[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 142 (Tuesday, September 5, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3888-S3889]
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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. 23-0N. 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 19-50 dated August 
     20, 2019.
           Sincerely,
                                                  James A. Hursch,
                                                         Director.
       Enclosure.


                         Transmittal No. 23-0N

     Report of Enhancement or Upgrade of Sensitivity of Technology 
         or Capability (Sec. 36(b)(5)(C), AECA)
       (i) Purchaser: Taipei Cultural and Economic Representative 
     Office (TECRO) in the United States
       (ii) Sec. 36(b)(l), AECA Transmittal No.: 19-50; Date: 
     August 20, 2019; Military Department: Air Force.

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       (iii) Description: On August 20, 2019, Congress was 
     notified by Congressional certification transmittal number 
     19-50 of the possible sale, under Section 36(b)(l) of the 
     Arms Export Control Act, of sixty-six (66) F-16C/D Block 70 
     aircraft; seventy-five (75) F110 General Electric Engines 
     (includes 9ares); seventy-five (75) Link-16 Systems 
     (includes 9 spares); seventy-five (75) Improved Programmable 
     Display Generators (iPDG) (includes 9 spares); seventy-five 
     (75) APG-83 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Radars 
     (includes 9 spares); seventy-five (75) Modular Mission 
     Computers 7000AH (includes 9 spares); seventy-five (75) LN-
     260 Embedded GPS/INS (includes 9 spares); seventy-five (75) 
     M61 Vulcan 20mm Guns (includes 9 spares); one-hundred thirty-
     eight (138) LAU-129 Multipurpose Launchers; six (6) FMU-139D/
     B Fuze for Guided Bombs; six (6) FMU-139D/B Inert Fuze for 
     Guided Bombs; six (6) FMU 152 Fuze for Guided Bombs: six (6) 
     MK-82 Filled Inert Bombs for Guided Bombs; and three (3) KMU-
     572 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) Tail Kits, GBU-38/54. 
     Also included are seventy-five (75) AN/ALE-47 Countermeasure 
     Dispensers (includes 9 spares); one-hundred twenty (120) ALE-
     50 towed decoy or equivalent; seventy-five (75) APX-126 
     Advanced Identification Friend or Foe (includes 9 spares); 
     seventy-five (75) AN/ALQ-211 A(V)4 Airborne Integrated 
     Defensive Electronic Warfare Suite (AIDEWS) or equivalent 
     (includes 9 spares); EW Line Replaceable Unit (LRU) and 
     Standard Electronic Module (SEM) spares; one hundred fifty 
     (150) ARC-238 radios (includes 18 spares); Secure 
     Communications and Cryptographic Appliques including seventy-
     three (73) KIV-78 cryptographic COMSEC devices, and ten (10) 
     AN/PYQ-10 Simple Key Loaders (SKLs) for COMSEC; three (3) 
     Joint Mission Planning Systems (JMPS); twenty-seven (27) 
     Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems (JHMCS) II with Night 
     Vision Device (NVD) compatibility or Scorpion Hybrid Optical-
     based Inertial Tracker (HOblT) helmet mounted cueing system 
     with NVD compatibility; seventy (70) NVDs; six (6) NVD spare 
     image intensifier tubes; Cartridge Actuated Devices/
     Propellant Actuated Devices (CAD/PAD); cartridges; chaff; 
     flares; three (3) each DSU-38A/B Precision Laser Guidance 
     Sensor (PLGS) for GBU-54 Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition 
     (LJDAM) integration; PGU-28A/B 20mm ammunition; telemetry 
     units for integration and test; bomb components; twenty (20) 
     ground debriefing stations; Electronic Combat International 
     Security Assistance Program (ECISAP) support including EW 
     database and Mission Data File (MDF) development (classified/
     unclassified); communications equipment; classified/
     unclassified spares, repair, support equipment, test 
     equipment, software delivery/support, personnel training, 
     training equipment, flight/tactics manuals, publications and 
     technical documentation; bomb racks; Organizational, 
     Intermediate and Depot level tooling; Pilot Life Support 
     Equipment (PLSE); Alternate Mission Equipment (AME); ground 
     training devices (including flight and maintenance 
     simulators); containers; development, integration, test and 
     engineering, technical and logistical support of munitions; 
     aircraft ferry; studies and surveys; construction services; 
     U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical and 
     logistical support services; and other related elements of 
     logistics, program and sustainment support. The estimated 
     total cost was $8.0 billion. Major Defense Equipment (MDE) 
     constituted $5.1 billion of this total.
       On April 21, 2021, Congress was notified by Congressional 
     certification transmittal number 21-0E of the addition of 
     fifty-seven (57) Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATPs) (AN/
     AAQ-33) (MDE). The following non-MDE items were also 
     included: Infrared Search and Track (IRST) pods (IRST 
     International); IRST and Sniper ATP shipping containers; 
     pylons; spare parts; repair and return; publications and 
     technical documentation; software support; integration and 
     test support; U.S. Government and Contractor engineering, 
     technical and logistics support; and additional 
     familiarization training. Additionally, this transmittal 
     amended the original CN's reference to a specific electronic 
     warfare system, to a successfully engineered and tested 
     future Electronic Warfare (EW) Suite, integrated on the F-16V 
     Block 70 aircraft. The total cost of the new MDE articles was 
     $154.33 million, and the total cost of the new non-MDE 
     articles was $307.52 million. The total notified cost of MDE 
     did not increase and the total notified case value remained 
     $8.0 billion.
       This transmittal reports the addition of the following MDE 
     items: eighty-six (86) Multifunctional Information 
     Distribution Systems with Low Volume Terminals (MIDS-LVTs); 
     eighty-six (86) LAU-129 Multi-purpose Launchers; seven (7) 
     Embedded Global Positioning Systems/Inertial Navigation 
     Systems (GPS/INS) (EGI) devices with Selective Availability 
     Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM) or M-Code; and the option to 
     replace up to two (2) of the previously notified LN-260 EGIs 
     with EGIs with M-Code. The following non-MDE items will also 
     be included: KY-58 narrowband/wideband COMSEC devices and 
     Computer Program Identification Numbers (CPINs) (not 
     identified in the original notification), in addition to Low 
     Volume Terminal (LVT) Cryptographic Modules (LCMs), and 
     additional AN/PYQ-10 SKLs and helmet-mounted cueing systems. 
     The total estimated value of the additional items is $56.3 
     million. The estimated total MDE value remains $5.1 billion, 
     and the estimated total case value remains $8.0 billion.
       (iv) Significance: This notification is being provided 
     because the additional MDE items were not enumerated in the 
     original notification. The inclusion of this MDE represents 
     an increase in capability over what was previously notified. 
     The proposed sale will improve the recipient's ability to 
     operate its fleet of F-16 CID Block 70 aircraft.
       (v) Justification: This proposed sale is consistent with 
     U.S. law and policy as expressed in Title 22 U.S.C. Section 
     3301 (Public Law No. 96-8). This proposed sale serves U.S. 
     national, economic, and security interests by supporting the 
     recipient's continuing efforts to modernize its armed forces 
     and to maintain a credible defensive capability. It will also 
     help improve the security of the recipient and assist in 
     maintaining political stability, military balance, and 
     economic progress in the region.
       (vi) Sensitivity of Technology:
       The Multifunctional Information Distribution System with 
     Low Volume Terminal (MIDS-LVT) is an advanced Link-16 
     command, control, communications, and intelligence (C3I) 
     system incorporating high-capacity, jam-resistant, digital 
     communication links for exchange of near real-time tactical 
     information, including both data and voice, among air, 
     ground, and sea elements. MIDS-LVT is intended to support key 
     theater functions such as surveillance, identification, air 
     control, weapons engagement coordination, and direction for 
     all Services and allied forces. LVT Cryptographic Modules 
     (LCMs) will also be included in this potential sale.
       The Embedded Global Positioning System/Inertial Navigation 
     System (GPS/INS) (EGI) with Selective Availability Anti-
     Spoofing Module (SAASM)--or M-Code receiver when available--
     and Precise Positioning Service (PPS) is a self-contained 
     navigation system that provides information on the following: 
     acceleration, velocity, position, attitude, platform azimuth, 
     magnetic and true heading, altitude, body angular rates, time 
     tags, and coordinated universal time (UTC) synchronized time. 
     SAASM or M-Code enables the GPS receiver access to the 
     encrypted P(Y) code or M-Code signal, providing protection 
     against active spoofing attacks.
       The KY-58 is a secure voice module primarily used to 
     encrypt radio communication to and from military aircraft and 
     other tactical vehicles.
       The Sensitivity of Technology Statement contained in the 
     original notification applies to additional items reported 
     here.
       The highest level of classification of defense articles, 
     components, and services included in this potential sale is 
     SECRET.
       (vii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: August 3, 2023.

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