,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dgah  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #b1    
#bjbb,mr4 ,blunt 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,durbin1 and ,mr4 ,cotton7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,foreign ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
direct the ,secretary of ,defense to    
establish a joint training pipeline     
between the ,united ,states ,navy and   
the ,royal ,australian ,navy1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the                
,australia-,united ,states ,submarine   
,officer ,pipeline ,act4  #b4           
,establishment of joint training        
pipeline between ,united ,states ,navy  
and ,royal ,australian ,navy  7a7 ,sense
 of ,congress ,it is the sense of       
,congress that-- 7#a7 the ,,aukus       
partnership between ,australia1 the     
,united ,kingdom1 and the ,united       
,states presents a significant          
opportunity to enhance security         

cooperation in the ,indo-,pacific       
region2  7#b7 parties to the ,,aukus    
partnership should work expeditiously to
 implement a strategic roadmap to       
successfully deliver capabilities       
outlined in the agreement2  7#c7 the    
,united ,states should engage with      
industry partners to develop a          
comprehensive understanding of the      
requirements needed to increase capacity
 and capability2  7#d7 ,australia should
 continue to expand its industrial base 
to support production and delivery of   
future capabilities2  7#e7 the delivery 
of a nuclear-powered submarine to the   
,government of ,australia would require 
the appropriate training and development
 of future commanding officers to       
operate such submarines for the ,royal  
,australian ,navy2 and  7#f7 in order to
 uphold the stewardship of the ,naval   
,nuclear ,propulsion ,program1 the      
,secretary of ,defense should work to   
coordinate an exchange program to       
integrate and train ,australian sailors 

for the operation and maintenance of    
nuclear-powered submarines4  7b7        
,exchange program ,the ,secretary of    
,defense1 in consultation with the      
,secretary of ,energy1 shall carry out  
an exchange program for ,australian     
submarine officers during #bjbc and each
 subsequent year4 ,under the program1   
each year1 two ,australian submarine    
officers shall be selected to           
participate in the program4 ,each such  
participant shall-- 7#a7 receive        
training in the ,navy ,nuclear          
,propulsion ,school2  7#b7 following    
such training and by not later than     
,july #a of the year of participation1  
enroll in the ,submarine ,office ,basic 
,course2 and  7#c7 following completion 
of such course1 be assigned to duty on  
an operational ,united ,states submarine
 at sea4  7c7 ,report ,not later than   
#ahj days after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,defense shall submit to the         
congressional defense committees 7as    

defined in section #aja of title #aj1   
,united ,states ,code7 a report on a    
notional exchange program for           
,australian submarine officers that     
includes initial1 follow-on1 and        
recurring training that could be        
provided to ,australian submarine       
officers in order to prepare such       
officers for command of nuclear-powered 
,australian submarines4