July 30, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5449 Implementation of this proposed sale will the Arms Export Control Act, as amended, ment and six (6) contractor representatives require the assignment of approximately two we are forwarding herewith Transmittal No. to travel to Bahrain for an extended period U.S. Government or contractor representa- 18–07, concerning the Navy’s proposed Let- for equipment fielding, systems checkout, tives to travel to Kuwait for up to two weeks ter(s) of Offer and Acceptance to the Govern- training and technical and logistics support. of training. ment of Bahrain for defense articles and There will be no adverse impact on U.S. de- There will be no adverse impact on U.S. de- services estimated to cost $70 million. After fense readiness as a result of this proposed fense readiness as a result of this proposed this letter is delivered to your office, we plan sale. sale. to issue a news release to notify the public of TRANSMITTAL NO. 18–11 this proposed sale. f Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Sincerely, Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the CHARLES W. HOOPER, Arms Export Control Act Lieutenant General, USA, Director REMEMBERING OLGA PEDROZA Enclosures. Annex Item No. vii Mr. UDALL. Mr. President, I wish to TRANSMITTAL NO. 18–07 (vii) Sensitivity of Technology: pay tribute to the late Las Cruces City Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of 1. AGM–114R Hellfire. The AGM–114R is councilor Olga Pedroza, a champion for used against heavy and light armored tar- Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the gets, thin skinned vehicles, urban structures, Arms Export Control Act, as amended justice. Ms. Pedroza passed away Feb- bunkers, caves and personnel. The missile is (i) Prospective Purchaser: The Government ruary 9, 2018, in Las Cruces, NM. Inertial Measure Unit (IMU) based, with a of Bahrain. Ms. Pedroza was born in a small town variable delay fuse, improved safety and reli- (ii) Total Estimated Value: in Mexico, San Luis Ayucan, on Sep- ability. The highest level for release of the Major Defense Equipment* $0 million. tember 28, 1942. Her parents Celia and AGM–114R is SECRET. Software and Other $70 million. Jesus came to Chicago in the 1940s, firmware documentation (e.g. Data Proc- Total $70 million. essing, Software Requirements, Source Code, (iii) Description and Quantity or Quan- where she attended Catholic school for Algorithms) are not authorized for disclo- tities of Articles or Services under Consider- elementary through high school. She sure. The highest level of classified informa- ation for Purchase: graduated from Mundelein College in tion that could be disclosed by a proposed Major Defense Equipment (MDE): None. 1963 with a bachelor’s degree in soci- sale or by testing of the end item is up to Non-MDE: Follow-On Technical Support ology and minors in elementary edu- and including SECRET. The highest level (FOTS) for the Royal Bahrain Navy Ship cation and theology. that must be disclosed for production, main- SABHA (FFG–90), formerly the USS Jack Wil- tenance, or training is up to and including liams (FFG–24), transferred as Excess Defense Ms. Pedroza then set off and worked SECRET. Vulnerability data, counter- Article on September 13, 1996. Also includes on behalf of her community the rest of measures, vulnerability/susceptibility anal- engineering, technical, and logistics serv- her life. She worked as a teacher for ysis, and threat definitions are classified SE- ices, documentation, and modification mate- many years and, in 1980, moved to New CRET or CONFIDENTIAL. Detailed informa- rial for U.S. Navy supplied systems and Mexico with her then-husband and tion to include discussions, reports and stud- equipment and other related elements of lo- three children. By then, she had earned ies of system capabilities, vulnerabilities gistics and program support. a master’s in education. Ms. Pedroza and limitations that leads to conclusions on (iv) Military Department: Navy (BA–P– decided she wanted to use the law to specific tactics or other counter-counter- GAV, Amendment 12). measures (CCM) are not authorized for dis- (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: BA–P–GAV. promote her social justice goals. She closure. Reverse engineering could reveal (vi) Sales Commission, Fee. etc., Paid, Of- entered the University of New Mexico SECRET information. Loss or compromise of fered, or Agreed to be Paid: None. Law School and graduated in 1985, in classified information associated with AGM– (vii) Sensitivity of Technology Contained her early 40s. 114R could lead to development of counter- in the Defense Article or Defense Services Ms. Pedroza began working for measures or exploitation of system Proposed to be Sold: None. Centro Legal Campesino, the legal aid vulnerabilities by those obtaining the infor- (viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: mation. July 26, 2018. farmer worker unit, in Las Cruces in 2. Software, hardware, and other data/in- * As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms 1990. She was there over 15 years, pri- formation, which is classified or sensitive, is Export Control Act. marily as the managing attorney. Dur- reviewed prior to release to protect system POLICY JUSTIFICATION ing that time, she filed over 50 Federal vulnerabilities, design data, and performance Bahrain—Follow-On Technical Support lawsuits representing farmworkers in parameters. Some end item hardware, soft- (FOTS) for the Royal Bahrain Navy Ship their fight for fair wages and other ware, and other data identified above are ‘‘SABHA’’ (FFG–2S1) rights. classified at CONFIDENTIAL and SECRET levels. Potential compromise of these sys- The Government of Bahrain has requested Ms. Pedroza began her third career in tems is controlled through management of to buy items and services in support of Fol- 2009 when she was elected to the Las the basic software programs of highly sen- low-On Technical Support (FOTS) for the Cruces City Council District 3 seat, sitive systems and software controlled weap- Royal Bahrain Navy Ship SABHA (FFG–90), which covers central and southeast Las on systems on a case-by-case basis. formerly the USS Jack Williams (FFG–24), Cruces. Ms. Pedroza believed in change transferred as Excess Defense Article on Sep- 3. If a technologically advanced adversary and often said, ‘‘City Council could be obtained knowledge of the specific hardware tember 13, 1996. Also includes engineering, and software elements, the information technical, and logistics services, documenta- a place to start.’’ She served two terms could be used to develop countermeasures or tion, and modification material for U.S. before retiring. During her tenure, she equivalent systems which might reduce Navy supplied systems and equipment and fought for a living-wage ordinance and weapons system effectiveness or be used in other related elements of logistics and pro- always prioritized the needs of those the development of a system with similar or gram support. The estimated program value overlooked by society. Among other advanced capabilities. is $70 million. community needs, she advocated for 4. A determination has been made that Ku- This proposed sale will contribute to the community gardens and improved ten- foreign policy and national security objec- wait can provide substantially the same de- nis facilities. Ms. Pedroza was a great gree of protection for the AGM–114R Hellfire tives of the United States by helping to im- Missiles as the U.S. Government. The sale of prove the security of a regional partner tennis enthusiast and even competed in these missiles to Kuwait is necessary in the which is an important security partner in the Senior Olympics. furtherance of the U.S. foreign policy and the region. She was active in the community, national security objectives outlined in the Bahrain intends to use this support in serving on the board of directors of the policy justification. order to keep the ship in operational readi- Women’s Intercultural Center in An- 5. All defense articles and services listed on ness status for coastal defense and security. this transmittal are authorized for release Bahrain will have no difficulty absorbing thony, as cochair of the local women’s and export to the Government of Kuwait. this support into its armed forces. bar association, and on the board of the The proposed sale of this equipment and court appointed special advocates. DEFENSE SECURITY support will not alter the basic military bal- Ms. Pedroza worked throughout her COOPERATION AGENCY, ance in the region. life to change the world for the better. Arlington, VA. There is no prime contractor involved in Her compassion, warmth, and sense of Hon. BOB CORKER, this proposed sale. There are no known offset Chairman, Committee on Foreign Relations, agreements proposed in connection with this humor will be missed by her children, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC. potential sale. grandchildren, and community. I honor DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: Pursuant to the re- Implementation of this proposed sale will her work and unflagging commitment porting requirements of Section 36(b)(1) of require approximately three (3) U.S. Govern- to social justice.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:22 Jul 31, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A30JY6.030 S30JYPT1 S5450 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE July 30, 2018 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE velopmental test programs. On Sep- related to economic statecraft, geo- NORTH POLE TRANSIT BY USS tember 14, 1966, the USS Nautilus cele- political energy issues, and trans- ‘‘NAUTILUS’’ brated 300,000 nautical miles of ocean atlantic security have been particu- Mr. BLUMENTHAL. Mr. President, I faring. larly valuable. It is rare to find such an wish to commemorate the 60th anni- Having pioneered the use of nuclear accomplished and intelligent indi- versary of the historic ship USS Nau- power at sea, the USS Nautilus contin- vidual who also brings a humble and tilus, SSN–571, and her historic sub- ued to serve alongside many of the eager desire to help however needed. George will be returning to his post merged transit of the North Pole on more modern nuclear-powered sub- at Georgetown, where I know he will August 3, 1958. marines. In April 1975, the USS Nau- continue to excel as a scholar and pro- The USS Nautilus was the first com- tilus participated in Exercise Agate fessor. I wish him the best in the fu- missioned nuclear-powered ship in the Punch. She was cited by the Com- ture, and I look forward to staying in U.S. Navy. President Harry S. Truman mander Cruiser-Destroyer Group 12 as touch with him. laid the keel for the future ship on ‘‘Not Getting Older—Getting Better.’’ June 14, 1952, at the Electric Boat Ship- In the spring of 1977, the USS Nau- f yard in Groton, CT. Two years later, tilus deployed for the last time to the ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS First Lady Mamie Eisenhower Mediterranean Sea, and on April 9, launched the history-making nuclear 1979, the Nautilus set out from Groton, submarine when she broke the tradi- CT, on her final voyage to Mare Island REMEMBERING WALTER ‘‘BOOTS’’ tional bottle of champagne across the Naval Shipyard in Vallejo, CA. On May MAYBERRY bow of the USS Nautilus. 25, 1979, the USS Nautilus shut down ∑ Mr. BOOZMAN. Mr. President, today On the morning of January 17, 1955, her reactor for the final time, and she I wish to honor Walter ‘‘Boots’’ at 11:00 a.m. EST, the Nautilus’s first reached Mare Island 4 days later. Mayberry, a World War II airman from Commanding Officer, Commander Eu- Following a career spanning 25 years Harrison, AR, whose military service, gene P. Wilkinson, ordered all lines and over half a million miles steamed, life, and career exemplify what it cast off and signaled the memorable she decommissioned on March 3, 1980. means to be a true patriot. message, ‘‘Underway On Nuclear On May 14, 1980, President Jimmy Walter ‘‘Boots’’ Mayberry was born Power.’’ Carter authorized Groton, CT, as the in Pine Bluff, AR, on August 11, 1923, to During its shakedown on May 10, permanent home for the USS Nautilus, a large family. Mayberry’s nickname, 1956, the USS Nautilus cruised from and on May 20, 1982, the USS Nautilus ‘‘Boots,’’ came about during the Great Groton, CT, to San Juan, PR, in fewer was designated a National Historic Flood of 1927. His older sister, Dell, than 90 hours, fully submerged for the Landmark by the Secretary of the In- took the 4-year-old Mayberry into entire journey. The underwater dis- terior. Following an extensive historic town and bought him a pair of rubber tance—1,381 miles—was ten times far- ship conversion at Mare Island Naval boots with rubber red tops. From then ther than any submerged submarine Shipyard, the Nautilus was towed to on, Mayberry could always be found had previously sailed. Following this Groton, CT, for the final time, arriving with his boots on, regardless of if he journey, the Nautilus would shatter all on July 6, 1985, in preparation for dis- was bathing, in church, or in bed. The submerged speed and distance records play to the public as a museum. nickname became official when he over the remainder of the decade. On April 11, 1986, 86 years to the day began first grade and told the teacher In response to the nuclear interconti- after the birth of the submarine force, that his name was ‘‘Boots Mayberry.’’ nental ballistic missile threat posed by the historic ship Nautilus, joined by the Mayberry graduated high school in the Soviet Union following the launch Submarine Force Museum, opened to 1943 and was drafted shortly thereafter. He reported for duty at Camp Robinson of the first satellite Sputnik, President the public as the first and finest ex- and volunteered to join the Army Air Dwight D. Eisenhower ordered the U.S. hibit of its kind in the world, providing Corps. After extensive training in sev- Navy to attempt a submarine transit an educational and visible link to yes- eral Stateside locations, he was at- to the North Pole to gain credibility terday’s nuclear-powered submarine. tached to the 560th Bomb Squadron of for the soon-to-come submarine- I am delighted to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the North Pole the 388th Bomb Group in the 8th Air launched ballistic missile weapons sys- Corps. He was based at Knettishall, tem still in research and development. transit by USS Nautilus, SSN–571, and her accomplishments over the last 64 England, with the mission to bomb On July 23, 1958, the USS Nautilus de- Germany and German-held territories, years. The historic ship Nautilus is a parted Pearl Harbor, Hi, under top se- something he and the rest of the testament to American ingenuity, cret orders to conduct Operation Sun- ‘‘Mighty 8th’’ did with honor. shine, the first crossing of the North courage, and technical prowess. She de- Mayberry served as a waist gunner, Pole by a ship. serves the greatest reverence and con- defending his B–17 from enemy fighter Eleven days later, Commander Wil- tinues to serve as a reminder to future planes. He and his aircrew successfully liam R. Anderson announced to the 116 generations of Americans as she rests completed nine missions before being men aboard, ‘‘For the world, our coun- alongside modern day nuclear sub- hit by enemy fire on their 10th mission. try, and the Navy: THE NORTH marines at the Naval Submarine Base Despite the severe damage to the POLE.’’ Thus, on August 3, 1958, the New London. plane, the pilot kept on course and USS Nautilus became the first f dropped the bombs on their target. watercraft to reach the geographic TRIBUTE TO DR. GEORGE Mayberry and the crew were forced to North Pole, 90 degrees north, known SHAMBAUGH bail out of the plane, which was a prob- also as the geographic ‘‘top of the lem for Mayberry who never learned world.’’ Mr. YOUNG. Mr. President, I want to how to use a parachute because he Following this momentous voyage, express my appreciation to Dr. George never thought he would have to use the USS Nautilus and her crew earned Shambaugh. George is an associate one. Falling head first, he pulled the the Presidential Unit Citation, the professor of international affairs and ripcord and the force broke his neck. first ever awarded in peacetime. government in the Edmund A. Walsh As he drifted to the ground, he was in After Operation Sunshine, the USS School of Foreign Service at George- the crosshairs of German ground fire. Nautilus enjoyed many more successes town University. However, over the Paralyzed and lying in a field, Ger- in her long and illustrious career of last year, he served as a fellow on my man civilians brutally checked duty in the U.S. Navy, such as in Octo- national security team. Mayberry over before soldiers locked ber 1962, when she participated in the George supported my work related to him up in a local jail. He was detained naval quarantine of Cuba during the foreign policy and development, includ- with another airman from his crew in a Cuban Missile Crisis. ing my work on the Senate Foreign Re- different secure facility for 10 days of Over the years, the USS Nautilus lations Committee. George is an excep- solitary confinement. From there, he played an integral part in numerous tionally accomplished and impressive was taken to Frankfurt for interroga- North Atlantic Treaty Organization— individual who made a significant and tion and moved to several locations be- NATO—exercises and a variety of de- durable contribution. His contributions fore ending up in a German POW camp,

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