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(USD(P&R)). All DAC–DI work will be 

in response to written terms of reference 

approved by the DoD Appointing 

Authority or the USD(P&R) unless 

otherwise provided by in statute or 

Presidential directive. 

The DAC–DI shall be composed of no 

more than 20 members, who have 

distinguished backgrounds and 

experience in one or more of the 

following disciplines: defense or 

national security, organizational or 

human resources management, 

constitutional or employment law, and 

diversity and inclusion. These members 

will come from varied backgrounds 

including academia and the public and 

private sectors. 

DAC–DI members who are not fulltime or permanent part-time Federal 

civilian officers or employees, or activeduty members of the Uniformed 

Services, shall be appointed as experts 

or consultants, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

3109, to serve as special government 

employee members. DAC–DI members 

who are full-time or permanent parttime Federal civilian officers or 

employees, or active-duty members of 

the Uniformed Services, shall be 

designated pursuant to 41 CFR 102– 

3.130(a), to serve as regular government 

employee members. The DoD 

Appointing Authority shall appoint the 

DAC–DI’s leadership from among the 

membership previously appointed in 

accordance with DoD policy and 

procedures, for a term of service of oneto-two years, with annual renewal, 

which shall not exceed the member’s 

approved DAC–DI appointment or 

designation. 

DAC–DI members are appointed or 

designated to exercise their own best 

judgement on behalf of the DoD, 

without representing any particular 

point of view, and to discuss and 

deliberate in a manner that is free from 

conflicts of interest. With the exception 

of reimbursement of official DAC–DIrelated travel and per diem, DAC–DI 

members serve without compensation. 

The public or interested organizations 

may submit written statements to the 

DAC–DI about the DAC–DI’s mission 

and functions. Written statements may 

be submitted at any time or in response 

to the stated agenda of planned meeting 

of the DAC–DI. All written statements 

shall be submitted to the DFO for the 

DAC–DI, and this individual will ensure 

that the written statements are provided 

to the membership for their 

consideration. 

Dated: October 17, 2024. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Transmittal No. 23–0M] 

Arms Sales Notification 

AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation 

Agency, Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Arms sales notice. 

SUMMARY: The DoD is publishing the 

unclassified text of an arms sales 

notification. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Pamela Young at (703) 953–6092, 

pamela.a.young14.civ@mail.mil, or 

dsca.ncr.rsrcmgmt.list.cns-mbx@

mail.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

36(b)(5)(C) 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 with attached 

Transmittal 23–0M. 

Dated: October 17, 2024. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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Transmittal No. 23–0M 

REPORT OF ENHANCEMENT OR 

UPGRADE OF SENSITIVITY OF 

TECHNOLOGY OR CAPABILITY (SEC. 

36(B)(5)(C), AECA) 

(i) Purchaser: Government of 

Germany 

(ii) Sec. 36(b)(1), AECA Transmittal 

No.: 21–24 

Date: March 12, 2021 

Implementing Agency: Navy 

(iii) Description: On March 12, 2021, 

Congress was notified by Congressional 

certification transmittal number 21–24 

of the possible sale, under Section 

36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, 

of five (5) P–8A Patrol Aircraft; nine (9) 

Multifunctional Information 

Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio 

Systems 5 (MIDS JTRS 5); and twelve 

(12) LN–251 with Embedded Global 

Positioning Systems (GPS)/Inertial 

Navigations Systems (EGls). Also 

included were commercial engines; 

Tactical Open Mission Software 

(TOMS); Electro-Optical (E.O.) and 

Infrared MX–20HD; AN/AAQ–2(V) I 

Acoustic System; AN/APY–10 radar; 

ALQ–240 Electronic Support Measures; 

NexGen Missile Warning Sensors; AN/ 

PRC–117G Manpack radios include 

MPE–S type II with SAASM 3.7; Global 

Positioning Systems (GPS) 524D Precise 

Positioning System (PPS) for APY–10 

Radar; AN/ALQ–213 Electronic Counter 

Measures; AN/ALE–47 Counter 

Measures Dispensing Systems; AN/UPX 

IFF Interrogators; APX–123A(C) IFF 

Digital Transponders; KIV–78 IFF Mode 

5 Cryptographic Appliques; CCM–701A 

Cryptographic Core Modules; KY–100M, 

KY–58, KYV–5 for HF–121C radios; AN/ 

PYQ–10 V3 Simple Key Loaders (SKL) 

with KOV–21 Cryptographic Appliques; 

aircraft spares; spare engine; support 

equipment; operational support 

systems; training; training devices; 

maintenance trainer/classrooms; 

publications; software; engineering 

technical assistance (ETA); logistics 

technical assistance (LTA); Country 

Liaison Officer (CLO) support; 

Contractor Engineering Technical 

Services (CETS); repair and return 

(RoR); transportation; aircraft ferry; 

other associated training and support; 

and other related elements of logistics 

and program support. The total 

estimated program cost was $1.77 

billion. Major Defense Equipment 

(MDE) constituted $1.10 billion of this 

total. 

On April 1, 2022, Congress was 

notified by Congressional certification 

transmittal number 0D–22 of the 


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DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY 

2800 Defen• Pentagon 

The Honorable Kevin McCarthy 

Speaker of 1he House 

U.S. House of Representatives 

H•209, The Capitol 

Washington.DC 20515 

Dear Mr. Speaker. 

Washington, OC 20301.•2800 

July 31~ 2023 

Pu."'Suant to the reporting requirements of Section 36(b )(S)(C) -0f the Arms Export Control 

Act (AECA), as amended., we are forwarding Transmittal No. 23..0M. This notificarlon relates to 

enhancements or upgrades from the level of sensitivity of technology or capability described in 

the Section 36(b)(1) AECA certification 21.;.24 dated March 12. 2021. 

Sincerely, 

~~~ Director 

Enclosure: 

1. Transmittal 
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inclusion of the following Major 

Defense Equipment (MDE) items: eight 

(8) LAIRCM System Processor 

Replacements (LSPR) (each included 8 

Exelis EGR Global Positioning System 

(GPS) Receivers integrated with 

Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing 

Modules (SAASM); and seven (7) 

Guardian Laser Transmitter Assemblies 

(GLTA)). The following non-MDE items 

were also included: AN/ARC 210 RT– 

2036(C) radios; Control Interface Unit 

(CIU) for the AN/AAQ 24(V)N; dual 

KIV–7Ms; CCM–700A cryptographic 

modules; KG–175 Encryptor Network 

Convergence Systems; Advanced Digital 

Antenna Production (ADAP) Antenna 

Electronics (AE); and Advanced Digital 

Antenna Production (ADAP) Controlled 

Reception Pattern Antenna (CRPA) 

antennas. The total value of these new 

items was $13.5 million but did not 

cause an increase in the total estimated 

program cost, as pricing was factored in 

the initial notification. The total 

estimated program cost remained $1.77 

billion, with the total MDE cost 

remaining $1.10 billion of total program 

cost. 

This transmittal reports the addition 

of the following MDE items: three (3) P– 

8A Patrol Aircraft; six (6) 

Multifunctional Information 

Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio 

Systems 5 (MIDS JTRS 5); seven (7) LN– 

251 with Embedded Global Positioning 

Systems (GPS)/Inertial Navigation 

Systems (EGIs); five (5) Large Aircraft 

Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) 

System Processor Replacements (each 

includes five (5)) Exelis EGR Global 

Positioning System (GPS) Receivers 

integrated with Selective Availability 

Anti-Spoofing Modules (SAASM); and 

four (4) Guardian Laser Transmitter 

Assemblies (GLTA). The following nonMDE items will also be included: 

aircraft spare parts; spare engines; 

support equipment; operational support 

systems; training; training devices; 

software; engineering technical 

assistance (ETA); logistics technical 

assistance (LTA); RoR; transportation; 

aircraft ferry; and other related elements 

of engineering, logistics, and program 

management support. The addition of 

these items will result in a net increase 

in MDE cost of $800 million, resulting 

in a revised MDE cost of $1.9 billion. 

The total estimated case value will 

increase to $3.2 billion. 

(iv) Significance: This notification is 

being provided as the additional MDE 

items were not enumerated in the 

original notifications. The proposed 

articles and services will support 

Germany’s capability to meet current 

and future threats by providing critical 

capabilities to coalition maritime 

operations and will increase 

interoperability between the United 

States and Germany. 

(v) Justification: This proposed sale 

will support the foreign policy and 

national security of the United States by 

improving the security of a North 

Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 

Ally which is an important force for 

political and economic stability in 

Europe. 

(vi) Sensitivity of Technology: The 

Sensitivity of Technology Statement 

contained in the original notification 

applies to the 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: July 31, 2023 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Notice of Removal of Designated 

Chinese Military Companies 

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of 

Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment), 

Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Notice of removal of a company 

from the 2023 Section 1260H List of 

Chinese Military Companies Operating 

in the United States. 

SUMMARY: The Deputy Secretary of 

Defense has decided to delist the entity 

listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section of this notice from 

the list of ‘‘Chinese military companies’’ 

in accordance with the William M. 

(Mac) Thornberry National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, 

without prejudice to relisting the 

company on additional or 

supplementary grounds. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Devante Brown (GIES), (703) 695–8545. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

1260H of the William M. (Mac) 

Thornberry National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 

(Pub. L. 116–283) requires the Secretary 

of Defense to list ‘‘Chinese military 

companies’’ that meet the statutory 

criteria annually until December 31, 

2030. Paragraph (b)(2) of this section 

requires the Secretary of Defense to 

publish the unclassified portion of such 

list in the Federal Register. 

The Deputy Secretary of Defense has 

decided to delist the following entity 

from the list of ‘‘Chinese military 

companies’’ in accordance with section 

1260H, without prejudice to relisting 

the entity on additional or 

supplementary grounds: 

Hesai Technology Co., Ltd. (Hesai) 

Dated: October 21, 2024. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Transmittal No. 23–53] 

Arms Sales Notification 

AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation 

Agency, Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Arms sales notice. 

SUMMARY: The DoD is publishing the 

unclassified text of an arms sales 

notification. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Pamela Young at (703) 953–6092, 

pamela.a.young14.civ@mail.mil, or 

dsca.ncr.rsrcmgmt.list.cns-mbx@

mail.mil. 

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 with attached 

Transmittal 23–53, Policy Justification, 

and Sensitivity of Technology. 

Dated: October 17, 2024. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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