as well as any and all engineering 
     studies, designs, construction, and construction management 
     services necessary in order to provide a fully functioning 
     headquarters complex. The estimated total cost is $1 billion.
       This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and 
     national security objectives of the United States by helping 
     to improve the infrastructure of a Major Non-NATO ally that 
     has been an important force for political stability and 
     economic progress in the Middle East.
       This proposed sale will improve Kuwait's capability to meet 
     current and future threats by modernizing the KMOD 
     headquarters and associated infrastructure. Kuwait will have 
     no difficulty absorbing this infrastructure, support, and 
     associated services into its armed forces.
       The proposed sale of this infrastructure and support will 
     not alter the basic military balance in the region.
       No principal contractor has been identified for this sale. 
     Contracts funded by this case are likely to be competitive 
     acquisitions. The host nation has the ability to limit 
     competition if they so choose, but has not requested to do so 
     at this time. There are no known offset agreements proposed 
     in connection with this potential sale.
       Implementation of this proposed sale will require the 
     assignment of as many as ten (10) additional U.S. Government 
     or U.S. contractor representatives to Kuwait for a duration 
     of up to seven (7) years to provide construction management 
     and oversight. It may be possible to utilize locally 
     available labor to provide some oversight services in lieu of 
     the assignment of U.S. personnel to the program.
       There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness 
     as a result of this proposed sale.

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