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Download official Senate Record PDFReturn to issue contextMr. 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.
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.
United States Department of State,
Washington, DC.
Congressional Notification Transmittal Letter
Please find enclosed the following notification from the
Department of State.
Department Notification Number: RSAT 26-29
Pursuant to the reporting requirements of Section 36(b)(1)
of the Arms Export Control Act, as amended, we are forwarding
herewith Transmittal No. 26-29, concerning the Navy's
proposed Letter(s) of Offer and Acceptance to the Republic of
Korea for defense articles and services estimated to cost
$200 million. We will issue a web notice to notify the public
of this proposed sale upon delivery of this letter to your
office.
Recipients:
Speaker of the House of Representatives
House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Sincerely,
Paul D. Guaglianone,
Senior Bureau Official,
Bureau of Legislative Affairs.
department of state—transmittal no. rsat 26-29
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to
Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, as
amended
(i) (U) Prospective Purchaser: Republic of Korea.
(ii) (U) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment * $0 million.
Other $200 million.
Total $200 million.
Funding Source: National Funds
(iii) (U) Description and Quantity or Quantities of
Articles or Services under Consideration for Purchase:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
None
Non-MDE: The following non-MDE items will be included: ARC-
210 RT-2036 (C) secure radios and ancillary material for F-
15K and KC-330 aircraft; KY-100M communication security
devices and associated ancillary materials, platform design,
integration, and installation efforts for AW-159, MC-130K,
CH-47NE, UH-60, CN-235-100M, CN-235-220M, CH-47, TA-50, TA-50
BLK 2, FA-50, and KA-1 aircraft; repair and return support;
publications; training; and other related elements of
logistics and program support.
(iv) (U) Military Department: Navy (KS-P-BZB).
(v) (U) Prior Related Cases, if any: None.
(vi) (U) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, Offered, or
Agreed to be Paid: None known at this time.
(vii) (U) Sensitivity of Technology Contained in the
Defense Article or Defense Services Proposed to be Sold: See
Attached Annex.
(viii) (U) Date Report Delivered to Congress: March 24,
* As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control
Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
(U) Korea—ARC-210 RT-2036(C) Secure Radios and KY-100M Communication
Security Devices
(U) The Republic of Korea has requested to buy ARC-210 RT-
2036 (C) secure radios and ancillary material for F-15K and
KC-330 aircraft; KY-100M communication security devices and
associated ancillary materials, platform design, integration,
and installation efforts for AW-159, MC-130K, CH-47NE, UH-60,
CN-235-100M, CN-235-220M, CH-47, TA-50, TA-50 BLK 2, FA-50,
and KA-1 aircraft; repair and return support; publications;
training; and other related elements of logistics and program
support. The estimated total cost is $200 million.
(U) This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and
national security objectives of the United States by
improving the security of a major ally that is an important
force for political stability and economic progress in the
Indo-Pacific region.
(U) The proposed sale will improve Korea's capability to
meet current and future threats by providing the secure
SATURN communication capability from various aircraft. Korea
will have no difficulty absorbing these articles and services
into its armed forces.
(U) The proposed sale of this equipment and support will
not alter the basic military balance in the region.
(U) The principal contractor will be Collins Aerospace,
located in Charlotte, NC. At this time, the U.S. Government
is not aware of any offset agreement proposed in connection
with this potential sale. Any offset agreement will be
defined in negotiations between the purchaser and the
contractor.
(U) Implementation of this proposed sale will not require
the assignment of any additional U.S. Government or
contractor representatives to Korea.
(U) There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense
readiness as a result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 26-29
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to
Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act
Annex Item No. vii
(vii) Sensitivity of Technology:
communication equipment and systems which encrypt ultra-high
frequency (UHF) satellite and line-of-sight (LOS)
communications. The ARC-210 RT-2036 (C) is a secure. software
defined radio transceiver with multiple embedded encryption
algorithms and waveforms. The ARC-210 RT-2036 (C) provides
secure jam-resistant UHF satellite and LOS communications.
The KY-100M is a modernized Vinson/advanced narrow band
digital voice terminal cryptographic modernization
communication security device. The KY-100M provides
encryption and decryption of satellite or LOS voice data
between two radio transceivers.
articles, components, and services included in this potential
sale is SECRET.
obtain knowledge of the specific
hardware and software elements, the information could be used
to develop countermeasures that might reduce system
effectiveness or be used in the development of a system with
similar or advanced capabilities.
substantially the same degree of protection for the sensitive
technology being released as the U.S. Government. This
proposed sale is necessary in furtherance of the U.S. foreign
policy and national security objectives outlined in the
Policy Justification.
transmittal have been authorized for release and export to
the Republic of Korea.