82 FR 19359 - 36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 80 (April 27, 2017)

The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-164 dated July 21, 1996.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 80 (Thursday, April 27, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19359-19361]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-08455]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 17-10]


36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification

AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text 
of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to 
fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-164 dated 
July 21, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy Valadez, (703) 697-9217 or 
Pamela Young, (703) 697-9107; DSCA/DSA-RAN.
    The following is a copy of a letter to the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives, Transmittal 17-10 with attached Policy Justification.

    Dated: April 21, 2017.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 17-10
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:

 
Major Defense Equipment *.............  $ 40.6 million
Other.................................  $255.0 million
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  Total...............................  $295.6 million
 

    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services Under Consideration for Purchase:
    Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Four thousand four hundred (4,400) M16A4 Rifles
Forty-six (46) M2 50 Caliber Machine Guns
One hundred eighty-six (186) M240B Machine Guns

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Thirty-six (36) M1151 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles 
(HMMWVs)
Seventy-seven (77) M1151 up-armored HMMWVs
    Non-MDE: All necessary equipment and accessories to outfit two 
Peshmerga Regional Brigades and two support artillery battalions, to 
include twelve (12) 3 kilowatt tactical quiet generator sets, body 
armor, helmets, and other Organization Clothing and Individual 
Equipment (OCIE); small arms and associated accessories including 
tripods, cleaning kits, magazines, and mounts; mortar systems and 
associated equipment; Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and 
Explosive (CBRNE) detection and protective equipment; dismounted and 
mounted radio systems; commercial navigation equipment including 
compasses, binoculars, and Geospatial Position System (GPS) limited to 
the Standard Positioning System (SPS); M1142 HMMWVs; medical equipment; 
Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles (MRAP); cargo and 
transportation equipment, including light tactical vehicles, medium 
tactical vehicles, water trucks, fuel trucks, and ambulances; thirty-
six (36) refurbished M119A2 105mm howitzers; RF-7800V Very High 
Frequency (VHF) dismounted radios; spare parts, training and associated 
equipment related to the mentioned vehicles and artillery systems.
    (iv) Military Department: Army (ADI, ADJ)
    (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: None
    (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: April 18, 2017

    * As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Government of Iraq--Equipment for Two Peshmerga Infantry Brigades and 
Two Support Artillery Battalions

    The Government of Iraq has requested a possible sale of the 
equipment necessary to fully outfit two full Peshmerga Regional 
Brigades of light infantry, as well as the equipment necessary to 
outfit two artillery battalions that will ultimately provide support to 
those regional brigades. These artillery battalions and infantry 
brigades will operate under the Kurdistan Regional Governments Ministry 
of Peshmerga (KRG MOP) with the concurrence of the central government. 
Requested equipment includes the following: (4,400) M16A4 rifles; (46) 
M2 50 caliber machine guns; (186) M240B machine guns; (36) M1151 
HMMWVs; (77) M1151 up-armored HMMWVs; (12) 3 Kilowatt Tactical Quiet 
Generator sets; body armor, helmets, and other Organization Clothing 
and Individual Equipment (OCIE); small arms and associated accessories 
including tripods, cleaning kits, magazines, and mounts; mortar systems 
and associated equipment; Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, 
and Explosive (CBRNE) detection and protective equipment; dismounted 
and mounted radio systems; commercial navigation equipment including 
compasses, binoculars, and Geospatial Position System (GPS) limited to 
the Standard Positioning System (SPS); M1142 HMMWVs; medical equipment; 
Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles (MRAP); cargo and 
transportation equipment, including light tactical vehicles, medium 
tactical vehicles, water trucks, fuel trucks, and ambulances; (36) 
refurbished M119A2 105mm howitzers; spare parts, training and 
associated equipment related to the mentioned vehicles and artillery 
systems.
    This proposed sale will contribute to the foreign policy and 
national security objectives of the United States, by supporting Iraq's 
capacity to degrade and defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant 
(ISIL). Iraq will have no difficulty absorbing this equipment into its 
armed forces.
    The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the 
basic military balance in the region.
    There are a number of contractors involved in this effort, 
including but not limited to AM General, Oshkosh Defense, Navistar 
Defense, Harris Radio, and Colt Corporation. There are no known offset 
agreements proposed in connection with this potential sale.
    Implementation of this proposed sale will not require the 
deployment of any additional U.S. Government or contractor personnel to 
Iraq.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.

[FR Doc. 2017-08455 Filed 4-26-17; 8:45 am]
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