[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 125 (Thursday, July 20, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3451-S3452]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            MORNING BUSINESS

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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

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     the Arms Export Control Act (AECA), as amended, we are 
     forwarding Transmittal No. 0L-23. 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 20-28 dated July 23, 2020.
           Sincerely,
                                                  James A. Hursch,
                                                         Director.
       Enclosure.


                         Transmittal No. 0L-23

     Report of Enhancement or Upgrade of Sensitivity of Technology 
         or Capability (Sec. 36(b)(5)(A), AECA)
       (i) Purchaser: Government of Chile.
       (ii) Sec. 36(b)(1), AECA Transmittal No.: 20-28; Date: July 
     23, 2020; Implementing Agency: Air Force.
       Funding Source: National Funds.
       (iii) Description: On July 23, 2020, Congress was notified 
     by congressional certification transmittal number 20-28 of 
     the possible sale under Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act of nineteen (19) Joint Helmet-Mounted Cueing 
     Systems (JHMCS); six (6) inert MK-82 (500LB) general purpose 
     bomb bodies; two (2) MXU-650KB Air Foil Groups (AFG); forty-
     four (44) LN-260 Embedded GPS/INS (EGI); forty-nine (49) 
     Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint 
     Tactical Radios (MIDS JTRS). Also included were Avionics and 
     Mode 5 equipment and software upgrades, integration, and 
     test; software and software support; ARC-238 Radios; Combined 
     Altitude Radar Altimeters (CARA); Joint Mission Planning 
     System (JMPS) support; Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) AN/
     APX-126 Combined Interrogator Transponders, cryptographic 
     appliques, keying equipment, and encryption devices; weapon 
     system spares and support; bomb components; High-Bandwidth 
     Compact Telemetry Modules (HCTMs); secure communications and 
     precision navigation equipment; aircraft displays; additional 
     spare and repair/return parts; publications, charts, and 
     technical documentation; integration and test equipment; U.S. 
     Government and contractor engineering, technical and 
     logistical support services; and other related elements of 
     logistics and program support. The estimated total cost was 
     $634.70 million. Major Defense Equipment (MDE) constituted 
     $30.52 million of this total.
       This transmittal reports the addition of the following MDE 
     items: two (2) MAU-210 Enhanced Computer Control Groups 
     (ECCG). The total cost of the new MDE articles is $0.23 
     million. The total MDE remains $30.52 million. The total case 
     value remains $634.70 million.
       (iv) Significance: The inclusion of these MDE items 
     represents an increase in capability over what was previously 
     notified. The proposed sale will support weapons integration 
     for Chile's aircraft modernization program.
       (v) Justification: This proposed sale will support the 
     foreign policy goals and national security objectives of the 
     United States by improving the securityof a strategic partner 
     in South America.
       (vi) Sensitivity of Technology: The MAU-210 ECCG guides a 
     weapon to the target via either OPS coordinates or laser-
     designation from the air or ground, The ECCG consists of a 
     guidance electronics/detector assembly, control section, 
     detector cover, GPS antenna, 1760 interface connector, four 
     fin control shafts, battery-firing device, and PRF code 
     switches.
       The highest level of classification of defense articles, 
     components, and services included in this potential sale is 
     UNCLASSIFIED.
       (vii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: July 19, 2023.

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