[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 175 (Monday, November 14, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6653-S6654]
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

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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 Arms Export Control Act (AECA), 
     as amended, we are forwarding Transmittal No. 0R-22. 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 16-83 of January 31, 
     2017.
           Sincerely,
                                                  James A. Hursch,
                                                         Director.
       Enclosures.


                         Transmittal No. 0R-22

     Report of Enhancement or Upgrade of Sensitivity of Technology 
         or Capability (Sec. 36(b)(5)(A), AECA)
       (i) Purchaser: Republic of Korea.
       (ii) Sec. 36(b)(1), AECA Transmittal No.: 16-83; Date: 
     January 31, 2017; Military Department: Air Force.
       (iii) Description: On January 31, 2017, Congress was 
     notified by Congressional certification transmittal number 
     16-83, of the possible sale, under Section 36(b)(1) of the 
     Arms Export Control Act, of eighty-nine (89) AGM-65G-2 
     Maverick missiles, missile containers and other related 
     elements of support. The total estimated program cost was $70 
     million. Major Defense Equipment (MDE) constituted $66 
     million of this total.
       This transmittal reports the inclusion of an additional one 
     (1) AGM-65G-2 Maverick missile (MDE). The estimated total 
     value of the added MDE item is $0.67 million, resulting in a 
     new MDE total of $66.67 million. These costs will not 
     increase the total case value which will remain $70 million.
       (iv) Significance: The proposed sale will increase the 
     Republic of Korea's capability to participate in regional 
     security operations and improves its national security 
     posture.
       (v) Justification: This proposed sale will support the 
     foreign policy goals and national security objectives of the 
     United States by improving the security of a Major Non-NATO 
     Ally that is a force for political stability and economic 
     progress in the Indo-Pacific region.
       (vi) Sensitivity of Technology: The Sensitivity of 
     Technology Statement contained in the original notification 
     applies to additional items reported here.
       (vii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: October 5, 2022.

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