,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #bce #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  
,mr4 ,sullivan1 ,ms4 ,ernst1 ,mr4       
,bennet1 ,ms4 ,rosen1 and ,mr4 ,peters7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,foreign ,relations       
,october #cj1 #bjbe,reported by ,mr4    
,risch1 with an amendment,strike out all
 after the enacting clause and insert   
the part printed in italic  ,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  #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 ,act1 whether pursuant to the
 exemption authorized under this section
 or identical to defense articles       
eligible for export under that          
exemption1 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 regulations1 
notwithstanding the requirement for 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;,b74  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 ,manufacturing         
,licensing ,agreements and ,technical   
,licensing ,agreements for ,australia   
and the ,united ,kingdom that do not    
involve defense articles that are not   
subject to the licensing exemption under
 section #ch7l7 of the ,arms ,export    
,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bggh7l77  
are not subject to the requirements for 
congressional notification pursuant to  
section #cf7;d7 of that ,act 7#bb       
,u4,s4,c4 #bggf7;d774  ,october #cj1    
#bjbe,reported with an amendment