,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cici  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #i1 #bjbc,mr4  
,meeks 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,bera1 and    
,mr4 ,courtney7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and in 
addition to the ,committee on ,armed    
,services1 for a period to be           
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to provide for the transfer 
of not more than two ,virginia class    
submarines from the inventory of the    
,navy to the ,government of ,australia  
on a sale basis under section #ba of the
 ,arms ,export ,control ,act1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,,aukus        
,undersea ,defense ,act4  #b4 ,findings 
,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,the
 new trilateral security partnership    
between ,australia1 the ,united         

,kingdom1 and the ,united ,states 7in   
this section referred to as the ,,aukus 
partnership7 is intended to positively  
contribute to peace and stability in the
 ,indo-,pacific region through enhanced 
deterrence4  7#b7 ,this trilateral      
security partnership builds on and      
enhances the ,united ,states1           
,australia1 and the ,united ,kingdom's  
commitment to a free and open           
,indo-,pacific1 and more broadly to a   
rules-based international order4  7#c7  
,australia has a strong record of       
leadership in the international nuclear 
non-proliferation regime and is fully   
committed to responsible stewardship of 
naval nuclear propulsion technology4    
7#d7 ,pillar #a of the ,,aukus          
partnership aims to provide ,australia  
with a conventionally armed1            
nuclear-powered submarine capability    
while upholding the highest             
nonproliferation standards4  7#e7 ,in   
support of this ,pillar #a goal1 the    
,united ,states and the ,united ,kingdom

 plan to increase port visits to        
,australia of conventionally armed1     
nuclear-powered submarines then begin   
forward rotations of such submarines to 
,australia at ,submarine ,rotational    
,force-,west4  7#f7 ,in support of these
 goals1 the ,united ,states will        
transfer ,virginia-class submarines to  
,australia to bolster its critical      
undersea capabilities and enhance its   
undersea presence in the ,indo-,pacific 
region4  7#g7 ,pillar #a of the ,,aukus 
partnership will enhance all three      
nations' defense industrial capacity to 
produce and sustain interoperable       
nuclear-powered submarines1 expand      
collective undersea presence in the     
,indo-,pacific1 and contribute to       
freedom of navigation1 security1 and    
stability in the ,indo-,pacific region4 
7#h7 ,trilateral security cooperation   
that strengthens joint capabilities1    
enhances the ability to share           
information and technology safely1 and  
integrates defense industrial bases and 

supply chains will contribute to the    
security of each nation as well as peace
 and stability in the ,indo-,pacific    
region4  #c4 ,australia1 ,united        
,kingdom1 and ,united ,states submarine 
security activities  7a7 ,authorization 
,to transfer submarines  7#a7 ,in       
general ,subject to paragraph 7#f71 the 
,president may transfer not more than   
two ,virginia class submarines from the 
inventory of the ,navy to the           
,government of ,australia on a sale     
basis under section #ba of the ,arms    
,export ,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4    
#bgfa74  7#b7 ,costs of transfer ,any   
expense incurred by the ,united ,states 
in connection with the transfer         
authorized by this subsection shall be  
charged to the ,government of           
,australia4  7#c7 ,waiver of            
certification requirement ,the          
requirement for the ,chief of ,naval    
,operations to make a certification     
under section #hfgh of title #aj1       
,united ,states ,code1 shall not apply  

to a transfer under this subsection4    
7#d7 ,use of funds ,the ,secretary of   
the ,navy may use the proceeds of a     
transfer under this subsection-- 7,a7   
for the acquisition of vessels to       
replace the vessels transferred to the  
,government of ,australia2 or  7,b7 to  
carry out any other authority the use of
 which the ,secretary of the ,navy      
determines would improve the submarine  
industrial base4  7#e7 ,crediting of    
receipts ,notwithstanding any provision 
of law pertaining to the crediting of   
amounts received from a sale under the  
terms of the ,arms ,export ,control ,act
 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bgfa71 any receipt of  
the ,united ,states as a result of a    
transfer under this section shall-- 7,a7
 be credited1 at the discretion of the  
,secretary of the ,navy to-- 7i7 the    
appropriation1 fund1 or account used in 
incurring the original obligation2  7ii7
 an appropriate appropriation1 fund1 or 
account currently available for the     
purposes for which the expenditures were

 made2 or  7iii7 any other              
appropriation1 fund1 or account         
available for the purpose specified in  
paragraph 7#d77;,b72 and  7,b7 remain   
available for obligation until expended 
for the same purpose as the             
appropriation to which the receipt is   
credited4  7#f7 ,applicability of       
existing law to transfer special nuclear
 material and utilization facilities for
 military applications  7,a7 ,in general
 ,with respect to any special nuclear   
material for use in utilization         
facilities or any portion of a vessel   
transferred under this subsection       
constituting utilization facilities for 
military applications under section #ia 
of the ,atomic ,energy ,act of #aied    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #baba71 transfer of such 
material or such facilities shall only  
occur in accordance with such section   
#ia4  7,b7 ,use of funds ,the ,secretary
 of ,energy may use proceeds from a     
transfer described in subparagraph 7,a7 
for the acquisition of submarine naval  

nuclear propulsion plants and the       
nuclear fuel to replace the propulsion  
plants and fuel transferred to the      
,government of ,australia4  7b7 ,repair 
and refurbishment of ,,aukus submarines 
,section #hfhj of title #aj1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by     
redesignating subsection 7c7 as         
subsection 7d72 and  7#b7 by inserting  
after subsection 7b7 the following3  7c7
 ,repair and refurbishment of certain   
submarines  7#a7 ,notwithstanding any   
other provision of this section1 the    
,secretary of the ,navy shall determine 
the appropriate shipyard in the ,united 
,states1 ,australia1 or the ,united     
,kingdom to perform any repair or       
refurbishment of a ,united ,states      
submarine involved in submarine security
 activities between ,australia1 the     
,united ,kingdom1 and the ,united       
,states 7in this section referred to as 
,,aukus74  7#b7 ,repair or refurbishment
 described in paragraph 7#a7 may be     
carried out by personnel of the ,united 

,states1 ,united ,kingdom1 or ,australia
 in accordance with the international   
arrangements governing ,,aukus submarine
 security activities4  4  #d4           
,acceptance of contributions in support 
of ,australia1 ,united ,kingdom1 and    
,united ,states submarine security      
activities  7a7 ,in general ,chapter    
#aee of title #aj1 ,united ,states      
,code1 is amended by inserting after    
section #bfjh the following new section3
  #bfji4 ,acceptance of contributions   
for ,australia1 ,united ,kingdom1 and   
,united ,states submarine security      
activities2 ,submarine ,security        
,activities ,account  7a7 ,acceptance   
authority ,the ,secretary of ,defense   
may accept from the ,government of      
,australia contributions of money made  
by the ,government of ,australia for use
 by the ,department of ,defense in      
support of non-nuclear related aspects  
of submarine security activities between
 ,australia1 the ,united ,kingdom1 and  
the ,united ,states 7in this section    

referred to as ,,aukus74  7b7           
,establishment of submarine security    
activities account  7#a7 ,there is      
established in the ,treasury of the     
,united ,states a special account to be 
known as the ,submarine ,security       
,activities ,account4  7#b7             
,contributions of money accepted by the 
,secretary of ,defense under subsection 
7a7 shall be credited to the ,submarine 
,security ,activities ,account4  7c7    
,use of the submarine security          
activities account  7#a7 ,the ,secretary
 of ,defense may use funds in the       
,submarine ,security ,activities        
,account-- 7,a7 for any purpose         
authorized by law that the ,secretary   
determines would support ,,aukus        
submarine security activities2 or  7,b7 
to carry out a military construction    
project that is consistent with the     
purposes for which the contributions    
were made and is not otherwise          
authorized by law4  7#b7 ,funds in the  
,submarine ,security ,activities        

,account may be used as described in    
this subsection without further specific
 authorization in law4  7d7 ,transfers  
of funds  7#a7 ,in carrying out         
subsection 7c71 the ,secretary of       
,defense may transfer funds available in
 the ,submarine ,security ,activities   
,account to appropriations available to 
the ,department of ,defense4  7#b7 ,in  
carrying out subsection 7c71 and in     
accordance with the ,atomic ,energy ,act
 of #aied 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjaa et seq471
 the ,secretary of ,defense may transfer
 funds available in the ,submarine      
,security ,activities ,account to       
appropriations or funds of the          
,department of ,energy available to     
carry out activities related to ,,aukus 
submarine security activities4  7#c7    
,funds transferred under this subsection
 shall be available for obligation for  
the same time period and for the same   
purpose as the appropriation to which   
transferred4  7#d7 ,upon a determination
 by the ,secretary that all or part of  

the funds transferred from the          
,submarine ,security ,activities        
,account are not necessary for the      
purposes for which such funds were      
transferred1 all or such part of such   
funds shall be transferred back to the  
,submarine ,security ,activities        
,account4  7e7 ,investment of money     
7#a7 ,upon request by the ,secretary of 
,defense1 the ,secretary of the         
,treasury may invest money in the       
,submarine ,security ,activities        
,account in securities of the ,united   
,states or in securities guaranteed as  
to principal and interest by the ,united
 ,states4  7#b7 ,any interest or other  
income that accrues from investment in  
securities referred to in paragraph 7#a7
 shall be deposited to the credit of the
 ,submarine ,security ,activities       
,account4  7f7 ,report  7#a7 ,not later 
than #fj days after the date on which   
contributions of money accepted by the  
,secretary of ,defense under subsection 
7a7 are credited to the ,submarine      

,security ,activities ,account under    
subsection 7b71 the ,secretary of       
,defense shall submit to the appropriate
 congressional committees a report on-- 
7,a7 the amount of money so transferred2
  7,b7 a description of the intended use
 of the funds2 and  7,c7 any other      
matters related to the administration of
 the ,submarine ,security ,activities   
,account as determined necessary by the 
,secretary4  7#b7 ,the report required  
by this subsection shall be submitted in
 unclassified form but may include a    
classified annex4  7#c7 ,in this        
subsection1 the term appropriate        
congressional committees means-- 7,a7   
the congressional defense committees2   
and  7,b7 the ,committee on ,foreign    
,affairs of the ,house of               
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,foreign ,relations of the ,senate4  7g7
 ,relationship to other laws ,the       
authority to accept or transfer funds   
under this section is in addition to any
 other authority to accept or transfer  

funds4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the 
table of sections at the beginning of   
such chapter is amended by inserting    
after the item relating to section #bfjh
 the following3  #bfji4 ,acceptance of  
contributions for ,australia1 ,united   
,kingdom1 and ,united ,states submarine 
security activities2 ,submarine         
,security ,activities ,account4  4  #e4 
,australia1 ,united ,kingdom1 and       
,united ,states submarine security      
training  7a7 ,in general ,the          
,president may transfer or authorize the
 export of defense services to the      
,government of ,australia under the     
,arms ,export ,control ,act 7#bb        
,u4,s4,c4 #bgea et seq47 that may also  
be directly exported to ,australian     
private-sector personnel to support the 
development of the ,australian submarine
 industrial base necessary for submarine
 security activities between ,australia1
 the ,united ,kingdom1 and the ,united  
,states 7in this section referred to as 
,,aukus71 including in cases in which   

such private-sector personnel are not   
officers1 employees1 or agents of the   
,government of ,australia4  7b7         
,application of requirements for further
 transfer ,any transfer of defense      
services to the ,government of          
,australia pursuant to subsection 7a7 to
 persons other than those directly      
provided such defense services pursuant 
to subsection 7a7 shall only be made in 
accordance with the requirements of the 
,arms ,export ,control ,act 7#bb        
,u4,s4,c4 #bgea et seq474