[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 125 (Thursday, July 20, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3453-S3454]
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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. 23-0H. 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 22-06 dated February 
     3, 2022.
           Sincerely,
                                                  James A. Hursch,
                                                         Director.
       Enclosures.


                         Transmittal No. 23-0H

     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)(1), 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-I6 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 PWII GBU-10; one 
     hundred (100) MAU-210 Enhanced Computer Control Group (ECCG) 
     for 500LB Enhanced Paveway II (EPII) EGBU-49; one hundred 
     three (103) MXU-650 Air Foil Group (AFG) for 2000LB EPII 
     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 Identification 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.
       On September 27, 2022, Congress was notified by 
     congressional certification transmittal number 22-0L of 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-129D Engines or F100-
     PW229EEP Engines (16 installed, 5 spares)'' to ``twenty-one 
     (21) F1000-GE-129D Engines or F100-PW229EEP Engines (16 
     installed, 5 spares);'' there is currently no GE aircraft 
     engine designated as F100. The total net cost of MDE 
     increased by $0.06 billion to $2.45 billion. The estimated 
     total case value increased to $4.27 billion.
       This transmittal notifies the possible replacement of up to 
     four (4) of the previously notified F-16 C Block 70 aircraft 
     with up to four (4) F-I6 D Block 70 aircraft. The total 
     number of F-16 Block 70 aircraft in the potential sale does 
     not change remaining sixteen (16). The F-16 D replacements 
     will result in a net increase in MDE value of $0.03 billion, 
     resulting in a revised MDE value of $2.48 billion. The total 
     estimated case value will increase to $4.30 billion.
       (iv) Significance: This notification is being provided as 
     the replacement MDE items were not enumerated in the original 
     notification. The proposed articles will improve Jordan's 
     ability to train its F-16 Block 70 pilots while continuing 
     modernization of the Jordanian fighter aircraft fleet and 
     supporting operational requirements associated with regional 
     U.S.-coalition goals.
       (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 Sensitivity of 
     Technology Statement contained in the original notification 
     applies to items reported here.
       The highest level of classification of defense articles, 
     components, and services included in this potential sale is 
     SECRET.

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       (vii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: July 19, 2023.

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