HR 3939
118th Congress
House
International Affairs
AUKUS Undersea Defense Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 9, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 9, 2023
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
AUKUS Undersea Defense Act
This bill authorizes the Department of Defense (DOD) to sell Australia up to two Virginia-class attack submarines under the Australia-United Kingdom-United States security partnership agreement (AUKUS). The bill authorizes DOD to transfer the submarines from existing Navy inventories. The bill also
- applies existing law to the transfer under this bill of special nuclear material related to submarine reactors,
- authorizes the Navy to determine the appropriate shipyard in any of the AUKUS countries for repair of U.S. Navy submarines,
- establishes a submarine security activities account to accept payments from Australia for non-nuclear related aspects of submarine security activities, and
- authorizes the President to transfer defense services to Australia to develop the Australian submarine industrial base for AUKUS activities.
What's happening now
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Committees of jurisdiction
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