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(viii) Date Report Delivered to 

Congress: December 1, 2020 

*As defined in Section 47(6) of the 

Arms Export Control Act. 

POLICY JUSTIFICATION 

Lebanon—M1152 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs) 

The Government of Lebanon has 

requested to buy up to three hundred 

(300) M1152 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs) 

(2 purchases of one hundred fifty (150) 

each). Also included are spare and 

repair parts, publications and technical 

documentation, personnel training and 

training equipment, technical and 

logistics support services, and other 

related elements of logistical and 

program support. The total estimated 

cost is $55.5 million. 

This proposed sale will support the 

foreign policy and national security of 

the United States by helping to improve 

the security of a partner country that 

continues to be an important force for 

political stability and economic progress 

in the Middle East. 

The proposed sale will provide 

sufficient modern transport vehicles to 

improve Lebanon’s capability to meet 

current and future threats by improving 

its ability to move troops and supplies 

around the country to counter violent 

extremist organizations and to secure its 

border. Lebanon will have no difficulty 

absorbing this additional equipment and 

services into its armed forces as they 

currently operate over one thousand 

(1,000) HMMWVs of various variants. 

The proposed sale of this equipment 

and support will not alter the basic 

military balance in the region. 

The principal contractor will be 

American General, South Bend, Indiana. 

There are no known offset agreements 

proposed in connection with this 

potential sale. 

Implementation of this proposed sale 

will require the assignment of two (2) 

U.S. contractor representatives to 

Lebanon for a duration of up to thirteen 

(13) weeks to conduct HMMWV 

operator and maintenance training. 

There will be no adverse impact on 

U.S. defense readiness as a result of this 

proposed sale. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Transmittal No. 20–78] 

Arms Sales Notification 

AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation 

Agency, Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Arms sales notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is 

publishing the unclassified text of an 

arms sales notification. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karma Job at karma.d.job.civ@mail.mil 

or (703) 697–8976. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

36(b)(1) arms sales notification is 

published to fulfill the requirements of 

section 155 of Public Law 104–164 

dated July 21, 1996. The following is a 

copy of a letter to the Speaker of the 

House of Representatives, Transmittal 

20–78 with attached Policy Justification 

and Sensitivity of Technology. 

Dated: December 21, 2020. 

Kayyonne T. Marston, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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Transmittal No. 20–78 

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 Australia 

(ii) Total Estimated Value: 

Major Defense Equipment * ....... $0 

Other ........................................... $132.2 million 

Total ..................................... $132.2 million 

(iii) Description and Quantity or 

Quantities of Articles or Services under 

Consideration for Purchase: 

Major Defense Equipment (MDE): 

None 

Non-MDE: 

M825A1 155mm White Phosphorous 

projectile munitions, M782 MultiOption Fuze for Artillery, M762A1 

electronic-timed fuzes, M231 and 

M232A2 propelling charges, 

percussion primers, technical 

publications and books, technical 

data for operational maintenance, 

technical assistance and services, 

and other related elements of 

logistics and program support. 

(iv) Military Department: Army (AT– 

B–ULC) 

(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: AT–B– 

UGN 

(vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, 

Offered, or Agreed to be paid: None 

(vii) Sensitivity of Technology 

Contained in the Defense Article or 


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Defense Services Proposed to be Sold: 

See Attached Annex 

(viii) Date Report Delivered to 

Congress: December 4, 2020 

* As defined in Section 47(6) of the 

Arms Export Control Act. 

POLICY JUSTIFICATION 

Government of Australia—155mm 

Ammunition and Accessories 

The Government of Australia has 

requested to buy M825A1 155mm White 

Phosphorous projectile munitions, 

M782 Multi-Option Fuze for Artillery, 

M762A1 electronic-timed fuzes, M231 

and M232A2 propelling charges, 

percussion primers, technical 

publications and books, technical data 

for operational maintenance, technical 

assistance and services, and other 

related elements of logistics and 

program support. The total estimated 

program cost is $132.2 million. 

This proposed sale will support the 

foreign policy and national security 

objectives of the United States. Australia 

is one of our most important allies in 

the Western Pacific. The strategic 

location of this political and economic 

power contributes significantly to 

ensuring peace and economic stability 

in the region. 

This purchase will enable effective 

training and extend the Australian 

Defence Force’s (ADF) capability to 

conduct combined operations. The ADF 

already has these rounds in service, and 

is trained and equipped to use them. 

Australia will not have any difficulty 

absorbing these weapons into its armed 

forces. 

The proposed sale of this equipment 

and support will not alter the basic 

military balance in the region. 

The principal contractor will be 

determined at a later date. The material 

could potentially be sourced from a 

combination of DoD stocks and new 

procurement. There are no known offset 

agreements proposed in connection 

with this potential sale. 

Implementation of this proposed sale 

will not require the assignment of U.S. 

Government or contractor 

representatives to Australia. 

There will be no adverse impact on 

U.S. defense readiness as a result of this 

proposed sale. 

Transmittal No. 20–78 

Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of 

Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b) of the 

Arms Export Control Act 

Annex 

Item No. vii 

(vii) Sensitivity of Technology: 

1. The M825A1 is a 155mm artillery 

projectile which utilizes a payload of 

white phosphorous impregnated felt to 

produce a smoke screen at a target 

location. The Government of Australia 

has stated their commitment to use 

these rounds exclusively for its 

intended purpose, which is to provide 

signaling and to obscure enemy 

visibility on the battlefield. 

2. The M782 Multi-Option Fuze for 

Artillery (MOFA). The M782 is a 

selectable multi-option fuze that 

provides height of burst capability to 

artillery rounds. The M782 is a sensitive 

military technology and has been 

approved for release to the Government 

of Australia. 

3. Also included in this case are 

propelling charges and other fuzes that 

enable the effective use of the M825A1 

end item. While these technologies are 

controlled military hardware they do 

not represent a significant technology 

transfer risk. 

4. The highest level of classified 

information associated with the sale of 

this equipment is SECRET. 

5. If a technologically advanced 

adversary obtains knowledge of the 

specific hardware and software 

elements, the information could be used 

to develop countermeasures or 

equivalent systems that might reduce 

weapon system effectiveness or be used 

in the development of a system with 

similar or advanced capabilities. 

6. A determination has been made 

that Australia can provide substantially 

the same degree of protection for the 

sensitive technology being released as 

the U.S. Government. This proposed 

sale is necessary to further the U.S. 

foreign policy and national security 

objectives outlined in the Policy 

Justification. 

7. All defense articles and services 

listed on this transmittal are authorized 

for release and export to the 

Government of Australia. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

TRICARE; Proposed Rates for 

Reimbursing Durable Medical 

Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and 

Supplies (DMEPOS) and Parenteral 

and Enteral Nutrition (PEN) Items Not 

on the Medicare DMEPOS and PEN Fee 

Schedule 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, 

Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: This notice is to advise 

interested parties of a Military Health 

System reimbursement change to certain 

DMEPOS and PEN items not included 

in Medicare’s fee schedule. For these 

items, the Defense Health Agency (DHA) 

will create a TRICARE-specific fee 

schedule based on similar payment 

rules, to the extent practicable, as 

Medicare’s DMEPOS and PEN fee 

schedule. A TRICARE-specific fee 

schedule will allow DHA to control 

costs, reduce beneficiary out-of-pocket 

expenses, discourage potential fraud 

and abuse, and prevent excessive 

TRICARE reimbursement rates when 

compared to state Medicaid programs 

and private health insurance. Under this 

change, TRICARE will align its 

reimbursement of certain DMEPOS and 

PEN items with similar reimbursement 

rules established under Medicare’s 

DEMPOS and PEN fee schedule to the 

extent practicable, without 

incorporating any reimbursement rules 

associated with Medicare’s Competitive 

Bidding Program (CBP). 

DHA is soliciting comments on the 

proposed rates (located on the DHA 

website below) and other alternative 

payment options for reimbursing 

DMEPOS and PEN items without 

Medicare pricing. The comment period 

will end 30 days after the publication of 

this notice. DHA will receive and 

consider comments, but will not issue 

responses to comments unless such 

comments drive a substantive change to 

the methodology outlined in paragraphs 

A through C below, in which case a new 

notice will be published in the Federal 

Register. 

DATES: The comment period will end on 

January 28, 2021. This change will be 

effective July 1, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Defense Health Agency, 

TRICARE, Medical Benefits and 

Reimbursement Section, 16401 East 

Centretech Parkway, Aurora, CO 80011– 

9066. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Jahanbakhsh Badshah, Medical Benefits 

and Reimbursement Section, TRICARE, 

telephone (303) 676–3881. Questions 

regarding payment of specific claims 

should be addressed to the appropriate 

TRICARE Managed Care Support 

Contractor in whose jurisdiction a claim 

would be filed. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Background 

Currently under TRICARE, DMEPOS 

and PEN items without Medicare 

pricing are reimbursed at the lower of 

the state prevailing charge or the billed 

charge. The state prevailing charge is 

calculated annually by TRICARE 

contractors on a statewide basis, using 

the 80th percentile of all qualified billed 


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