,,ii #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #ajjf ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #bh1 #bjbc,mr4 ,blumenthal introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,a ,,bill ,to direct the ,secretary of ,state to submit to ,congress a report on implementation of the advanced capabilities pillar of the trilateral security partnership between ,australia1 the ,united ,kingdom1 and the ,united ,states4 #a4 ,implementation of the advanced capabilities pillar of the trilateral security partnership between ,australia1 the ,united ,kingdom1 and the ,united ,states 7a7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 the enhanced 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 deterrence2 7#b7 to this end1 implementation of the ,,aukus partnership will require a whole-of-government review of processes and procedures for ,australia1 the ,united ,kingdom1 and the ,united ,states to benefit from such partnership and1 in particular1 to support joint development of advanced capabilities2 7#c7 the ,department of ,state plays a pivotal role in the administration of arms exports and sales programs under the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #baea et seq47 and the ,arms ,export ,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bgea et seq472 7#d7 the ,department of ,state should work in coordination with the ,department of ,defense and other relevant ,united ,states ,government agencies to seek to expeditiously implement the ,,aukus partnership2 and 7#e7 the ,department of ,state1 in coordination with the ,department of ,defense1 should clearly communicate any ,united ,states requirements to address matters related to the technology security and export control measures of ,australia and the ,united ,kingdom4 7b7 ,report 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state1 in coordination with the ,secretary of ,defense1 shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on efforts of the ,department of ,state to implement the advanced capabilities pillar of the ,,aukus partnership4 7#b7 ,matters to be included ,the report required by paragraph 7#a7 shall include the following3 7,a7 ,for each of the calendar years #bjba and #bjbb-- 7i7 the average and median times for the ,united ,states ,government to review applications for licenses to export defense articles or defense services to persons1 corporations1 and the governments 7including agencies and subdivisions of such governments1 including official missions of such governments7 of ,australia or the ,united ,kingdom2 7ii7 the average and median times for the ,united ,states ,government to review applications from ,australia and the ,united ,kingdom for foreign military sales beginning from the date ,australia or the ,united ,kingdom submitted a letter of request that resulted in a letter of acceptance2 and 7iii7 the number of applications from ,australia and the ,united ,kingdom for licenses to export defense articles and defense services that were denied or approved with provisos1 listed by year4 7,b7 ,for each of the fiscal years #bjag1 #bjah1 #bjai1 #bjbj1 #bjba1 and #bjbb1 the number of voluntary disclosures resulting in a violation of the ,international ,traffic in ,arms ,regulations 7,,itar7 enumerated under section #dj of the ,arms ,export ,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bghj7 or involving proscribed countries listed in section #abf4a of the ,,itar1 by persons1 corporations1 and the governments 7including agencies and subdivisions of such governments1 including official missions of such governments7 of ,australia or the ,united ,kingdom1 including information with respect to-- 7i7 any instance of unauthorized access to technical data or defense articles2 7ii7 inadequate physical or cyber security2 7iii7 retransfers or re-exports without authorization2 and 7iv7 employees of foreign companies that are ,united ,states persons that provide defense services without authorization4 7,c7 ,the value of any civil penalties assessed from #bjag to #bjbb for disclosures or violations described in subparagraph 7,b7 on ,united ,states applicants that involved foreign persons1 foreign corporations1 and foreign governments in the ,united ,kingdom or ,australia4 7,d7 ,a list of relevant ,united ,states laws1 regulations1 and treaties and other international agreements to which the ,united ,states is a party that govern authorizations to export defense articles or defense services that are required to implement the ,,aukus partnership4 7,e7 ,an assessment of key recommendations the ,united ,states ,government has provided to the governments of ,australia and the ,united ,kingdom to revise laws1 regulations1 and policies of such countries that are required to implement the ,,aukus partnership4 7,f7 ,an assessment of recommended improvements to export control laws and regulations of ,australia1 the ,united ,kingdom1 and the ,united ,states that such countries should make to implement the ,,aukus partnership and to otherwise meet the requirements of section #ch7;j77#b7 of the ,arms ,export ,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bggh7;j77#b771 and the challenges ,australia and the ,united ,kingdom have conveyed in meeting these requirements including with respect to sensitive defense technology security controls4 7c7 ,appropriate congressional committees defined ,in this section1 the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7#a7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations and the ,committee on ,armed ,services of the ,senate2 and 7#b7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs and the ,committee on ,armed ,services of the ,house of ,representatives4