[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 158 (Thursday, September 29, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5532-S5533]
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. 22-33
concerning the Army's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and
Acceptance to the Government of Kuwait for defense articles
and services estimated to cost $250 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. 22-33
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: Government of Kuwait
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment * $0 million.
Other $250 million.
TOTAL $250 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): None.
Non-MDE: Cartridge M80 Ball/M62 Tracer 7.62mm 4/1 linked;
Cartridge MK211 4 Armor Piercing Incendiary (APIT) .50 Cal 4/
1 linked; Cartridge M903/M962 Saboted Light Armor Penetrator-
Tracer (SLAP-T) .50 Cal 4/1 linked; Cartridge KE-W A1 Armor-
Piercing, Fin-Stabilized, Discarding Sabot-Tracer (APFSDS-T)
120mm; Cartridge, Insensitive Munition High Explosive Tracer
(IM-HE-T) 120mm; Grenade, Screening-Smoke; containers;
munitions; support and test equipment; integration and test
support; spare and repair parts; U.S. Government and
contractor engineering, technical and logistics support
services; and other related elements of logistical and
program support.
(iv) Military Department: Army (KU-B-UZC).
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: None.
(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: None.
(viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: September 27,
2022.
* As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control
Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
Kuwait--M1A2K Tank Operational and Training Ammunition
The Government of Kuwait has requested to buy Cartridge M80
Ball/M62 Tracer 7.62mm 4/1 linked; Cartridge MK211 4 Armor
Piercing Incendiary (APIT) .50 Cal 4/1 linked; Cartridge
M903/M962 Saboted Light Armor Penetrator-Tracer (SLAP-T) .50
Cal 4/1 linked; Cartridge KE-W A1 Armor-Piercing, Fin-
Stabilized, Discarding Sabot-Tracer (APFSDS-T) 120mm;
Cartridge, Insensitive Munition High Explosive Tracer (IM-HE-
T) 120mm; Grenade, Screening-Smoke; containers; munitions;
support and test equipment; integration and test support;
spare and repair parts; U.S, Government and contractor
engineering, technical and logistics support services; and
other related elements of logistical and program support. The
estimated cost is $250 million.
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 has
been an important force for political stability and economic
progress in the Middle East.
The proposed sale will improve Kuwait's ability to meet
current and future regional threats by enabling continued
employment of the M1 A2 Abrams main battle tank and
supporting modernization of the country's tank fleet. This
sale will provide an effective ability to deter and defend
against land-based threats, enhancing Kuwait's ability to
protect border regions and key land-based infrastructure.
Kuwait 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 General Dynamics, York,
PA. There are no known offset agreements proposed in
connection with this potential sale.
Implementation of this proposed sale will not require the
assignment of any additional U.S. Government or contractor
representatives to Kuwait.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness
as a result of this proposed sale.
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