HOUSE 3939118th CongressReferred 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.
AUKUS Undersea Defense Act
- Last Action
- 6/9/2023
Actions
- 2023-06-09Referred 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.
- 2023-06-09Referred 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.
- 2023-06-09Introduced in House
- 2023-06-09Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-06-09 (00)
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.
Cosponsors (10)
- Ami Bera (D-CA)
- Joe Courtney (D-CT)
- William Keating (D-MA)
- BRAD SHERMAN (D-CA)
- Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL)
- Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ)
- Jasmine Crockett (D-TX)
- Seth Moulton (D-MA)
- James Himes (D-CT)
- Seth Magaziner (D-RI)
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