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S.J.Res. 54

Introduced

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of the United Arab Emirates of certain defense articles and services.

Sponsor
DChristopher Murphy· Connecticut
Introduced
May 15, 2025
Policy area
International Affairs
Latest action
Motion to discharge Senate Committee on Foreign Relations rejected by Yea-Nay Vote. 39 - 56. Record Vote Number: 307.June 11, 2025
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S.J. Res. 54 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. J. RES. 54

Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign 
military sale to the Government of the United Arab Emirates of certain 
defense articles and services.

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

May 15, 2025

Mr. Murphy (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Sanders, and 
Mr. Schatz) introduced the following joint resolution; which was read 
twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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JOINT RESOLUTION

Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign 
military sale to the Government of the United Arab Emirates of certain 
defense articles and services.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That the following proposed 
foreign military sale to the Government of the United Arab Emirates is 
prohibited:
(1) The sale of the following defense articles and services 
described in Transmittal No. 24-118, submitted to Congress 
pursuant to section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2776(b)(1)), and published in the Congressional Record 
on May 13, 2025: The following Major Defense Equipment (MDE): 
Six (6) CH-47F Block II Chinook helicopters with air-to-air 
refuel probe capability and extended range fuel tanks; Sixteen 
(16) T-55-GA-714A engines (12 installed, 4 spares); Fourteen 
(14) Embedded Global Positioning System (GPS)/ Inertial 
Navigation System (INS) (EGD devices with M-Code (12 installed, 
2 spares); Eight (8) AN/AAR-57 Common Missile Warning Systems 
(CMWS) (6 installed, 2 spares); Twenty (20) AN/ARC-231A 
communications security (COMSEC) radios (18 installed, 2 
spares); and Twenty (20) M-240 machine guns (18 installed, 2 
spares). The following non-MDE items will also be included: 
Common Missile Warning System (CMWS) classified software; AN/
APR-39A radar warning receivers; AN/ AVR-2B Laser Detecting 
Sets (LDS); AN/ARC-220 high frequency radios; KY-100M CONISEC 
terminals; aircraft survivability equipment (including impulse 
cartridges for cable cutters and aircraft cartridges); AN/ARN-
147 Very High Frequency (VHF) Omni Directional Radio Range/
Instrument Landing System (VOR/ILS) receivers; WESCAM MX-15HDi 
electro- optical/infrared imaging systems; AN/ARN-153 Tactical 
Airborne Navigation System (TACAN) radios; AN/APN-209 radar 
altimeters; AN/APX-123A identification friend or foe (IFF) 
transponders; KIV-77 COMSEC IFF cryptographic appliques; AN/ 
PYQ-10 Simple Key Loaders; services to support the mission 
equipment; hardware and services required to implement partner-
unique modifications; Fast Rope Insertion/Extraction Systems 
(FRIES); Internal Extended Range Fuel Systems (ERFS); in-flight 
refueling capability; firefighting equipment; ballistic armor 
protection systems; air worthiness support; spare and repair 
parts; communications equipment; personnel training and 
training equipment; site surveys; tool and test equipment; 
ground support equipment; repair and return; publications and 
technical documentation; Quality Assurance Team (QAT); U.S. 
Government and contractor engineering, technical, and logistics 
support services; and other related elements of logistics and 
program support.
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