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There will be no adverse impact on
U.S. defense readiness as a result of this
proposed sale.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
Iraq—AT–6C Texan II Aircraft
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Defense Services Proposed to be Sold:
See Annex attached.
(viii) Date Report Delivered to
Congress: 13 May 2014
The Government of Iraq has requested
a possible sale of 24 AT–6C Texan II
Aircraft, 2 spare PT–6A–68 Turboprop
engines, 2 spare ALE–47 CounterMeasure Dispensing Systems and/or 2
spare AAR–47 Missile Launch Detection
Systems, non-SAASM global
positioning systems with CMA–4124,
spare and repair parts, maintenance,
support equipment, publications and
technical documentation, tanker
support, ferry services, personnel
training and training equipment, U.S.
Government and contractor engineering
and logistics support services, and other
related elements of logistics support.
The estimated cost is $790 million.
This proposed sale will contribute to
the foreign policy and national security
of the United States by helping to
improve the security of a strategic
partner. This proposed sale directly
supports the Government of Iraq and
serves the interests of the people of Iraq
and the United States.
The proposed sale of these aircraft,
equipment, and support will enhance
the ability of the Iraqi forces to sustain
themselves in their efforts to bring
stability to Iraq and to prevent overflow
of unrest into neighboring countries.
The proposed sale of this equipment
and support will not alter the basic
military balance in the region.
The principal contractors will be:
Beechcraft Defense Company, Wichita,
Kansas
Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and
Training, Oswego, New York
CAE USA, Little Rock, Arkansas and
Tampa, Florida
Pratt & Whitney Corporation, Quebec,
Canada and Bridgeport, West Virginia
Martin Baker in Middlesex, United
Kingdom
Hartzell Propeller, Piqua, Ohio
Canadian Marconi, Montreal, Canada
L–3COM Wescam, Burlington, Canada
L–3COM Systems West, Salt Lake City,
Utah
There are no known offset agreements
proposed in connection with this
potential sale.
The proposed sale will involve
multiple trips to Iraq involving many
U.S. government and contractor
representatives over a period of 15 years
for program management, program and
technical reviews, training, maintenance
support, and site surveys.
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. The AT–6C is a light attack variant
of the T–6B military training aircraft
designed to employ in a low threat
scenario against unconventional threats.
It is equipped with an integrated
Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) Laser
sensor suite, which gives it a day/night
Intelligence Surveillance
Reconnaissance (ISR) capability with a
laser illuminator/range finder/
designator to allow employment of the
AGM–114M3 missile. The aircraft has
six external hardpoints for weapons and
fuel carriage. The Iraqi variant will be
equipped for AGM–114 missiles,
external fuel tanks, and HMP–400 .50
cal gun pods. The ISR package allows
for datalink capabilities which are
compatible with the current Iraqi ISR
assets. Critical cockpit, fuel system, and
engine components will have aircraft
armor able to withstand small arms fire.
The hardware and software are
Unclassified. Technical data and
documentation to be provided are
Unclassified.
2. The AN/ALE–47 Counter-Measures
Dispensing System (CMDS) is an
integrated, threat-adaptive, softwareprogrammable dispensing system
capable of dispensing chaff, flares, and
active radio frequency expendables. The
threats countered by the CMDS include
radar-directed anti-aircraft artillery
(AAA), radar command-guided missiles,
radar homing-guided missiles, and
infrared (IR) guided missiles. The
system is internally mounted and may
be operated as a stand-alone system or
may be integrated with other on-board
EW and avionics systems. The AN/
ALE–47 uses threat data received over
the aircraft interfaces to assess the threat
situation and to determine a response.
Expendable routines tailored to the
immediate aircraft and threat
environment may be dispensed using
one of four operational modes.
Hardware is Confidential. Software is
classified up to Secret. Technical data
and documentation to be provided are
Unclassified.
3. The AN/AAR–47 Missile Approach
Warning System (MWS): The AN/AAR–
47 is an aircraft passive MWS designed
for detection of incoming surface-to-air
and air-to-air missiles on transport and
helicopter aircraft. The system detects,
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identifies, and displays potential
threats. The AN/AAR–47 warns of
missile approach by detecting radiation
associated with the rocket motor and
automatically initiates flare ejection.
Hardware is Unclassified. Software is
classified up to Secret. Technical data
and documentation to be provided is
Unclassified.
4. 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.
5. A determination has been made
that the recipient country can provide
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.
6. All defense articles and services
listed in this transmittal have been
authorized for release and export to the
Government of Iraq.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Renewal of Department of Defense
Federal Advisory Committees
DoD.
Renewal of Federal Advisory
Committee.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Department of Defense
(DoD) is publishing this notice to
announce that it is renewing the charter
for the U.S. Army Science Board (‘‘the
Board’’).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim
Freeman, Advisory Committee
Management Officer for the Department
of Defense, 703–692–5952.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
committee’s charter is being renewed
under the provisions of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5
U.S.C. Appendix, as amended), the
Government in the Sunshine Act of
1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b) (‘‘the Sunshine
Act’’), and 41 CFR 102–3.50(d).
The Board is a discretionary Federal
advisory committee that shall provide
independent advice and
recommendations to the Secretary of
Defense; the Secretary of the Army; the
Under Secretary of the Army and
Department of the Army Chief
SUMMARY:
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Management Officer; the Assistant
Secretary of the Army for Acquisition,
Logistics, and Technology; and other
Army organizations as determined by
the Secretary of the Army and according
to DoD policy, on matters relating to the
Army’s scientific, technical,
manufacturing, acquisition, logistics,
and business management functions,
and other matters as determined by the
Secretary of the Army.
The Board is not established to advise
on individual DoD or Department of the
Army acquisitions, but instead shall be
concerned with the pressing and
complex technology and business
management issues facing the
Department of the Army.
The DoD, through the Department of
the Army, shall provide support as
deemed necessary for the Board’s
performance, and shall ensure
compliance with the requirements of the
FACA, the Government in the Sunshine
Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended)
(‘‘the Sunshine Act’’), governing Federal
statutes and regulations, and governing
DoD policies and procedures.
The Board shall be comprised of no
more than 20 voting members who are
eminent authorities in one or more of
the following disciplines: Science,
technology, manufacturing, acquisition,
logistics, and business management
functions, and other matters of special
interest to the Department of the Army.
The Secretary of the Army, as
authorized by the Secretary of Defense,
shall designate the Board’s Chairperson
and Vice Chairperson from the Board’s
total membership. All Board member
appointments must be renewed by the
Secretary or Deputy Secretary of
Defense on an annual basis.
Board members appointed by the
Secretary of Defense or the Deputy
Secretary of Defense, who are not fulltime or permanent part-time federal
employees, shall be appointed as
experts and consultants under the
authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109 to serve as
special government employee (SGE)
members. Board members appointed by
the Secretary of Defense, who are fulltime or permanent part-time Federal
employees, shall serve as regular
government employee (RGE) members.
Board members shall serve a term of
service of three years on the Board. No
member may serve more than two
consecutive terms of service without the
Secretary or Deputy Secretary of
Defense approval. This same term of
service limitation also applies to any
DoD authorized subcommittees.
With the exception of reimbursement
for official Board-related travel and per
diem, Board members shall serve
without compensation.
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DoD, when necessary and consistent
with the Board’s mission and DoD
policies and procedures, may establish
subcommittees, task forces, or working
groups to support the Board.
Establishment of subcommittees will be
based upon a written determination, to
include terms of reference, by the
Secretary of Defense, the Deputy
Secretary of Defense, or the Secretary of
the Army, as the DoD Sponsor.
Such subcommittees shall not work
independently of the Board and shall
report all of their recommendations and
advice solely to the Board for full and
open deliberation and discussion.
Subcommittees, task forces, or working
groups have no authority to make
decisions and recommendations,
verbally or in writing, on behalf of the
Board. No subcommittee or any of its
members can update or report, verbally
or in writing, on behalf of the Board,
directly to the DoD or any Federal
officer or employee.
The Secretary of Defense or the
Deputy Secretary of Defense will
appoint subcommittee members to a
term of service of three years, even if the
member in question is already a member
of the Board. Subcommittee members
shall not serve more than two
consecutive terms of service unless
authorized by the Secretary of Defense
or the Deputy Secretary of Defense.
Subcommittee members, if not fulltime or permanent part-time Federal
employees, will be appointed as experts
and consultants, under the authority of
5 U.S.C. 3109, to serve as SGE members,
whose appointments must be renewed
on an annual basis. Subcommittee
members appointed by the Secretary of
Defense, who are full-time or permanent
part-time Federal employees, shall serve
as RGE members. With the exception of
reimbursement of official travel and per
diem related to the Board or its
subcommittees, subcommittee members
shall serve without compensation.
All subcommittees operate under the
provisions of FACA, the Sunshine Act,
governing Federal statutes and
regulations, and established DoD
policies and procedures.
The Board shall include up to four
permanent subcommittees consistent
with its mission and established Federal
and DoD policies and procedures. The
four Board subcommittees (Basic
Sciences and Disruptive Technologies
subcommittee; Weapon Systems
subcommittee; C4ISR subcommittee;
and Systems Engineering, Integration,
and Sustainment subcommittee) reflect
the Army core competency areas
recommended by the 2013 Army
Science & Technology Core Competency
Study briefed to the Secretary of the
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Army and the Chief of Staff of the U.S.
Army.
The estimated number of Board
meetings is four per year.
The Board’s Designated Federal
Officer (DFO) shall be a full-time or
permanent part-time DoD employee and
shall be appointed in accordance with
established DoD policies and
procedures.
The Board’s DFO, pursuant to DoD
policy, shall be a full-time or permanent
part-time DoD employee, and shall be
appointed in accordance with
established DoD policies and
procedures.
The Board’s DFO is required to be in
attendance at all meetings of the Board
and any subcommittees for the entire
duration of each and every meeting;
however, in the absence of the DFO, a
properly approved Alternate DFO shall
attend the entire duration of all of the
meetings of the Board and its
subcommittees.
The DFO, or the Alternate DFO, shall
call all meetings of the Board and its
subcommittees; prepare and approve all
meeting agendas; and adjourn any
meeting when the DFO, or the Alternate
DFO, determines adjournment to be in
the public interest or required by
governing regulations or DoD policies
and procedures.
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and
102–3.140, the public or interested
organizations may submit written
statements to U.S. Army Science Board
membership about the Board’s mission
and functions. Written statements may
be submitted at any time or in response
to the stated agenda of planned meeting
of U.S. Army Science Board.
All written statements shall be
submitted to the DFO for the U.S. Army
Science Board, and this individual will
ensure that the written statements are
provided to the membership for their
consideration. Contact information for
the U.S. Army Science Board DFO can
be obtained from the GSA’s FACA
Database—https://
www.facadatabase.gov/.
The DFO, pursuant to 41 CFR 102–
3.150, will announce planned meetings
of the U.S. Army Science Board. The
DFO, at that time, may provide
additional guidance on the submission
of written statements that are in
response to the stated agenda for the
planned meeting in question.
Dated: May 15, 2014.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees
AGENCY: DoD.
ACTION: Renewal of Federal Advisory Committee.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense (DoD) is publishing this notice to
announce that it is renewing the charter for the U.S. Army Science
Board (``the Board'').
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Freeman, Advisory Committee
Management Officer for the Department of Defense, 703-692-5952.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This committee's charter is being renewed
under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5
U.S.C. Appendix, as amended), the Government in the Sunshine Act of
1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b) (``the Sunshine Act''), and 41 CFR 102-3.50(d).
The Board is a discretionary Federal advisory committee that shall
provide independent advice and recommendations to the Secretary of
Defense; the Secretary of the Army; the Under Secretary of the Army and
Department of the Army Chief
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Management Officer; the Assistant Secretary of the Army for
Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology; and other Army organizations as
determined by the Secretary of the Army and according to DoD policy, on
matters relating to the Army's scientific, technical, manufacturing,
acquisition, logistics, and business management functions, and other
matters as determined by the Secretary of the Army.
The Board is not established to advise on individual DoD or
Department of the Army acquisitions, but instead shall be concerned
with the pressing and complex technology and business management issues
facing the Department of the Army.
The DoD, through the Department of the Army, shall provide support
as deemed necessary for the Board's performance, and shall ensure
compliance with the requirements of the FACA, the Government in the
Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended) (``the Sunshine
Act''), governing Federal statutes and regulations, and governing DoD
policies and procedures.
The Board shall be comprised of no more than 20 voting members who
are eminent authorities in one or more of the following disciplines:
Science, technology, manufacturing, acquisition, logistics, and
business management functions, and other matters of special interest to
the Department of the Army. The Secretary of the Army, as authorized by
the Secretary of Defense, shall designate the Board's Chairperson and
Vice Chairperson from the Board's total membership. All Board member
appointments must be renewed by the Secretary or Deputy Secretary of
Defense on an annual basis.
Board members appointed by the Secretary of Defense or the Deputy
Secretary of Defense, who are not full-time or permanent part-time
federal employees, shall be appointed as experts and consultants under
the authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109 to serve as special government employee
(SGE) members. Board members appointed by the Secretary of Defense, who
are full-time or permanent part-time Federal employees, shall serve as
regular government employee (RGE) members. Board members shall serve a
term of service of three years on the Board. No member may serve more
than two consecutive terms of service without the Secretary or Deputy
Secretary of Defense approval. This same term of service limitation
also applies to any DoD authorized subcommittees.
With the exception of reimbursement for official Board-related
travel and per diem, Board members shall serve without compensation.
DoD, when necessary and consistent with the Board's mission and DoD
policies and procedures, may establish subcommittees, task forces, or
working groups to support the Board. Establishment of subcommittees
will be based upon a written determination, to include terms of
reference, by the Secretary of Defense, the Deputy Secretary of
Defense, or the Secretary of the Army, as the DoD Sponsor.
Such subcommittees shall not work independently of the Board and
shall report all of their recommendations and advice solely to the
Board for full and open deliberation and discussion. Subcommittees,
task forces, or working groups have no authority to make decisions and
recommendations, verbally or in writing, on behalf of the Board. No
subcommittee or any of its members can update or report, verbally or in
writing, on behalf of the Board, directly to the DoD or any Federal
officer or employee.
The Secretary of Defense or the Deputy Secretary of Defense will
appoint subcommittee members to a term of service of three years, even
if the member in question is already a member of the Board.
Subcommittee members shall not serve more than two consecutive terms of
service unless authorized by the Secretary of Defense or the Deputy
Secretary of Defense.
Subcommittee members, if not full-time or permanent part-time
Federal employees, will be appointed as experts and consultants, under
the authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109, to serve as SGE members, whose
appointments must be renewed on an annual basis. Subcommittee members
appointed by the Secretary of Defense, who are full-time or permanent
part-time Federal employees, shall serve as RGE members. With the
exception of reimbursement of official travel and per diem related to
the Board or its subcommittees, subcommittee members shall serve
without compensation.
All subcommittees operate under the provisions of FACA, the
Sunshine Act, governing Federal statutes and regulations, and
established DoD policies and procedures.
The Board shall include up to four permanent subcommittees
consistent with its mission and established Federal and DoD policies
and procedures. The four Board subcommittees (Basic Sciences and
Disruptive Technologies subcommittee; Weapon Systems subcommittee;
C4ISR subcommittee; and Systems Engineering, Integration, and
Sustainment subcommittee) reflect the Army core competency areas
recommended by the 2013 Army Science & Technology Core Competency Study
briefed to the Secretary of the Army and the Chief of Staff of the U.S.
Army.
The estimated number of Board meetings is four per year.
The Board's Designated Federal Officer (DFO) shall be a full-time
or permanent part-time DoD employee and shall be appointed in
accordance with established DoD policies and procedures.
The Board's DFO, pursuant to DoD policy, shall be a full-time or
permanent part-time DoD employee, and shall be appointed in accordance
with established DoD policies and procedures.
The Board's DFO is required to be in attendance at all meetings of
the Board and any subcommittees for the entire duration of each and
every meeting; however, in the absence of the DFO, a properly approved
Alternate DFO shall attend the entire duration of all of the meetings
of the Board and its subcommittees.
The DFO, or the Alternate DFO, shall call all meetings of the Board
and its subcommittees; prepare and approve all meeting agendas; and
adjourn any meeting when the DFO, or the Alternate DFO, determines
adjournment to be in the public interest or required by governing
regulations or DoD policies and procedures.
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, the public or
interested organizations may submit written statements to U.S. Army
Science Board membership about the Board's mission and functions.
Written statements may be submitted at any time or in response to the
stated agenda of planned meeting of U.S. Army Science Board.
All written statements shall be submitted to the DFO for the U.S.
Army Science Board, and this individual will ensure that the written
statements are provided to the membership for their consideration.
Contact information for the U.S. Army Science Board DFO can be obtained
from the GSA's FACA Database--https://www.facadatabase.gov/.
The DFO, pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.150, will announce planned
meetings of the U.S. Army Science Board. The DFO, at that time, may
provide additional guidance on the submission of written statements
that are in response to the stated agenda for the planned meeting in
question.
Dated: May 15, 2014.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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