[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 142 (Tuesday, September 6, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S4429]
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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.
     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. 0L-22. 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 21-17 of May 10, 
     2021.
           Sincerely,
                                                Jedidiah P. Royal,
                                  (For James A. Hursch, Director).
       Enclosures.


                         Transmittal No. 0L-22

     Report of Enhancement or Upgrade of Sensitivity of Technology 
         or Capability (SEC. 36(B)(5)(A), AECA)
       (i) Purchaser: Government of Canada
       (ii) Sec. 36(b)(l), AECA Transmittal No.: 21-17; Date: May 
     10, 2021; Military Department: Navy.
       (iii) Description: On May 10, 2021, Congress was notified 
     by Congressional certification transmittal number 21-17, of 
     the possible sale, under Section 36(b) (l) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act, of four (4) Shipsets of the Aegis Combat System 
     (ACS); one (1) Aegis Combat System Computer Program; four (4) 
     Shipsets of AN/SPY-7 Solid State Radar Components; four (4) 
     Shipsets of Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC); and 
     three (3) Shipsets of the MK 41 Vertical Launch System. Also 
     included was Mode 5/S capable Identification Friend or Foe 
     (IFF) equipment; early ACS development activities for the 
     Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) Project to include U.S. 
     Government and contractor representative engineering 
     activities supporting design, integration, testing, technical 
     documentation, modeling, and training; hardware to support 
     development and testing in U.S. facilities; software; 
     documentation (including combat system capabilities and 
     limitations); training devices and services; technical 
     support; and other related elements of logistical and program 
     support. The estimated total cost was $1.7 billion. Major 
     Defense Equipment (MDE) constituted $0.7 billion of this 
     total.
       This transmittal reports the addition of the following MDE 
     items: four (4) shipsets of Global Positioning System Based 
     Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Service (GPNTS). The 
     estimated total value of the MDE items is $8 million, but 
     will not cause an increase in the total estimated program 
     cost. The total estimated case value will remain $1.7 billion 
     with MDE remaining $0.7 billion of this total.
       (iv) Significance: The proposed sale will improve the 
     Government of Canada's capability to meet current and future 
     threats by incorporating a precise and robust Position, 
     Navigation and Timing (PNT) system integrated in the Aegis 
     Combat System and currently fielding in the U.S. Navy.
       (v) Justification: This proposed sale will support the 
     foreign policy and national security objectives of the United 
     States by helping to improve the military capability of 
     Canada, a NATO ally that is an important force for ensuring 
     political stability and economic progress, and a contributor 
     to military, peacekeeping and humanitarian operations around 
     the world.
       (vi) Sensitivity of Technology: Global Positioning System 
     (GPS)-based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Service 
     (GPNTS) is the U.S. Navy's next generation Positioning, 
     Navigation and Timing (PNT) distribution system. GPNTS is an 
     UNCLASSIFIED system with a Selective Availability Anti-
     Spoofing Security Module (SAASM) GPS based security 
     architecture. GPNTS supports mission critical real time PNT 
     data services for weapons, combat, navigation, communications 
     and other Command, Control, Communications, Computers & 
     Intelligence (C4I) systems.
       The highest level of classification of defense articles, 
     components, and services included in this potential sale is 
     UNCLASSIFIED.
       (vii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: August 10, 2022.

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