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industrial base with respect to materials 

critical to national security and, in 

particular, address challenges and 

opportunities concerning the National 

Defense Stockpile (NDS) program. 

The S&CM BoD shall be composed of 

at least 13 and no more than 20 

members. Nine members are required 

pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 98h–1(b): the 

Assistant Secretary of Defense for 

Industrial Base Policy (ASD(IBP)), who 

shall serve as chairman of the S&CM 

BoD; one designee of each of the 

Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of 

State, the Secretary of Energy, and the 

Secretary of the Interior; one designee of 

each of the Chairman and Ranking 

Member of the Readiness Subcommittee 

of the House Committee on Armed 

Services; one designee of each of the 

Chairman and Ranking Member of the 

Readiness Subcommittee of the Senate 

Committee on Armed Services. 

In evaluating those candidates for the 

S&CM BoD not required by statute, the 

DoD considers the education, life 

experience, and professional credentials 

of individuals as they relate to the 

subject matters anticipated to be tasked 

to the S&CM BoD. Membership 

selection will capitalize on talented, 

innovative private and public sector 

leaders to provide a diverse and 

inclusive S&CM BoD membership that 

is fairly balanced and promotes variety 

in background, experience, and thought 

in support of the mission of the S&CM 

BoD focusing on those with expertise 

relating to military affairs, defense 

procurement, production of strategic 

and critical materials, finance, or any 

other disciplines deemed necessary to 

conduct the business of the S&CM BoD. 

S&CM BoD 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 and are entitled, 

pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 1114(a)(3), to 

receive pay at the daily equivalent of the 

annual rate of basic pay of the highest 

rate of basic pay under the General 

Schedule of subchapter 53 of title 5 

U.S.C., for each day the member is 

engaged in the performance of duties 

vested in the S&CM BoD. S&CM BoD 

members who are full-time or 

permanent part-time Federal civilian 

officers or employees, or members of the 

uniformed Services, shall be appointed 

pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.130(a) to 

serve as regular government employee 

members. 

Individual S&CM BoD members are 

appointed according to DoD policy and 

procedures and serve a term of service 

of one-to-four years with annual 

renewals. No member, unless approved 

according to DoD policy and 

procedures, may serve more than two 

consecutive terms of service on the 

S&CM BoD, or serve on more than two 

DoD Federal advisory committees at one 

time. 

All S&CM BoD members are 

appointed to provide advice to the DoD 

based on their best judgment without 

representing any particular point of 

view and in a manner that is free from 

conflict of interest. Except for 

reimbursement of official S&CM BoDrelated travel and per diem, members 

serve without compensation. 

The public or interested organizations 

may submit written statements to the 

S&CM BoD membership about its 

mission and functions. Written 

statements may be submitted at any 

time or in response to the stated agenda 

of planned meeting of the S&CM BoD. 

All written statements shall be 

submitted to the S&CM BoD DFO, who 

will ensure that written statements are 

provided to the S&CM BoD membership 

for their consideration. 

Dated: December 11, 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. 23–83] 

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 23–83, Policy Justification, 

and Sensitivity of Technology. 

Dated: December 10, 2024. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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Transmittal No. 23–83 

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 Romania 

(ii) Total Estimated Value: 

Major Defense Equipment * .. $65 million 

Other ...................................... $15 million 

TOTAL ............................... $80 million 

Funding Source: National Funds 

(iii) Description and Quantity or 

Quantities of Articles or Services under 

Consideration for Purchase: 

Major Defense Equipment (MDE): 

Two hundred sixty-three (263) Javelin 

FGM–148F Missiles 

Twenty-six (26) Javelin Light Weight 

Command Launch Units (LWCLU) 

Non-MDE: 

Also included are enhanced 

producibility basic skills trainers; 

missile simulation rounds; Security 

Assistance Management Directorate 

(SAMD) technical assistance; 

Tactical Air Ground Missiles 

(TAGM) Project Office technical 

assistance; other associated 

equipment and services; and other 

related elements of logistics and 

program support. 

(iv) Military Department: Army (RO– 

B–UGN) 

(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: None 

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

Offered, or Agreed to be Paid: None 


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(vii) Sensitivity of Technology 

Contained in the Defense Article or 

Defense Services 

Proposed to be Sold: See Attached 

Annex 

(viii) Date Report Delivered to 

Congress: December 12, 2023 

* As defined in Section 47(6) of the 

Arms Export Control Act. 

POLICY JUSTIFICATION 

Romania—Javelin Missiles 

The Government of Romania has 

requested to buy two hundred sixtythree (263) Javelin FGM–148F Missiles; 

and twenty-six (26) Javelin Light Weight 

Command Launch Units (LWCLU). Also 

included are enhanced producibility 

basic skills trainers; missile simulation 

rounds; Security Assistance 

Management Directorate (SAMD) 

technical assistance; Tactical Air 

Ground Missiles (TAGM) Project Office 

technical assistance; other associated 

equipment and services; and other 

related elements of logistics and 

program support. The estimated total 

cost is $80 million. 

This proposed sale will support the 

foreign policy and national security 

objectives of the United States by 

helping to improve the security of a 

NATO Ally which is an important force 

for political and economic stability in 

Europe. 

The proposed sale will improve 

Romania’s capability to meet current 

and future threats by building its longterm defense capacity in line with its 

national defense requirements. Romania 

will have no difficulty absorbing this 

equipment into its armed forces. 

The proposed sale of this equipment 

and support will not alter the basic 

military balance in the region. 

The prime contractors will be 

Raytheon/Lockheed Martin Javelin Joint 

Venture of Orlando, FL and Tucson, AZ. 

There are no known offset agreements in 

connection with this potential sale. 

Implementation of this proposed sale 

will not require the assignment of U.S. 

Government or contractor 

representatives to Romania. 

There will be no adverse impact on 

U.S. defense readiness as a result of this 

proposed sale. 

Transmittal No. 23–83 

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 Javelin Weapon System is a 

medium-range, man portable, shoulderlaunched, fire and forget, anti-tank 

system for infantry, scouts, and combat 

engineers. It may also be mounted on a 

variety of platforms including vehicles, 

aircraft, and watercraft. The system 

weighs 49.5 pounds and has a 

maximum range in excess of 2,500 

meters. The system is highly lethal 

against tanks and other systems with 

conventional and reactive armors. The 

system possesses a secondary capability 

against bunkers. 

2. Javelin’s key technical feature is the 

use of fire-and-forget technology which 

allows the gunner to fire and 

immediately relocate or take cover. 

Additional special features are the top 

attack and/or direct fire modes; an 

advanced tandem warhead and imaging 

infrared seeker; target lock-on before 

launch; and soft launch from enclosures 

or covered fighting positions. The 

Javelin missile also has a minimum 

smoke motor thus decreasing its 

detection on the battlefield. 

3. The Javelin Weapon System is 

comprised of two major tactical 

components, which are a reusable Light 

Weight Command Launch Unit 

(LWCLU) and a round contained in a 

disposable launch tube assembly. The 

LWCLU has been identified as Major 

Defense Equipment (MDE). The LWCLU 

incorporates an integrated day-night 

sight that provides a target engagement 

capability in adverse weather and 

countermeasure environments. The 

LWCLU may also be used in a standalone mode for battlefield surveillance 

and target detection. The LWCLU’s 

thermal sight is a 3rd generation 

Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) sensor. 

To facilitate initial loading and 

subsequent updating of software, all onboard missile software is uploaded via 

the LWCLU after mating and prior to 

launch. 

4. The missile software which resides 

in the LWCLU is considered 

SENSITIVE. The sensitivity is primarily 

in the software programs which instruct 

the system how to operate in the 

presence of countermeasures. The 

overall hardware is also considered 

sensitive in that the infrared 

wavelengths could be useful in 

attempted countermeasure 

development. 

5. The missile is autonomously 

guided to the target using an imaging 

infrared seeker and adaptive correlation 

tracking algorithms. This allows the 

gunner to take cover or reload and 

engage another target after firing a 

missile. The missile has an advanced 

tandem warhead and can be used in 

either the top attack or direct fire modes 

(for target undercover). An onboard 

flight computer guides the missile to the 

selected target. 

6. 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. 

7. A determination has been made 

that Romania 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. 

8. All defense articles and services 

listed on this transmittal are authorized 

for release and export to the 

Government of Romania. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DoD–2024–HA–0055] 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs 

(OASD(HA)), Department of Defense 

(DoD). 

ACTION: 30-Day information collection 

notice. 

SUMMARY: The DoD has submitted to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for clearance the following 

proposal for collection of information 

under the provisions of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act. 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by January 15, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Reginald Lucas, (571) 372–7574, 

whs.mc-alex.esd.mbx.dd-dodinformation-collections@mail.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title; Associated Form; and OMB 

Number: Safety Culture, Operational 


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