Arms Sales Notification
Floor Speech
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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.
Department of State, Washington, DC. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION TRANSMITTAL LETTER
Please find enclosed the following notification from the Department of State.
Department Notification Number: RSAT 26-0E.
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. 26-0E. 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 14-16 of June 16, 2014.
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. 26-0E Report of Enhancement or Upgrade of Sensitivity of Technology or Capability (Sec. 36(b)(5)(C), AECA)
(i) (U) Prospective Purchaser: Government of Singapore.
(ii) (U) Sec. 36(b)(1), AECA Transmittal No.: 14-16; Date: June 16, 2014; Implementing Agency: Air Force.
Funding Source: National Funds.
(iii) (U) Description: On June 16, 2014, Congress was notified by congressional certification transmittal number 14-16 of the possible sale, under Section 36(b)(1) of the AECA, of follow-on support and services for Singapore's Continental United States (CONUS) detachment PEACE CARVIN II (F-16) based at Luke Air Force Base (AFB) for a five-year period. MDE consisted of 80 CATM-9M Captive Air Training Missiles (This item was incorrectly listed as MDE and this was changed in future documents). Also included: jet fuel, containers, publications and technical documentation; tactics manuals and academic instruction; maintenance; clothing and individual equipment; execution and support of CONUS exercise deployments; airlift and aerial refueling; support equipment; spare and repair parts; repair and return; personnel training and training equipment; U.S. Government and contractor technical and logistics support services; and other related elements of logistical and program support. The total estimated value was $251 million. Major Defense Equipment (MDE) constituted $3 million of this total.
On February 11, 2020, Congress was notified by Congressional certification transmittal number 20-0D of the possible sale, under Section 36(b)(5)(C) of the Arms Export Control Act of the extension of the PEACE CARVIN II detachment at Luke Air Force Base for an additional three and a half years (3.5 years). It included the following non-MDE items: eight (8) CATM-9M Captive Air Training Missiles; jet fuel; containers; publications and technical documentation; tactics manuals and academic instruction; maintenance; clothing and individual equipment; execution and support of CONUS exercise deployments; airlift and aerial refueling; support equipment; spare and repair parts; repair and return; personnel training and training equipment; U.S. Government and contractor technical and logistics support services; and other related elements of logistical and program support. The estimated additional non-MDE value was $200 million, which increased the total program value to $45 1 million. MDE remained $3 million of this total.
On April 26, 2024, Congress was notified by congressional certification transmittal number 24-0D of the possible sale, under Section 36(b)(5)(C), of the Arms Export Control Act of the addition of the following MDE items: six hundred forty- four (644) MK-82 Inert 500-pound bombs (included 210 new, 434 inadvertently provided as non-MDE); eighty-four (84) MK-82 500-pound general purpose (GP) bombs for the Guided Bomb Unit (GBU) GBU-38 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM), GBU-54 Laser JDAM (LJDAM) and GBU-12 Paveway II (PWII); forty (40) KMU-556 tail kits for the GBU-31 JDAM and GBU-56 LJDAM; forty (40) KMU-572 tail kits for the GBU-38 JDAM and GBU-54 LJDAM; forty (40) MAU-169 computer control groups for the GBU-10 and GBU-12 PWII; twenty (20) MXU-651 Air Foil Groups (AFG) for the GBU-10 PWII; twenty (20) MXU-650 AFGs for the GBU-12 PWII; eighty-four (84) MK-84 2,000-pound GP bombs for the GBU-31 JDAM, GBU-56 LJDAM, and GBU-10 PWII; ten (10) GBU-39 Small Diameter Bombs-Increment I (SDB-I); ten (10) GBU-39 (T- 1) inert practice bombs; and forty (40) FMU-152 fuzes. Also included were testing and training munitions, ammunition, and munitions support and support equipment; DSU-38 and DSU-40 laser guidance sets for LJDAM; GBU-39 Tactical Training Rounds; telemetry kits; additional training munitions, ammunition, impulse cartridges, chaff, and flares; communications security devices; studies and analyses; transportation and relocation support; and facilities and construction support, including facility and infrastructure assessments and surveys, design services, planning, programming, design, acquisition, contract administration, facility management, and other engineering services and technical support. The estimated total value of the additional items and services was $249 million. The estimated MDE value increased by $9 million to a revised $12 million. The estimated non-MDE value increased by $237 million to a revised $688 million. The estimated total case value was increased to $700 million. MDE constituted $12 million of this total.
This transmittal notifies the inclusion of the following additional MDE items: eighteen (18) MK-82 500-lb GP bombs; thirty-two (32) MK-84 2,000-lb GP bombs; thirty-six (36) KMU- 556 JDAM tail kits; sixty (60) KMU-572 JDAM tail kits; thirty (30) MXU-650 AFGs; thirty (30) MAU-169 computer control groups; and sixty (60) FMU-152 hue systems. The following non-MDE items will also be included: practice bombs; KGV-135A encryption devices; FMU-139 fuzes; component parts and support equipment; and other related elements of program and logistics support. The estimated total value of the new items is $232 million. The estimated MDE value will increase by $5 million to a revised $17 million. The estimated non-MDE value will increase by $227 million to a revised $915 million. The estimated total case value will increase by $232 million to a revised $932 million. MDE constitutes $17 million of this total.
(iv) (U) Significance: This notification is being provided because the MDE items were not enumerated in the original notification. The inclusion of this MDE represents an increase in capability over what was previously notified. The proposed sale will continue to improve Singapore's ability to develop mission-ready and experienced pilots to support its F-16 aircraft inventory.
(v) (U) Justification: This proposed sale will enhance the foreign policy and national security objectives of the United States by improving the security of a strategic partner that is an important force for political stability and economic progress in Asia.
(vi) (U) Sensitivity of Technology:
The KGV-135 A communications security device is a high- speed general purpose encryptor and decryptor module used for wideband data encryption.
The Sensitivity of Technology Statement contained in the original notification applies to additional items reported here.
The highest level of classification of defense articles, components, and services included in this potential sale is SECRET.
(vii) (U) Date Report Delivered to Congress: April 1, 2026.
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