[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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