,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dbgi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #h1       
#bjbd,mr4 ,romney 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,kaine1 ,mr4 ,risch1 and ,mr4 ,hagerty7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,foreign ,relations  ,a   
,,bill  ,to require the ,department of  
,state and the ,department of ,defense  
to engage with the ,government of ,japan
 regarding areas of cooperation within  
the ,pillar ,two framework of the       
,,aukus partnership1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,coordinating       
,,aukus ,engagement with ,japan ,act of 
#bjbd4  #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 
7#a7 ,appropriate congressional         
committees ,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  7#b7 ,,aukus official
 ,the term ,,aukus official means a     
government official with                
responsibilities related to the         
implementation of the ,,aukus           
partnership4  7#c7 ,,aukus partnership  
,the term ,,aukus partnership has the   
meaning given that term in section #acba
 of the ,national ,defense              
,authorization ,act of ,fiscal ,year    
#bjbd 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #ajdja74  7#d7     
,commerce ,control ,list ,the term      
,commerce ,control ,list means the list 
maintained pursuant to part #ggd of     
title #ae1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations 7or successor regulations74
  7#e7 ,state ,,aukus ,coordinator ,the 
term ,state ,,aukus ,coordinator means  
the senior advisor at the ,department of
 ,state designated under section        
#acca7;a77#a7 of the ,national ,defense 
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjbd 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #ajdaa7;a77#a774   
7#f7 ,defense ,,aukus ,coordinator ,the 

term ,defense ,,aukus ,coordinator means
 the senior civilian official of the    
,department of ,defense designated under
 section #accb7;a7 of the ,national     
,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal
 ,year #bjbd 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #ajdab7;a774
  7#g7 ,pillar ,two ,the term ,pillar   
,two has the meaning given that term in 
section #acba7b77;,b7 of the ,national  
,defense ,authorization ,act of ,fiscal 
,year #bjbd 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4              
#ajdja7b77;,b774  7#h7 ,united ,states  
,munitions ,list ,the term ,united      
,states ,munitions ,list means the list 
set forth in part #aba of title #bb1    
,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or      
successor regulations74  #c4 ,sense of  
,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress 
that-- 7#a7 the ,united ,states should  
continue to strengthen relationships and
 cooperation with allies in order to    
effectively counter the ,people's       
,republic of ,china2  7#b7 the ,united  
,states should capitalize on the        
technological advancements allies have  

made in order to deliver more advanced  
capabilities at speed and at scale to   
the ,united ,states military and the    
militaries of partner countries2  7#c7  
the historic announcement of the ,,aukus
 partnership laid out a vision for      
future defense cooperation in the       
,indo-,pacific among ,australia1 the    
,united ,kingdom1 and the ,united       
,states2  7#d7 ,pillar ,two of the      
,,aukus partnership envisions           
cooperation on advanced technologies1   
including hypersonic capabilities1      
electronic warfare capabilities1 cyber  
capabilities1 quantum technologies1     
undersea capabilities1 and space        
capabilities2  7#e7 trusted partners of 
the ,united ,states1 the ,united        
,kingdom1 and ,australia1 such as       
,japan1 could benefit from and offer    
significant contributions to a range of 
projects related to ,pillar ,two of the 
,,aukus partnership2  7#f7 ,japan is a  
treaty ally of the ,united ,states and a
 technologically advanced country with  

the world's third-largest economy2  7#g7
 in #bjbb1 ,australia signed a          
,reciprocal ,access ,agreement with     
,japan to facilitate reciprocal access  
and cooperation between the             
,self-,defense ,forces of ,japan and the
 ,australian ,defence ,force2  7#h7 in  
#bjbc1 the ,united ,kingdom signed a    
,reciprocal ,access ,agreement with     
,japan to facilitate reciprocal access  
and cooperation between the             
,self-,defense ,forces of ,japan and the
 ,armed ,forces of the ,united ,kingdom 
of ,great ,britain and ,northern        
,ireland2  7#i7 in #bjad1 ,japan relaxed
 its post-war constraints on the export 
of non-lethal defense equipment1 and in 
,march #bjbd1 ,japan further refined    
that policy to allow for the export of  
weapons to countries with which it has  
an agreement in place on defense        
equipment and technology transfers2     
7#aj7 in #bjac1 ,japan passed a secrecy 
law obligating government officials to  
protect diplomatic and defense          

information1 and in ,february #bjbd1 the
 ,cabinet approved a bill creating a new
 security clearance system covering     
economic secrets2 and  7#aa7 in ,april  
#bjbd1 the ,united ,states1 ,australia1 
and the ,united ,kingdom announced they 
would consider cooperating with ,japan  
on advanced capability projects under   
,pillar ,two of the ,,aukus partnership4
  #d4 ,engagement with ,japan on ,,aukus
 ,pillar ,two cooperation  7a7          
,engagement required  7#a7 ,in general  
,not later than #ij days after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act1 the      
,state ,,aukus ,coordinator and the     
,defense ,,aukus ,coordinator shall     
jointly engage directly1 at a technical 
level1 with the relevant stakeholders in
 the ,government of ,japan-- 7,a7 to    
better understand the export control    
system of ,japan and the effects of the 
reforms the ,government of ,japan has   
made to that system since #bjad2  7,b7  
to determine overlapping areas of       
interest and the potential for          

cooperation with ,australia1 the ,united
 ,kingdom1 and the ,united ,states on   
projects related to the ,,aukus         
partnership and other projects2  7,c7 to
 identify areas in which the ,government
 of ,japan might need to adjust the     
export control system of ,japan in order
 to guard against export control        
violations or other related issues in   
order to be a successful potential      
partner in ,pillar ,two of the ,,aukus  
partnership2 and  7,d7 to assess the    
,government of ,japan's implementation  
and enforcement of export controls on   
sensitive technologies with respect to  
the ,people's ,republic of ,china1      
including the implementation of export  
controls on semiconductor manufacturing 
equipment4  7#b7 ,consultation with     
,,aukus officials ,in carrying out the  
engagement required by paragraph 7#a71  
the ,state ,,aukus ,coordinator and the 
,defense ,,aukus ,coordinator shall     
consult with relevant ,,aukus officials 
from the ,united ,kingdom and           

,australia4  7b7 ,briefing requirement  
,not later than #cj days after the date 
of the engagement required by subsection
 7a71 the ,state ,,aukus ,coordinator   
and the ,defense ,,aukus ,coordinator   
shall jointly brief the appropriate     
congressional committees on the         
following3 7#a7 ,the findings of that   
engagement4  7#b7 ,a strategy for       
follow-on engagement4  #e4 ,assessment  
of potential for cooperation with ,japan
 on ,,aukus ,pillar ,two ,not later than
 #ahj days after the date of the        
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,state1 with the concurrence of the  
,secretary of ,defense1 shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees
 a report assessing the potential for   
cooperation with ,japan on ,pillar ,two 
of the ,,aukus partnership1 detailing   
the following3 7#a7 ,projects the       
,government of ,japan is engaged in     
related to the development of advanced  
defense capabilities under ,pillar ,two 
of the ,,aukus partnership4  7#b7 ,the  

average and median length of time it    
takes to approve licenses to export     
products on the ,united ,states         
,munitions ,list and the ,commerce      
,control ,list to ,japan4  7#c7 ,areas  
of potential cooperation with ,japan on 
advanced defense capabilities within and
 outside the scope of ,pillar ,two of   
the ,,aukus partnership4  7#d7 ,the     
,secretaries' assessment of the current 
export control system of ,japan1        
including-- 7,a7 the procedures under   
that system for protecting classified   
and sensitive defense1 diplomatic1 and  
economic information2  7,b7 the         
effectiveness of that system in         
protecting such information2 and  7,c7  
such other matters as the ,secretaries  
consider appropriate4  7#e7 ,any reforms
 by ,japan that the ,secretary of ,state
 considers necessary before considering 
including ,japan in the privileges      
provided under ,pillar ,two of the      
,,aukus partnership4  7#f7 ,any         
recommendations regarding the scope and 

conditions of potential cooperation with
 ,japan under ,pillar ,two of the       
,,aukus partnership4  7#g7 ,a strategy  
and forum for communicating the         
potential benefits of and requirements  
for engaging in projects related to     
,pillar ,two of the ,,aukus partnership 
with the ,government of ,japan4  7#h7   
,any views provided by ,,aukus officials
 from the ,united ,kingdom and          
,australia on issues relevant to the    
report1 and a plan for cooperation with 
such officials on future engagement with
 the ,government of ,japan related to   
,pillar ,two of the ,,aukus partnership4