[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 142 (Tuesday, September 6, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4431-S4432]
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,

                                                   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)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, as 
     amended, we are forwarding herewith Transmittal No. 22-45, 
     concerning the Navy'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 $355 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. 22-45

     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* $285 million.
       Other $70 million.
       Total $355 million.
       Funding Source: National Funds.
       (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
     Services under Consideration for Purchase:

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       Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
       Sixty (60) AGM-84L-1 Harpoon Block II Missiles.
       Four (4) ATM-84L-1 Harpoon Block II Exercise Missiles.
       Non-MDE: Also included are Harpoon Guidance Control Units 
     (GCUs); Harpoon Radar Seekers; Harpoon Radar Altimeters; 
     Harpoon Captive Air Test Missiles (CATMs); containers; spare 
     and repair parts; support and test equipment; publications 
     and technical documentation; personnel training and training 
     equipment; U.S. Government and contractor representatives' 
     technical assistance; engineering and logistics support 
     services; and other related elements of logistics support.
       (iv) Military Department: Navy (TW-P-ALQ).
       (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: TW-P-LGB, TW-P-LGV.
       (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: See Attached 
     Annex.
       (viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: September 2, 
     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--AGM-84L-I Harpoon Block II Missiles
       The Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in 
     the United States (TECRO) has requested to buy sixty (60) 
     AGM-84L-1 Harpoon Block II missiles and four (4) ATM-84L-1 
     Harpoon Block II exercise missiles. Also included are Harpoon 
     Guidance Control Units (GCUs); Harpoon Radar Seekers; Harpoon 
     Radar Altimeters; Harpoon Captive Air Test Missiles (CATMs); 
     containers; spare and repair parts; support and test 
     equipment; publications and technical documentation; 
     personnel training and training equipment; U.S. Government 
     and contractor representatives' technical assistance; 
     engineering and logistics support services; and other related 
     elements of logistics support. The estimated total cost is 
     $355 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 maintain a credible defensive capability. The 
     proposed sale will help improve the security of the recipient 
     and assist in maintaining political stability, military 
     balance, and economic progress in the region.
       The proposed sale will contribute to the modernization of 
     the recipient's capability to meet current and future threats 
     by providing a flexible solution to augment existing surface 
     and air defenses. The recipient will be able to employ a 
     highly reliable and effective system to counter or deter 
     maritime aggressions, coastal blockades, and amphibious 
     assaults. This equipment will contribute to the recipient's 
     goal of updating its military capability while further 
     enhancing interoperability with the United States and other 
     allies. The recipient will have no difficulty absorbing this 
     equipment into its armed forces.
       The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not 
     alter the basic military balance in the region.
       The principal contractor will be Boeing Company, St. Louis, 
     MO. The recipient has requested offsets. At this time, 
     agreements are undetermined and will be defined in 
     negotiations between the recipient and the contractor.
       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.


                         Transmittal No. 22-45

     Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to 
         Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act

                           Annex Item No. vii

       (vii) Sensitivity of Technology:
       1. The Harpoon missile is a non-nuclear tactical weapons 
     system. It provides a day, night, and adverse weather, 
     standoff air-to-surface capability and is an effective Anti-
     Surface Warfare missile.
       2. The highest level of classification of defense articles, 
     components, and services included in this potential sale is 
     CONFIDENTIAL.
       3. If a technologically advanced adversary were to obtain 
     knowledge of the hardware and software elements, the 
     information could be used to develop countermeasures or 
     equivalent systems, which might reduce system effectiveness 
     or be used in the development of a system with similar or 
     advanced capabilities.
       4. A determination has been made that the recipient can 
     provide substantially the same degree of protection for the 
     sensitive technology being released as the U.S. Government. 
     This sale is necessary in furtherance of the U.S. foreign 
     policy and national security objectives outlined in the 
     Policy Justification.
       5. All defense articles and services listed in this 
     transmittal have been authorized for release and export to 
     the recipient.

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