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HR 3939 118th Congress House International Affairs

AUKUS Undersea Defense Act

Introduced: June 9, 2023 Introduced by: Meeks, Gregory W. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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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.
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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 June 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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 9
D
Magaziner, Seth
Rhode Island · Aug 4, 2023
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Jul 27, 2023
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Jul 19, 2023
 D
Crockett, Jasmine
Texas · Jul 18, 2023
 D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Jun 30, 2023
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jun 30, 2023
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Jun 22, 2023
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Bera, Ami
California · Jun 9, 2023
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jun 9, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3939: AUKUS Undersea Defense Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3939/
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"H.R. 3939: AUKUS Undersea Defense Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3939/.
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H.R. 3939, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3939/.
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