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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.
There being no objection, the material was ordered to be
printed in the Record, as follows:
U.S. Department of State,
Washington, DC.
CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION TRANSMITTAL LETTER
Please find enclosed the following notification from the
Department of State.
Department Notification Number: RSAT 26-0Q.
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. 26-0Q. 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 22-14 of April 14,
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.
Transmittal No. 26-0Q
Report of Enhancement or Upgrade of Sensitivity of Technology
or Capability (Sec. 36(B)(5)(C), AECA)
(i) Prospective Purchaser: Government of Bulgaria.
(ii) Sec. 36(b)(1), AECA Transmittal No.: 22-14; Date:
April 4, 2022; Implementing Agency: Air Force.
Funding Source: National Funds.
(iii) Description: On April 4, 2022, Congress was notified
by Congressional certification transmittal number 22-14 of
the possible sale under Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export
Control Act, of four (4) F-16 C Block 70 aircraft; four (4)
F-16 D Block 70 aircraft; eleven (11) F100-GE-129D engines (8
installed, 3 spares); eleven (11) Improved Programmable
Display Generators (8 installed, 3 spares); eleven (11) AN/
APG-83 Active Electronically Scanned Array Scalable Agile
Beam Radars (8 installed, 3 spares); eleven (11) Modular
Mission Computers 7000AH (8 installed, 3 spares); eleven (11)
LN-260 or equivalent Embedded Global Positioning System
Inertial Navigation Systems with Selective Availability Anti-
Spootlng Module and Precise Positioning Service (8 installed,
3 spares); nineteen (19) Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air
Missile (AMRAAM) AIM120C-7/C-8 or equivalent missiles; two
(2) AMRAAM guidance sections; forty-eight (48) LAU-129A
launchers (40 installed. 8 spares); twenty-eight (28) GBU-39/
B Small Diameter Bombs (SDBs); two (2) SDB Guided Test
Vehicles; eleven (11) M61A1 Vulcan cannons (8 installed, 3
spares); four (4) AN/AAQ-33 Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods:
twelve (12) Multifunctional Information Distribution System
with Joint Tactical Radio Systems (aircraft terminals and
ground station terminals) (10 installed, 2 spares); twenty
(20) AIM-9X Block II missiles; eight (8) AIM-9X Block II
Captive Air Training Missiles (CATMs); four (4) AIM-9X Block
II tactical guidance units; four (4) AIM-9X Block II CATM
guidance units; twenty-four (24) FMU-139 or FMU-152 fuze
systems; twelve (12) KMU-572 Joint Direct Attack Munition
(JDAM) tail kits for 500LB GBU-38 or laser JDAM GBU-54;
twelve (12) MXU-650 Air Foil Groups for Enhanced Paveway II
EGBU-49; twelve (12) MAU-210 Enhanced Computer Control Groups
for EPII EGBU-49; twenty-four (24) MK-82 or BLU-111 or
equivalent bomb bodies; six (6) MK-82 inert bombs; and two
(2) GBU-39 SDB I practice bombs. The following non-MDE items
were also included: AN/ARC-238 radios; AN/APX-126 or
equivalent Advanced Identification Friend or Foe with
Combined Interrogator Transponders; Joint Helmet Mounted
Cueing System II or Scorpion Hybrid Optical-based Inertial
Tacker helmet mounted displays; AN/ALQ-254 Viper Shield or
equivalent electronic warfare systems; AN/ALE-47
Countermeasure Dispenser Systems, KY-58M cryptographic
devices, KIV-78 cryptographic devices, and Simple Key
Loaders: Joint Mission Planning Systems or equivalent; AIM-
120 CATM; PGU-28 High Explosive Incendiary (HEI) ammunition;
PGU-27 training rounds (non HEI); ARD-446 impulse cartridges;
ARD-863 impulse cartridges; BBU-36/B impulse cartridges: BBU-
35/B impulse cartridges: MK-124 smoke flares; MJU-7/B flare
cartridges L463 or MJU-53 or equivalent; Common Munitions
Built-in-Test Reprogramming Equipment (CMBRE); ADU-890
adapter for CMBRE; ADU-891 adapter for CMBRE; Night Vision
Devices (NVD); NVD spare image intensifier tubes; Remote
Operated Video Enhanced Receiver (ROVER) 6i units; tactical
network ROVER kit; DSU-38 laser sensors for GBU-54: Cartridge
Actuated Device/Propellant Actuated Devices; GBU-39 tactical
training rounds; BRU-57 bomb racks; BRU-61 bomb racks: MAU-12
bomb racks and TER-9A triple ejection racks; other chaff and
flare. ammunition. and pylons: launcher adaptors and weapons
interfaces; fuel tanks and attached hardware; travel pods;
aircraft and weapons integration, test, and support
equipment; electronic warfare database and mission data file
development; precision measurement and calibration laboratory
equipment; secure communications; cryptographic equipment;
precision navigation equipment; aircraft and personnel
support and test equipment; spare and repair parts; repair
and return services; maps, publications, and technical
documentation; studies and surveys: classified/unclassified
software and software support; personnel training and
training equipment; facilities and facility management,
design and/or construction services: U.S. Government and
contractor engineering, technical and logistics support
services; and other related elements of logistical and
program support. The estimated total cost was $1.673 billion.
Major defense equipment (MDE) constituted $978 billion of
this total.
This transmittal notifies the inclusion of the following
additional MDE items: one hundred twenty-five (125) AIM-120C-
8 AMRAAM: five (5) AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM guidance sections; and
four (4) AIM-9X Block II missiles. The following non-major
defense equipment items will also be included: missile
containers and control section spares; munitions support and
support equipment; computer program identification numbers;
engine component improvement program support; transportatIon
support; studies and surveys; U.S. Government and contractor
engineering, technical and logistic support services; and
other related elements of logistics and program support. The
estimated total cost of the new items is $957 million. The
estimated MDE value will increase by $452 million to a
revised $1.43 billion. The estimated non-MDE value will
increase by $505 million to a revised $1.2 billion. The
estimated total case value will increase by $957 million to a
revised $2.63 billion. MDE constitutes $1.43 billion 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 and non-MDE
represents an increase in capability over what was previously
notified. The proposed sale will enhance Bulgaria's
capability to meet current and future threats by providing a
credible force that is capable of deterring adversaries and
participating in NATO operations. The proposed sale will
support its goal of improving national and territorial
defense as well as interoperability with U.S. and NATO
forces.
(v) Justification: This proposed sale will support the
foreign policy and national security objectives of the United
States by helping to improve the security of a NATO Ally that
is an important force for political and economic stability in
Europe.
(vi) Sensitivity of Technology:
The Sensitivity of Technology Statement contained in the
original notification applies to items reported here.
The highest level of classification of defense articles,
components, and services included in this potential sale is
SECRET.
(vii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: May 11, 2026.