[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 140 (Tuesday, September 10, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S5918]
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                        ARMS SALES NOTIFICATIONS

  Mr. CARDIN. 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 still available to the full Senate, I ask unanimous 
consent to have printed in the Record the notifications that have been 
received. If the cover letter references a classified annex, then such 
an 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. Benjamin L. Cardin,
     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. 0B-24. 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 15-36 of May 18, 
     2015.
           Sincerely,
                                                  J. Aaron Harding
                         (For Michael F. Miller, Acting Director).
       Enclosure


                         Transmittal No. 0B-24

     Report of Enhancement or Upgrade of Sensitivity of Technology 
         or Capability (Sec. 36(b)(5)(A), AECA)
       (i) Prospective Purchaser: Government of Israel.
       (ii) Sec. 36(b)(1), AECA Transmittal No.: 15-36; Date: May 
     18, 2015; Implementing Agency: Air Force.
       Funding Source: Foreign Military Financing.
       (iii) Description: On May 18, 2015, Congress was notified 
     by congressional certification transmittal number 15-36 of 
     the possible sale, under Section 36(6)(1) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act, of: 14,500 KMU-556C/B Joint Direct Attack 
     Munitions (JDAM) tail kits consisting of 10,000 for Mk-84, 
     500 for Mk-83, and 4,000 for Mk-82; 3,500 Mk-82 bombs; 4,500 
     Mk-83 bombs; 50 BLU-113 bombs; 4,200 GBU-39 Small Diameter 
     bombs; 1,500 Mk-83 Paveway kits; 700 BLU-109 Paveway kits; 
     3,000 AGM-114K/R Hellfire Missiles; 250 AIM-120C-7 Advanced 
     Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles; and 500 DSU-38A/B Detector 
     Laser Illuminated Target kits for JDAMs. The estimated total 
     cost was $1.879 billion. Major Defense Equipment (MDE) 
     constituted $1.353 billion of this total.
       On July 6, 2020, Congress was notified by congressional 
     certification transmittal number 0K-20 of the replacement of 
     the JDAM C/B variant tail kits with E/B, F/B, and H/B 
     variants due to obsolescence and corrected the description of 
     bomb-specific JDAM tail kits series being sold to: 10,000 
     KMU-556 or KMU-557 (E/B, F/B, or H/B) for MK-84 or BLU-109; 
     500 KMU-559 (E/B, F/B, or H/B) for MK-83; and 4,000 KMU-572 
     (E/B, F/B, H/B) for MK-82. This did not result in a net 
     increase in total cost of MDE. The estimated total case value 
     remained at $1.879 billion. The total MDE remained at $1.353 
     billion.
       This transmittal reports the addition of the KMU-556 J/B M-
     Code variant with Strategic Anti-jam Beamforming Receiver 
     (SABR) Global Positioning System (GPS) Receiver. The 
     estimated total case value will remain at $1.879 billion. The 
     total MDE will remain at $1.353 billion.
       (iv) Significance: This MDE was not included in the 
     previous notification. The proposed sale of this equipment 
     will provide Israel the ability to support its self-defense 
     needs. These tail kits will contribute to Israel's ability to 
     maintain the operational capability of its existing systems 
     and will enhance Israel's interoperability with the United 
     States.
       (v) Justification: The United States is committed to the 
     security of Israel, and it is vital to U.S. national 
     interests to assist Israel to develop and maintain a strong 
     and ready self-defense capability. This proposed sale is 
     consistent with those objectives.
       (vi) Sensitivity of Technology:
       The KMU-556 J/B M-Code variant with SABR GPS Receiver 
     offers improved capability to the JDAM's targeting accuracy 
     with enhanced resistance to GPS jamming.
       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 13, 2024.

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