H.R. 5013

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5013 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5013

To make improvements to the AUKUS partnership, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

August 22, 2025

Mr. Amo (for himself, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Courtney, Ms. McBride, and Mr. 
Zinke) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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A BILL

To make improvements to the AUKUS partnership, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``AUKUS Improvement Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. FLEXIBILITY WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT AND 
OTHER ARMS TRANSFER REQUIREMENTS.

Section 38(l) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(l)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(8) Exemption from certain requirements.--
``(A) In general.--Defense articles sold by the 
United States under this Act may be reexported, 
retransferred or temporarily imported exclusively 
between the Government of Australia, the Government of 
the United Kingdom, or entities eligible under section 
126.7(b)(2) of title 22 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations, or successor regulations. Such transfers 
shall not require the consent of the President under 
section 3(a)(2) of this Act, or under section 505(a)(1) 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2314(a)(1)(B)).
``(B) Intra-company, intra-organizational, and 
intra-governmental transfers.--Intra-company, intra-
organization, and intra-governmental transfers related 
to defense articles and defense services described 
under subparagraph (A) are authorized between officers, 
employees, and agents who satisfy section 120.64 of 
title 22 of the Code of Federal Regulations, or 
successor regulations, including dual or third country 
nationals who satisfy section 126.18 of title 22 of the 
Code of Federal Regulations, or successor 
regulations.''.

SEC. 3. ELIMINATION OF CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT FOR COMMERCIAL 
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OR MANUFACTURING LICENSE AGREEMENTS 
INVOLVING AUSTRALIA AND THE UNITED KINGDOM.

Section 36(d)(2) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
2776(d)(2)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses 
(i) and (ii), respectively;
(2) by striking ``A certification'' and inserting ``(A) A 
certification'';
(3) in clause (i), as redesignated by paragraph (1), by 
striking ``North Atlantic Treaty Organization or Australia, 
Japan'' and inserting ``North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
(excluding the United Kingdom) or Japan''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(B) A certification under this subsection shall not be 
required in the case of an agreement for or in Australia or the 
United Kingdom.''.
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