Arms Sales Notification

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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 SHEET

Please find enclosed the following notification from the Department of State.

Department Notification Number: RSAT case 26-11496.

Pursuant to section 3(d) of the Arms Export Control Act, please find enclosed a certification of a proposed transfer of major defense equipment with an original acquisition value of approximately $28,000,000.

The transaction described in the attached certification involves the permanent transfer of (70) M39 ATACMS Missiles to the Government of Ukraine via Turkish private entity MKE AS and U.S. private entities Pansophico and Patriot Defense Group. This transfer is consistent with U.S. security assistance objectives.

The United States government is prepared to authorize this transfer, having taken into account political, military, economic, human rights, and arms control considerations. Detailed information is contained in the attached certification.

Receiving Committees:

Speaker of the House of Representatives

House Committee on Foreign Affairs

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

We hope you find this information useful. Please do not hesitate to contact us with questions. Sincerely, Christopher Bergaust, Senior Bureau Official, Bureau of Legislative Affairs.

Enclosure. DEPARTMENT OF STATE TRANSMITTAL NO. RSAT 26-11496 Notice of Proposed Permanent Transfer of Major Defense Equipment ^*

(1) Name of the Countries or International Organization Proposing to Make Such Transfer: Government of Turkiye (``Turkiye'').

(2) Description of Article of Service Proposed to be Permanently Transferred:

(70) M39 ATACMS Missiles.

(3) Name of the Proposed Recipient of Such Article:

The Government of Ukraine, via Turkish private entity MKE AS and U.S. private entities Pansophico and Patriot Defense Group.

(4) The Reasons for the Proposed Transfer:

Turkiye seeks to reduce its inventory of older defense articles to focus its financial resources on modernization and sustainment of existing systems.

Ukraine seeks to acquire these systems to bolster its offensive and defense fire support capabilities as it resists the Russian invasion. Ukraine already possesses munitions of the same or essentially similar type.

(5) Date Transfer is Proposed to be Made: Immediately after the congressional notification period is complete.

(6) Date Notification was Delivered to Congress: August 3, 2026.

^* Major Defense Equipment is as defined in section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act, as amended

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