[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 151 (Tuesday, September 20, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S4850]
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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 Aims Export Control Act (AECA),
as amended, we are forwarding Transmittal No. 0T-21. 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 19-09 of March 22,
2019.
Sincerely,
James A. Hursch,
Director.
Enclosures.
Transmittal No. 0T-21
Report of Enhancement or Upgrade of Sensitivity of Technology
or Capability (Sec. 36(b)(5)(A), AECA)
(i) Purchaser: Government of Morocco.
(ii) Sec. 36(b)(1), AECA Transmittal No.: 19-09; Date:
March 22, 2019; Military Department: Navy.
Funding Source: National Funds.
(iii) Description: On March 22, 2019, Congress was notified
by Congressional certification transmittal number 19-09 of
the possible sale, under Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export
Control Act, of up to twenty-five (25) F-16C/D Block 72
aircraft; twenty-nine (29) engines (Pratt & Whitney F100-229)
(includes 4 spares); twenty-six (26) APG-83 Active
Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radars (includes 1
spare); twenty-six (26) Modular Mission Computers (includes 1
spare); twenty-six (26) Link-16 Multifunctional Information
Distribution Systems-JTRS (MIDS-JTRS) with TACAN and ESHI
Terminals (includes 1 spare); twenty-six (26) LN260 Embedded
Global Navigation Systems (EGI) (includes 1 spare); forty
(40) Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems (JHMCS) (includes 5
spares); twenty-six (26) Improved Programmable Display
Generators (iPDG) (includes 1 spare); thirty (30) M61 Al
Vulcan 20mm Guns (includes 5 spares); fifty (50) LAU-129
Multi-Purpose Launchers; forty (40) AIM-120C-7 Advanced
Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM); forty (40) AIM-
120C-7 Guidance Sections; three (3) GBU-38/54 JDAM Tail Kits;
fifty (50) MXU-650 Air Foil Group, GBU-49; fifty (50) MAU-210
Enhanced Computer Control Group (CCG), GBU-49, -50; thirty-
six (36) FMU-139 D/B Fuzes; six (6) FMU-139 D/B (D-1) Inert
Fuzes; two (2) GBU-39 (T-1) GTVs; sixty (60) GBU-39/B Small
Diameter Bombs (SDB I); ten (10) MAU-169L/B Computer Control
Group, GBU-10, -12, -16; ten (10) MXU-650C/B Air Foil Group,
GBU-12; twelve (12) MK82 Bombs, Filled Inert; four (4) BLU-
109 Practice Bombs; ten (10) MAU-169 CCG (D-2); and twenty-
six (26) AN/AAQ-33 Sniper Pods. Also included were twenty-six
(26) AN/ALQ-213 EW Management Systems; twenty-six (26)
Advanced Identification Friend/Foe; Secure Communications,
Cryptographic Precision Navigation Equipment; one (1) Joint
Mission Planning System; twenty-six (26) AN/ALQ-211 AIDEWS;
six (6) DB-110 Advanced Reconnaissance Systems;
communications equipment; spares and repair parts; support
equipment; personnel training and training equipment;
publications and technical documentation; support and test
equipment, simulators; integration and test; U.S. Government
and contractor engineering, technical and logistical support
services; and other related elements of logistics and program
support. The estimated cost was $3.787 billion. Major Defense
Equipment (MDE) constituted $2.987 billion of this total.
On January 14, 2020, Congress was notified by Congressional
certification transmittal number 1G-19 of the possible sale,
under Section 36(b)(5)(A) of the Arms Export Control Act of
thirty (30) LAU-129 Multipurpose launchers; and an option for
up to twenty-nine (29) General Electric F110-129 engines
(vice twenty-nine (29) Pratt & Whitney F100-129 engines). The
total MOE value remained $2.987 billion. The total case value
remained $3.787 billion.
This transmittal reports the inclusion of an additional
four (4) Link-16 Multifunctional Information Distribution
Systems-JTRS (MIDS-JTRS) with TACAN and ESHI Terminals (MDE).
The total value of the new MDE items is $1.3 million,
increasing the total MDE value to $2.988 billion. The total
notified case value will remain $3.787 billion.
(iv) Significance: The proposed sale will contribute to
Morocco's self-defense capabilities. The purchase will
improve interoperability with the United States and other
regional allies and enhance Morocco's ability to undertake
coalition operations, as it has done in the past in flying
sorties against ISIS in Syria and Iraq.
(v) Justification: This proposed sale will support the
foreign policy and national security of the United States by
helping to improve the security of a Major Non-NATO Ally that
continues to be an important force for political stability
and economic progress in North Africa.
(vi) Sensitivity of Technology: The Sensitivity of
Technology Statement contained in the original notification
applies to items reported here.
The highest level of classification of defense articles,
components, and services included in this potential sale is
UNCLASSIFIED.
(vii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: September 20,
2022.
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