[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 118 (Monday, July 18, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S3331]
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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,

                                    Washington, DC, July 15, 2022.
     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, we are forwarding Transmittal No. 0K-22. This 
     notification relates to enhancements or upgrades from the 
     level of sensitivity of technology or capability described in 
     the Section 36(b)(l) AECA certification 19-48 of July 29, 
     2019.
           Sincerely,
                                                  James A. Hursch,
                                                         Director.
       Enclosures.


                         Transmittal No. 0K-22

   Report of Enhancement or Upgrade of Sensitivity of Technology or 
                  Capability (Sec. 36(B)(5)(A), AECA)

       (i) Purchaser: Government of the Republic of Korea.
       (ii) Sec. 36(b)(1), AECA Transmittal No.: 19-48; Date: July 
     29, 2019; Military Department: Air Force.
       (iii) Description: On July 29, 2019, Congress was notified 
     by Congressional certification transmittal number 19-48, of 
     the possible sale, under Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act, of items and services for follow-on support to 
     the RQ-4 Block 30 Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) program. 
     Included were Contractor Logistics Support (CLS); program 
     management; training for pilot maintenance, logistics and 
     communications personnel; depot and organizational level 
     maintenance; minor modifications and upgrades; spares and 
     repair/return parts; operational flight support; program 
     analysis; publications and technical documentation; U.S. 
     Government and contractor technical and logistics services; 
     and other related elements of logistics and program support. 
     The estimated total cost was $950 million. Major Defense 
     Equipment (MDE) constituted $0 of this total.
       This transmittal reports the addition of the following MDE 
     items: three (3) Kearfott Inertial Navigation System/Global 
     Positioning System (INS/GPS) units. The estimated total value 
     of the MDE items is $.472 million. The total estimated case 
     value will remain $950 million.
       (iv) Significance: This notification is being provided as 
     the additional MDE items were not enumerated in the original 
     notification. The inclusion of this MDE represents an 
     increase in capability over what was previously notified. The 
     proposed articles and services will support operation of the 
     Republic of Korea's RQ-4 Block 30 (I) Global Hawk Remotely 
     Piloted Aircraft.
       (v) Justification: This proposed sale will support the 
     foreign policy goals and national security objectives of the 
     United States by improving the security of a major ally that 
     is a force for political stability and economic progress in 
     the Indo-Pacific region.
       (vi) Sensitivity of Technology: The Kearfott KN-4074E is a 
     self-contained navigation system that provides the following: 
     acceleration, velocity, position, attitude, platform azimuth, 
     magnetic and true heading, altitude, body angular rates, time 
     tags, and coordinated universal time (UTC) synchronized time. 
     Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module(SAASM) enables 
     the GPS receiver access to the encrypted P(Y) signal, 
     providing protection against active spoofing attacks. The KN-
     4074E features a Monolithic Ring Laser Gyro (MRLG) and 
     accelerometer, and employs cryptographic technology. The 
     highest level of classification of defense articles, 
     components, and services included in this potential sale is 
     SECRET.
       (vii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: July 15, 2022.

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