[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 158 (Thursday, September 29, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5533-S5534]
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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. 22-0F. 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 16-58 of November 17, 
     2016.
           Sincerely,
                                                  James A. Hursch,
                                                         Director.

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       Enclosures.


                         Transmittal No. 22-0F

     Report of Enhancement or Upgrade of Sensitivity of Technology 
         or Capability (Sec. 36(b)(5)(C), AECA)
       (i) Purchaser: Government of Qatar
       (ii) Sec. 36(b)(1), AECA Transmittal No.: 16-58; Date: 
     November 17, 2016; Military Department: Air Force.
       Funding Source: National Funds
       (iii) Description: On November 17, 2016, Congress was 
     notified by Congressional certification transmittal number 
     16-58 of the possible sale under Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms 
     Export Control Act of weapons, equipment, and support for: 
     seventy-two (72) F-15QA aircraft, one hundred forty-four 
     (144) F-110-GE-129 aircraft engines, eighty (80) Advanced 
     Display Core Processor II (ADCP II), eighty (80) Digital 
     Electronic Warfare Suites (DEWS), eighty (80) M61A ``Vulcan'' 
     gun systems, eighty (80) Link-16 systems, one hundred sixty 
     (160) Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems (JHMCS), three 
     hundred twelve (312) LAU-128 missile launchers, eighty (80) 
     AN/APG-82(V)1 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) 
     radars, one hundred sixty (160) Embedded OPS/Inertial 
     Navigation Systems (INS) (EGI), eighty (80) AN/AAQ-13 LANTIRN 
     navigation pods w/containers, eighty (80) AN/AAQ-33 SNIPER 
     Advanced Targeting Pods w/containers, eighty (80) AN/AAS-42 
     Infrared Search and Track Systems (IRST), two hundred (200) 
     AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles, seventy (70) AIM-9X Captive Air 
     Training Missiles (CATM), eight (8) AIM-9X special training 
     missiles, twenty (20) CATM AIM-9X missile guidance units, 
     twenty (20) AIM-9X tactical guidance kits, two hundred fifty 
     (250) AIM-120C7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles 
     (AMRAAM), five (5) AIM-120C7 spare guidance kits, one hundred 
     (100) AGM-88 High Speed Anti-Radiation Missiles (HARM), forty 
     (40) AGM-88 HARM CATMs, two hundred (200) AGM-154 Joint 
     Standoff Weapons (JSOW), eighty (80) AGM-84L-1 Standoff 
     Strike anti-ship missiles (Harpoon), ten (10) Harpoon 
     exercise missiles, two hundred (200) AGM-65G2 (Maverick) 
     missiles, five hundred (500) GBU-38 Joint Direct Attack 
     Munitions (JDAM) guidance kits, five hundred (500) GBU-31(V1) 
     JDAM guidance kits, two hundred fifty (250) GBU-54 Laser JDAM 
     guidance kits, two hundred fifty (250) GBU-56 Laser JDAM 
     guidance kits, five hundred (500) BLU-117B bombs, five 
     hundred (500) BLU-117B bombs, six (6) MK-82 Inert bombs, and 
     one thousand (1,000) FMU-152 Joint programmable fuses. The 
     estimated total cost was $21.1 billion. Major Defense 
     Equipment (MDE) constituted $11.5 billion of this total.
       On January 5, 2018, CN 0C-17 reported the replacement of 
     the previously notified AGM-65H/K variant with AGM-65, the 
     inclusion of AAR-57A Common Missile Warning Systems, sub-
     components to JDAM and Laser JDAM, and supplemented the 
     description of General Purpose Bomb Bodies to include BLU-
     111, MK-82, BLU-117B, and MK-84 series weapons. The 
     replacement or upgrading of the status of this equipment to 
     MDE and Significant Military Equipment (SME) did not result 
     in a change to the estimated cost of MDE of $11.5 billion. 
     The total estimated case value remained $21.1 billion.
       On November 28, 2018, CN 0L-18 reported the inclusion of 
     additional training assets as MDE to support the previously 
     notified AGM-65 (Maverick) missiles: five (5) TGM-65 
     Maverick-Missile Aircrew Trainer; one (1) TGM-65 Maverick-
     Missile Load Trainer; and one (1) TGM-65 Maverick-Missile 
     Maintenance Trainer. The estimated value of the additional 
     MDE items was $3.5 million but its addition did not result in 
     a net increase in the MDE value notified. The total estimated 
     case value remained $21.1 billion.
       On December 8, 2021, CN 20-0I notified the inclusion of up 
     to five hundred (500) GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bombs Increment 
     I (SDB I), one (1) GBU-39 A/B Focused Lethality Munition 
     (FLM) practice bomb, and one (1) GBU-39 B/B Laser SDB 
     practice bomb. The estimated value of the additional MDE 
     items was $35 million but its addition did not result in a 
     net increase in the MDE value notified. The total estimated 
     case value remained $21.1 billion.
       This transmittal notifies the addition of the following MDE 
     items: two (2) GBU-39(T-1)/B Inert Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) 
     Guided Test Vehicles (GTV). The following non-MDE items will 
     also be included: Tactical Synthetic Aperture Radar (TacSAR) 
     Advanced Electronically Scanned Reconnaissance Pods; TacSAR 
     Transportable Ground Stations; associated spare and repair 
     parts, consumables, and accessories; and U.S. Government and 
     contractor engineering, technical and logistics support 
     services, as well as other related elements of logistical and 
     program support.
       The total value of added MDE items is $1.8 million but will 
     not result in a net increase in the MDE value notified. The 
     total estimated MDE value will remain $11.5 billion. The 
     total value of added non-MDE items is $130 million but will 
     not result in an increase in the total estimated non-MDE 
     value. The total estimated case value will remain $21.1 
     billion.
       (iv) Significance: The proposed sale will significantly 
     improve Qatar's defense capabilities to meet current and 
     future threats and deter regional aggression. The inclusion 
     of these items represents an increase in capability over what 
     was originally notified.
       (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 friendly 
     country that continues to be an important force for political 
     stability and economic progress in the Middle East.
       (vi) Sensitivity of Technology:
       The GBU-39(T-1)/B SDB GTV is an inert, full-scale 
     configuration of the SDB used to demonstrate safe-separation 
     from the SDB carriage system and parent aircraft, free 
     flight, maneuverability and target accuracy.
       The TacSAR system is a non-program of record reconnaissance 
     pod designed for carriage on fighter aircraft that features 
     Active Electronic Scanned Array (AESA) radar technology. 
     TacSAR capabilities include providing long range, day/night, 
     all-weather imagery and Ground Moving Target Indication. The 
     pod can also transmit imagery via a datalink to Ground 
     Stations for near-real time analysis and exploitation. The 
     pod integrates a synthetic aperture radar into the same 
     outer-shell as the DB-110 and MS-110 pods.
       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 27, 
     2022.

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