[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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