[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 145 (Tuesday, September 15, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S4718]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        ARMS SALES NOTIFICATION

  Mr. RISCH. 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:

                                     U.S. Department of State,

                                                   Washington, DC.
     Hon. J.D. Vance,
     President of the Senate,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. President:


             Congressional Notification Transmittal Letter

       Please find enclosed the following notification from the 
     Department of State.
       Department Notification Number: RSAT 26-0W.
       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. 26-0W. 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 25-79 of December 16, 
     2025.
       Recipients:
       Speaker of the House of Representatives
       House Committee on Foreign Affairs
       Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
           Sincerely,

                                                Kaitlyn Wolfe,

                                           Senior Bureau Official,
                                    Bureau of Legislative Affairs.


                         Transmittal No. 26-0W

     Report of Enhancement or Upgrade of Sensitivity of Technology 
         or Capability (Sec. 36(B)(5)(C), AECA)
       (i) Prospective Purchaser: Government of Lebanon.
       (ii) Sec. 36(b)(1), AECA Transmittal No.: 25-79; Date: 
     December 16, 2025; Implementing Agency: Army.
       Funding Source: Foreign Military Financing.
       (iii) Description: On December 16, 2025, Congress was 
     notified by congressional certification transmittal number 
     25-79 of the possible sale, under Section 36(b)(1) of the 
     Arms Export Control Act, of one hundred forty (140) M1151A1 
     High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs). Also 
     included were RF-7850M-HH multiband handheld radio; Global 
     Positioning System (GPS) receiver; Quicklook electronic 
     counter-counter measures (ECCM) waveform; spare and repair 
     parts; publications and technical documentation: training; 
     U.S. Government and contractor engineering; technical and 
     logistics support services; and other related elements of 
     logistics and program support. The estimated total value was 
     $34.5 million. Major defense equipment (MDE) constituted $31 
     million of this total.
       This transmittal notifies the addition of the following MDE 
     items: up to three hundred thirty (330) M1151A1 HMMWVs. The 
     following non-MDE items will also be included: RF-7850M-HH 
     multiband handheld radio, GPS receiver, Quicklook ECCM 
     waveform; spare and repair parts; publications and technical 
     documentation; personnel training and training equipment; 
     technical and logistics support services; and other related 
     elements of program and logistics support. The estimated 
     total value of the new items is $34.5 million. The estimated 
     MDE value will increase by $120 million to a revised $151 
     million. The estimated non-MDE value will increase by $20 
     million to a revised $23.5 million. The estimated total case 
     value will increase by $140 million to a revised $174.5 
     million. MDE constitutes $151 million of this total.
       (iv) Significance: This notification accounts for requested 
     additional MDE and non-MDE items not included in the original 
     notification. The inclusion of this MDE represents an 
     increase in capability over what was previously notified. The 
     proposed sale will provide a highly mobile and light combat 
     vehicle capability enabling Lebanese Armed Forces to rapidly 
     engage and defeat perimeter security threats and readily 
     employ counter- and anti-terrorism measures. This acquisition 
     will afford additional military-to-military tactics and 
     operational training among the U.S. Army's and Lebanon's 
     leadership and soldiers.
       (v) Justification: This proposed sale will support the 
     foreign policy and national security of the United States by 
     improving the security of a partner country that continues to 
     be an important force for political stability and economic 
     progress in the Middle East.
       (vi) Sensitivity of Technology: None.
       (vii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: July 21, 2026.

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