[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 158 (Thursday, September 29, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S5531]
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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)(C) of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA), 
     as amended, we are forwarding Transmittal No. 22-0L. 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 22-06 of February 3, 
     2022.
           Sincerely,
                                                  James A. Hursch,
                                                         Director.
       Enclosures.


                         Transmittal No. 22-0L

     Report of Enhancement or Upgrade of Sensitivity of Technology 
         or Capability (Sec. (36/(B)/(5)/(C), AECA)
       (i) Purchaser: Government of Jordan.
       (ii) Sec. 36(b)(l), AECA Transmittal No.: 22-06; Date: 
     February 3, 2022; Implementing Agency: Air Force.
       Funding Source: Foreign Military Financing (FMF).
       (iii) Description: On February 3, 2022, Congress was 
     notified by Congressional certification transmittal number 
     22-06 of the possible sale, under Section 36(b)(1) of the 
     Arms Export Control Act, to the Government of Jordan of 
     twelve (12) F-16 C Block 70 Aircraft; four (4) F-16 D Block 
     70 Aircraft; twenty-one (21) F100-GE-129D Engines or F100-
     PW229EEP Engines (16 installed, 5 spares); twenty-one (21) 
     Improved Programmable Display Generators (iPDG) (16 
     installed, 5 spares); twenty-one (21) AN/APG-83 Active 
     Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Scalable Agile Beam 
     Radars (SABR) (16 installed, 5 spares); twenty-one (21) 
     Modular Mission Computers (MMC) 7000AH (16 installed 5 
     spares); twenty-seven (27) LN-260 (or equivalent) Embedded 
     Global Positioning System (GPS) Inertial Navigation Systems 
     (INS) (EGI) with Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module 
     (SAASM) and Precise Positioning Service (PPS) (16 installed, 
     11 spares); six (6) AN/AAQ-33 Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods 
     (ATP); thirty-one (31) Link 16 Low-Volume Terminals (for 
     aircraft and ground stations) (26 installed, 5 spares); 
     seventy-two (72) LAU-129 launchers (64 installed, 8 spares); 
     twenty-one (21) M61A1 Vulcan Cannons (16 installed, 5 
     spares); four hundred two (402) FMU-139 or FMU-152 Joint 
     Programmable Fuzes; one hundred (100) KMU-556 Joint Direct 
     Attack Munition (JDAM) tail kits for 2,000LB GBU-31; one 
     hundred two (102) KMU-572 JDAM tail kits for 500LB Laser JDAM 
     GBU-54; one hundred (100) MAU-209 Computer Control Group 
     (CCG) for Paveway II (PWII) GBU-10; one hundred two (102) 
     MXU-651 Air Foil Group (AFG) for 2000LB PW II GBU-I0; one 
     hundred (100) MAU-210 Enhanced Computer Control Group (ECCG) 
     for 500LB Enhanced Paveway II (EP II) EGBU-49; one hundred 
     three (103) MXU-650 Air Foil Group (AFG) for 2000LB EP II 
     EGBU-49; two hundred (200) MK-84 or BLU-117 (or equivalent) 
     bomb bodies; two hundred four (204) MK-82 or BLU-111 (or 
     equivalent) bomb bodies; six (6) MK-82 inert bombs; and two 
     (2) MAU-169 Computer Control Group (CCG) trainers. Also 
     included were AN/ARC-238 radios; AN/APX-126 or equivalent 
     Advanced [dentification Friend or Foe (AIFF) with Combined 
     Interrogator Transponder (CIT); Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing 
     System II (JHMCS II) or Scorpion Hybrid Optical-based 
     Inertial Tracker (HObIT) helmet mounted displays; AN/ALQ-254 
     Viper Shield or equivalent Integrated Electronic Warfare (EW) 
     systems; AN/ALE-47 Countermeasure Dispenser System (CMDS); 
     KY-58M Cryptographic Devices; KIV-78 Cryptographic Devices; 
     Simple Key Loaders (SKL); Joint Mission Planning System 
     (JMPS) or equivalent; PGU-28 High Explosive Incendiary (HEI) 
     ammunition; PGU-27 training ammunition (non-HEI); ARD-446 
     impulse cartridges; ARD-863 impulse cartridges BBU-36 impulse 
     cartridges; BBU-35 impulse cartridges; MK-124 smoke flares; 
     MJU-7/B flare cartridges L463 or MJU-53 or equivalent; Common 
     Munitions Built-in-Test (BIT) Reprogramming Equipment 
     (CMBRE); ADU-891 adapters for CMBRE; DSU-38 laser sensors for 
     Laser JDAM GBU-54; Cartridge Actuated Device/Propellant 
     Actuated Devices (CAD/PAD); BRU-57 bomb racks; MAU-12 bomb 
     racks and TER-9A triple ejection racks; other chaff and 
     flare, ammunition, and pylons; launcher adaptors and weapons 
     interfaces; fuel tanks and attached hardware; travel pods; 
     aircraft and weapons integration, test, and support 
     equipment; electronic warfare database and mission data file 
     development; precision measurement and calibration laboratory 
     equipment; secure communications; cryptographic equipment; 
     precision navigation equipment; aircraft and personnel 
     support and test equipment; spare and repair parts; repair 
     and return services; maps, publications, and technical 
     documentation; studies and surveys; classified/unclassified 
     software and software support; personnel training and 
     training equipment; facilities and facility management, 
     design and/or construction services; U.S. Government and 
     contractor engineering, technical and logistics support 
     services; and other related elements of logistical and 
     program support. The estimated total cost was $4.21 billion. 
     Major Defense Equipment (MDE) constituted $2.39 billion of 
     this total.
       This transmittal notifies the addition of the following MDE 
     items: thirty-one (31) Multifunctional Information 
     Distribution Systems with Joint Tactical Radio Systems (MIDS 
     JTRS); thirty-two (32) AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder missiles; 
     twenty (20) AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder Captive Air Training 
     Missiles (CATM); four (4) AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder tactical 
     guidance units; and four (4) AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder CATM 
     guidance units. Also, this transmittal reports a correction 
     to the previously notified ``twenty-one (21) F100-GE-1 29D 
     Engines or F100-PW229EEP Engines (16 installed, 5 spares)'' 
     to ``twenty-one (21) F110-GE-129D Engines or F100-PW229EEP 
     Engines (16 insta1led, 5 spares);'' there is currently no GE 
     aircraft engine designated as Fl 00. The addition of the new 
     items will cause an increase in the total net cost of MDE by 
     $0.06 billion to $2.45 billion. The estimated total case 
     value will increase to $4.27 billion.
       (iv) Significance: This notification is being provided to 
     correctly identify the designation of F110-GE-129D engines to 
     be included in this sale; furthermore, 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 continue modernization of the Jordanian fighter 
     aircraft fleet and support operational requirements 
     associated with regional U.S.-coalition goals such as 
     countering violent extremist organizations, countering malign 
     state and non-state actors, and border defense, while 
     ensuring continued interoperability with U.S. and coalition 
     forces.
       (v) Justification: This proposed sale will support the 
     foreign policy and national security objectives of the United 
     States by helping to improve the security of a Major Non-NATO 
     Ally that is an important force for political stability and 
     economic progress in the Middle East.
       (vi) Sensitivity of Technology:
       The AN/USQ-190 Multifunctional Information Distribution 
     System with Joint Tactical Radio System (MIDS JTRS) is an 
     advanced Link-16 command, control, communications, and 
     intelligence (C3l) system incorporating high-capacity, jam-
     resistant digital communications links for exchange of near-
     real-time tactical information, including both data and 
     voice, among air, ground, and sea elements.
       The AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder Missile is a short-range, 
     air-to-air missile providing a high off-boresight seeker, 
     enhanced countermeasure rejection capability, low drag/high 
     angle of attack airframe, and the ability to integrate a 
     Helmet Mounted Cueing System.
       This potential sale will include tactical guidance units, 
     Captive Air Training Missiles (CATMs), and CATM guidance 
     units.
       The highest level of classification of defense articles, 
     components, and services included in this potential sale is 
     SECRET.
       (vii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: September 27, 
     2022.

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