36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Defense Office of the Secretary [Transmittal No. 15-46] AGENCY: Department of Defense, Defense Security Cooperation Agency. ACTION: Notice. 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: Sarah A. Ragan or Heather N. Harwell, DSCA/LMO, (703) 604-1546/(703) 607-5339. The following is a copy of a letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Transmittal 15-46 with attached Policy Justification. Dated: August 11, 2015. Aaron Siegel, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. ( printed page 48834) Transmittal No. 15-46 Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, as amended (i) (U) Prospective Purchaser: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (ii) (U) Total Estimated Value: Major Defense Equipment * $150 million Other $350 million TOTAL $500 million (iii) (U) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or Services under Consideration for Purchase: (1,000,000) 430/M430A1 40mm High Explosive Dual Purpose (HEDP) Cartridges (60,000) M456A1 105mm High Explosive Anti-Tank Tracer (HEAT-T) Cartridges (60,000) M107 155mm High Explosive (HE) Projectiles Additional items included are M62 7.62mm 4 Ball/1 Tracer Linked Cartridges, .50 Cal Linked Cartridges (4 Armor Piercing Ince…