Washington, DC.

             CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION TRANSMITTAL LETTER

       Please find enclosed the following notification from the
     Department of State.
       Department Notification Number: RSAT 26-0X.
       Pursuant to the reporting requirements of Section
     36(b)(5)(C) of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA), as
     amended, we are forwarding Transmittal No. 26-0X. This
     notification relates to enhancements or upgrades from the
     level of sensitivity of technology or capability described in
     the Section 36(b)(1) AECA certification 23-64 of September
     11, 2023.
       Recipients:
       Speaker of the House of Representatives
       House Committee on Foreign Affairs
       Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
           Sincerely,

                                                Kaitlyn Wolfe,

                                           Senior Bureau Official,
                                    Bureau of Legislative Affairs.

                       Transmittal No. RSAT 26-0X

     Report of Enhancement or Upgrade of Sensitivity of Technology
         or Capability (Sec. 36(B)(5)(C), AECA)
       (i) Prospective Purchaser: Government of Poland.
       (ii) Sec. 36(b)(1), AECA Transmittal No.: 23-64; Date:
     September 11, 2023; Implementing Agency: Army.
       Funding Source: National Funds.
       (iii) Description: On September 11, 2023, Congress was
     notified by congressional certification transmittal number
     23-64 of the possible sale, under Section 36(b)(1) of the
     Arms Export Control Act, of ninety-three (93) Integrated Air
     and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS)
     Engagement Operation Centers (EOCs); and one hundred seventy-
     five (175) IBCS Integrated Fire Control Network (IFCN)
     relays. Also included were network encryptors; IBCS software
     development and component integration; U.S. Government and
     contractor technical support; System Integration Lab (SIL)
     infrastructure; SIL test tools and equipment; U.S. Government
     and contractor technical support for SIL; flight test
     infrastructure and equipment; flight test targets; flight
     test range costs and fees; U.S. Government and Original
     Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) flight test services and
     support; and other related elements of logistics and program
     support. The estimated total cost was $4 billion. Major
     defense equipment (MDE) constituted $1.5 billion of this
     total.
       This transmittal notifies the inclusion of the following
     MDE items: six (6) IAMD IBCS EOCs; and twelve (12) IBCS IFCN
     relays. The following non-MDE items will also be included:
     network encryptors; IBCS software development and component
     integration; U.S. Government and contractor technical
     support; Systems Integration Lab (SIL) infrastructure; SIL
     test tools and equipment; U.S. Government and contractor
     technical support for SIL; flight test infrastructure and
     equipment; flight test targets; flight test range costs and
     fees; and U.S. Government and OEM flight test services and
     support. The estimated total value of the new items is $100
     million. The estimated MDE value will increase by $80 million
     to a revised $1.58 billion. The estimated non-MDE value will
     increase by $20 million to a revised $2.52 billion. The
     estimated total case value will increase by $100 million to a
     revised $4.1 billion.
       (iv) Significance: This notification accounts for requested
     additional MDE and non-MDE items not included in the original
     notification. The inclusion of this MDE represents an
     increase in capability over what was previously notified. The
     proposed sale will improve Poland's capability to meet
     current and future threats by providing a credible force that
     can deter adversaries and facilitate its participation in
     NATO operations. Poland will have no difficulty absorbing
     these articles and services into its armed forces.
       (v) Justification: This proposed sale will support the
     foreign policy goals and national security objectives of the
     United States by improving the security of a NATO Ally that
     is an important force for political stability and economic
     progress in Europe.
       (vi) Sensitivity of Technology:
       The Sensitivity of Technology Statement contained in the
     original notification applies to items reported here.
       The highest level of classification of defense articles,
     components, and services included in this potential sale is
     SECRET.
       (vii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: June 23, 2026.

                       REMEMBERING GORDON S. WOOD

  Mr. REED. Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to Dr. Gordon S.
Wood, esteemed scholar and historian whose notable works examined and
guided our understanding of the ideals that birthed and gave rise to
the early American Republic.
  Born in 1933 in Concord, MA, site of the earliest skirmishes of the
American Revolution, Gordon Wood's interest in early American history
seems almost inevitable. Dr. Wood attended Tufts University; after
earning his degree, he served in the U.S. Air Force in Japan. He earned
his master of arts and Ph.D. in history at Harvard University. In 1969,
the same year he began his illustrious career at Brown University in
Providence, RI, he published his seminal work, ``The Creation of the
American Republic, 1776-1787,'' which received the prestigious Bancroft
Prize.
  Throughout his career, Dr. Wood authored 10 books, including ``The
Radicalism of the American Revolution,'' which was awarded the Pulitzer
Prize for History. It was this achievement that, perhaps, most
forcefully launched him from the realm of academia into the world of
public humanities. Dr. Wood's work analyzed how the Colonists'
rejection of British monarchy radically shaped not only self-
governance, but also the ways in which their nascent ideas of liberty
and equality wove themselves into every facet of American society,
politics, and culture.
  In their brazen embrace of such radical notions, the Colonists
transformed from King's subjects to citizens of a modern, democratic
republic.
  For 40 years at Brown University, Gordon Wood was a devoted teacher
and humanist, a brilliant lecturer, and a mentor who engaged
generations of students and critical thinkers. He supported new
perspectives and historical analysis, welcomed discussion and debate.
In recognition of his vigorous scholarship and vast contributions to
the humanistic disciplines, President Obama presented Dr. Wood with the
2010 National Humanities Medal.
  After retiring in 2008, he continued to research, write, and lecture
widely. He held the prestigious title of Alva O. Way University
Professor and Professor of History Emeritus at Brown University. Dr.
Wood remained steadfast about the centrality of these revolutionary
beliefs: liberty and equality, born out of the Enlightenment, boldly
propelled early Americans to democratic republicanism and independence.

Today, these beliefs still sit at the very core of this great
experiment in democracy.
  Sadly, Dr. Wood passed away on June 7 at the age of 92. He was but
weeks away from receiving a very special accolade on behalf of Brown
University's semiquincentennial initiative--Brown 2026--for ``his
unparalleled contributions to history and to education.'' Indeed, Dr.
Wood's scholarship has added tremendous depth to our understanding of
the ideas behind the founding of our Nation, which we will be
celebrating with great fanfare in a few short days.
  I want to join the Brown University community and a long list of
colleagues, former students, and friends in extending my condolences to
Dr. Wood's wife Louise, his children, and grandchildren. His kindness,
humility, intellect, wisdom, and generous mentorship influenced
countless people, and his legacy will live on to enrich and remind us
of the hopeful potential that was and is America.
  Gordon Wood will be rightfully remembered as one of the great
scholars of American history. Today, I also ask that you remember him
as a great American.