,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bacj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ah1     
#bjbe ,mr4 ,ricketts 7for himself1 ,mr4 
,kaine1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mrs4
 ,fischer1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mr4 ,scott of 
,florida1 and ,mr4 ,sullivan7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was read     
twice and referred to the ,committee on 
,foreign ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to make
 improvements to the ,,aukus            
partnership1 and for other purposes4    
#a4  ,short title  ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,,aukus ,improvement ,act  
of #bjbe4  #b4  ,flexibility with       
respect to certain ,arms ,export control
 ,act and other arms transfer           
requirements  ,section #ch7l7 of the    
,arms ,export ,control ,act 7#bb        
,u4,s4,c4 #bggh7l77 is amended by adding
 at the end the following new paragraph3
  7#h7  ,exemption from certain         
requirements  7,a7  ,in general         
,defense articles sold by the ,united   
,states under this ,act may be          

reexported1 retransferred or temporarily
 imported exclusively between the       
,government of ,australia1 the          
,government of the ,united ,kingdom1 or 
entities eligible under section         
#abf4g7;b77#b7 of title #bb of the ,code
 of ,federal ,regulations1 or successor 
regulations4 ,such transfers shall not  
require the consent of the ,president   
under section #c7;a77#b7 of this ,act1  
or under section #eje7;a77#a7 of the    
,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb 
,u4,s4,c4 #bcad7;a77#a77;,b774  7,b7    
,intra-company1 intra-organizational1   
and intra-governmental transfers        
,intra-company1 intra-organization1 and 
intra-governmental transfers related to 
defense articles and defense services   
described under subparagraph 7,a7 are   
authorized between officers1 employees1 
and agents who satisfy section #abj4fd  
of title #bb of the ,code of ,federal   
,regulations1 or successor regulations1 
including dual or third country         
nationals who satisfy section #abf4ah of

 title #bb of the ,code of ,federal     
,regulations1 or successor regulations4 
4  #c4  ,elimination of certification   
requirement for commercial technical    
assistance or manufacturing license     
agreements involving ,australia and the 
,united ,kingdom  ,section #cf7;d77#b7  
of the ,arms ,export ,control ,act 7#bb 
,u4,s4,c4 #bggf7;d77#b77 is amended--   
7#a7 by redesignating subparagraphs 7,a7
 and 7,b7 as clauses 7i7 and 7ii71      
respectively2  7#b7 by striking ,a      
certification and inserting 7,a7 ,a     
certification2  7#c7 in clause 7i71 as  
redesignated by paragraph 7#a71 by      
striking ,north ,atlantic ,treaty       
,organization or ,australia1 ,japan and 
inserting ,north ,atlantic ,treaty      
,organization 7excluding the ,united    
,kingdom7 or ,japan2 and  7#d7 by adding
 at the end the following new           
subparagraph3  7,b7 ,a certification    
under this subsection shall not be      
required in the case of an agreement for
 or in ,australia or the ,united        

,kingdom4  4