[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Pages 8659-8660]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        ARMS SALES NOTIFICATION

  Mr. CORKER. 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,

                                                    Arlington, VA.
     Hon. Bob Corker,
     Chairman, Committee on Foreign Relations,
     U.S. Senate, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: Pursuant to the reporting requirements 
     of Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, as 
     amended, we are forwarding herewith Transmittal No. 16-25, 
     concerning the Department of the Air Force's proposed 
     Letter(s) of Offer and Acceptance to the Government of Iraq 
     for defense articles and services estimated to cost $181 
     million. After this letter is delivered to your office, we 
     plan to issue a news release to notify the public of this 
     proposed sale.
           Sincerely,
                                                       J.W. Rixey,
                                      Vice Admiral, USN, Director.
       Enclosures.


                         Transmittal No. 16-25

     Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to 
         Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, as 
         amended
       (i) Prospective Purchaser: Government of Iraq.
       (ii) Total Estimated Value:

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       Major Defense Equipment* $0 million.
       Other $181 million.
       Total $181 million.
       (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
     Services under Consideration for Purchase:
       Non-Major Defense Equipment (MDE): The Iraqi Air Force 
     requests a five-year sustainment package for its AC-208 fleet 
     that includes: operational, intermediate, and depot-level 
     maintenance; spare parts; component repair; publication 
     updates; maintenance training; and logistics. Also included 
     in this sale are Contract Logistics Services (CLS), training 
     services, and Contract Engineering Services. There is no MDE 
     associated with this possible sale. The total overall 
     estimated cost is $181 million.
       (iv) Military Department: Air Force.
       (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: IQ-D-QAH-$20M-13 FEB 09, 
     IQ-D-QAF-$5M-26 OCT 08.
       (vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, Offered, or Agreed 
     to be Paid: None.
       (vii) Sensitivity of Technology Contained in the Defense 
     Article or Defense Services Proposed to be Sold: None.
       (viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: June 14, 2016.
       *As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control 
     Act.


                          POLICY JUSTIFICATION

   The Government of Iraq--AC-208 Sustainment, Logistics, and Spares 
                                Support

       The Government of Iraq has requested a possible sale of a 
     five-year sustainment package for its AC/RC-208 fleet that 
     includes; operational, intermediate, and depot-level 
     maintenance; spare parts; component repair; publication 
     updates; maintenance training; and logistics. Also included 
     in this sale are Contract Logistics Services (CLS), training 
     services, and Contract Engineering Services. There is no MDE 
     associated with this possible sale. The total overall 
     estimated value is $181 million.
       The purchase of this sustainment package will allow the 
     Iraqi Air Force (IqAF) to continue to operate its fleet of 
     eight C-208 light attack and Intelligence, Surveillance, and 
     Reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft beyond the June 2016 end of its 
     existing CLS contract. Limited IqAF maintenance capability 
     necessitates continued CLS. Ultimately, the goal is for the 
     IqAF to become self-sufficient in the areas of aircraft 
     maintenance and logistics training. Iraq will have no 
     difficulty absorbing this support.
       The proposed sale will contribute to the foreign policy and 
     national security goals of the United States by helping to 
     improve a critical capability of the Iraq Security Forces in 
     defeating the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
       The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not 
     alter the basic military balance in the region.
       The principal contractors will be Orbital ATK in Falls 
     Church, Virginia, and Flight Safety International in 
     Flushing, New York. There are no known offset agreements 
     proposed in connection with this potential sale.
       Implementation of this proposed sale will not require the 
     assignment of any additional U.S. Government or contractor 
     representatives to Iraq.
       There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness 
     as a result of this proposed sale.
       All defense articles and services listed in this 
     transmittal have been authorized for release and export to 
     the Government of Iraq.

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