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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 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. James E. Risch,
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. 19-38
concerning the Air Force's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and
Acceptance to the Government of Morocco for defense articles
and services estimated to cost $209 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,
Charles W. Hooper,
Lieutenant General, USA, Director.
Enclosures.

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Transmittal No. 19-38

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: Kingdom of Morocco.
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment * $187 million.
Other $22 million.
Total $209 million.
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Five thousand eight hundred and ten (5,810) MK82-1 Bomb
(Tritonal).
Three hundred (300) MK84-4 Bomb (Tritonal).
One hundred and five (105) Joint Direct Attack Munitions
(JDAM) KMU-572F/B Tail Kits.
One hundred eighty (180) MXU-651B/B Air Foil Group (AFG),
GBU-10.
Four thousand one hundred twenty five (4,125) MXU-650C/B
AFG, GBU-12.
Four thousand three hundred and five (4,305) MAU-169L/B
Computer Control Group (CCG), GBU-10,-12,-16.
Five thousand one hundred seventy-eight (5,178) FMU-152
Fuze.
Non-MDE: Also included are flares M-206, Flares MJU-7A/B,
Impulse Cartridges BBU-36, Impulse Cartridges BBU-351B, Bomb
Sensor DSU-33C/B, chaff, bomb components, spares, repair
parts, support equipment, publications and technical
documentation, engineering technical and support services,
and other related elements of logistics, transportation, and
program support.
(iv) Military Department: Air Force (MO-D-AAG and MO-D-
AAE).
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: MO-D-SAY.
(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: See Attached
Annex.
(viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: September 11,
2019.
*As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control
Act.

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Morocco--Additional F-16 Ammunition

The Government of Morocco has requested a possible sale of
five thousand eight hundred and ten (5,810) MK82-1 Bombs
(Tritonal); three hundred (300) MK84-4 Bombs (Tritonal); one
hundred and five (105) Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM)
KMU-572F/B Tail Kits; one hundred eighty (180) MXU-651B/B Air
Foil Groups (AFG), GBU-10; four thousand one hundred twenty
five (4,125) MXU-650C/B AFGs, GBU-12; four thousand three
hundred and five (4,305) MAU-169L/B Computer Control Groups
(CCG), GBU-10, -12, -16; and five thousand one hundred
seventy-eight (5,178) FMU-152 Fuzes. Also included are flares
M-206, Flares MJU-7A/B, Impulse Cartridges BBU-36, Impulse
Cartridges BBU-35/B, Bomb Sensor DSU-33C/B, chaff, bomb
components, spares, repair parts, support equipment,
publications and technical documentation, engineering
technical and support services, and other related elements of
logistics, transportation, and program support. The estimated
cost is $209 million.
This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and
national security of the United States by helping to improve
the security of a major Non-NATO ally that continues to be an
important force for political stability and economic progress
in Africa.
The proposed sale will improve Morocco's capability to meet
current and future threats of terror from violent extremist
organizations prevalent throughout the region. Additionally,
the additional munitions provided by this sale will improve
interoperability with the United States and other regional
allies and enhance Morocco's ability to undertake coalition
operations, as it has done in the past in flying sorties
against ISIS in Syria and Iraq. Morocco will have no
difficulty absorbing these additional munitions and services
into its armed forces.
The proposed sale of this equipment will not alter the
basic military balance in the region.
The principal contractors will be Raytheon USA, Orbital ATK
(USA), General Dynamics, Kilgore Cheming Groupe (USA),
Cheming Groupe (USA), and Kaman Precision Products (USA). The
purchaser typically requests offsets, however there are no
known offset agreements at this time in connection with this
potential sale.
Implementation of this proposed sale will not require U.S.
Government or contractor representatives to be assigned to
Morocco.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness
as a result of this proposed sale.

Transmittal No. 19-38

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.
1. Sensitive and/or classified (up to SECRET) elements of
the proposed sale include munitions and support equipment:
MK82-1 Bomb (Tritonal), MAU-169L/B, MXU-651B/B, MXU-650C/B,
Fuzes FMU-152A/B, and JDAM MK-84 KMU-572 F/B. The hardware,
software, and data identified are classified to protect
vulnerabilities, design and performance parameters, and other
similar critical information.
2. GBU-10/12/16/58 Paveway II (PWII), a Laser Guided Bomb
(LGB), is a maneuverable, free-fall weapon that guides to a
spot of laser energy reflected off the target. The LGB is
delivered like a normal general purpose (GP) warhead, and the
semi-active guidance corrects for many of the normal errors
inherent in any delivery system. Laser designation for the
LGB consists of a Computer Control Group (CCG) that is not
warhead specific, and a warhead specific Air Foil Group (AFG)
that attaches to the nose and tail of a GP bomb body. The
PWII can use either the FMU-152 or FMU-139D/B fuzes. The
overall weapon is CONFIDENTIAL. The GBU-10 is a 2,000 lb (MK-
84 or BLU-117 B/B) GP bomb body fitted with the MXU-650 AFG,
and MAU-209C/B or MAU-168L/B CCGs to guide to its laser
designated target. MK-82 bomb body's hardware are
UNCLASSIFIED.
3. Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) is a Joint Service
weapon which uses an onboard GPS-aided Inertial Navigation
System (INS) Guidance Set with a MK82, MK83, MK84, BLU-109,
BLU-100, BLU-111, BLU-117, BLU-126 (Navy) or BLU-129 warhead.
The Guidance Set, when combined with a warhead and
appropriate fuze, forms a JDAM Guided Bomb Unit (GBU). The
JDAM Guidance Set gives these bombs adverse weather
capability with improved accuracy. The JDAM weapon can be
delivered from modest standoff ranges at high or low
altitudes against a variety of land and surface targets
during the day or night. After release, JDAM autonomously
guides to a target using the resident GPS-aided INS guidance
system. JDAM is capable of receiving target coordinates via
preplanned mission data from the delivery aircraft, by
onboard aircraft sensors (i.e. FLIR, Radar, etc.) during
captive carry, or from a third party source via manual or
automated aircrew cockpit entry. The JDAM as an All Up Round
is UNCLASSIFIED; technical data for JDAM is classified up to
SECRET.
4. Joint Programmable Fuze (JPF) FMU-152 is a multi-delay,
multi-arm and proximity sensor compatible with general
purpose blast, frag and hardened-target penetrator weapons.
The JPF settings are cockpit selectable in flight when used
with JDAM weapons.
5. If a technologically advanced adversary were to obtain
knowledge of the specific hardware and software elements, the
information could be used to develop countermeasures that
might reduce weapon system effectiveness or be used in the
development of a system with similar or advanced
capabilities.
6. A determination has been made that Morocco can provide
substantially the same degree of protection for the sensitive
technology being released as the U.S. Government. This sale
is necessary in furtherance of the U.S. foreign policy and
national security objectives outlined in the Policy
Justification.
7. All defense articles and services listed in this
transmittal are authorized for release and export to the
Government of Morocco.

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