,,ii ,cal5d> ,no4 #bce #aai? ,,congress 
#a/ ,session  ,s4 #bacj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate
 ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ah1    
#bjbe,mr4 ,ricketts 7= himself1 ,mr4    
,ka9e1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mrs4 
,fis*]1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mr4 ,scott (     
,florida1 ,mr4 ,sullivan1 ,ms4 ,ern/1   
,mr4 ,b5net1 ,ms4 ,ros51 & ,mr4 ,pet]s7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign
 ,relations  ,octob] #cj1 #bjbe,report$ 
by ,mr4 ,ris*1 ) an amendment,strike out
 all aft] ! enact+ clause & ins]t ! "p  
pr9t$ 9 italic  ,a ,,bill  ,to make     
improvem5ts to ! ,,aukus p>tn]%ip1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,,aukus ,improvem5t    
,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,flexibility )       
respect to c]ta9 ,arms ,export control  
,act & o!r arms transf] requirem5ts     
,section #ch7l7 ( ! ,arms ,export       
,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bggh7l77  
is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new  
p>agraph3  7#h7 ,exemption f c]ta9      
requirem5ts  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,def5se      

articles sold by ! ,unit$ ,/ates "u ?is 
,act may be reexport$1 retransf]r$ or   
tempor>ily import$ exclusively betwe5 ! 
,gov]nm5t ( ,au/ralia1 ! ,gov]nm5t ( !  
,unit$ ,k+dom1 or entities eligible "u  
section #abf4g7;b77#b7 ( title #bb ( !  
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 or         
successor regulations4 ,su* transf]s    
%all n require ! cons5t ( ! ,presid5t "u
 section #c7;a77#b7 ( ?is ,act1 or "u   
section #eje7;a77#a7 ( ! ,=eign         
,assi/ance ,act ( #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4  
#bcad7;a77#a77;,b774  7,b7              
,intra-company1 intra-organizational1 & 
intra-gov]nm5tal transf]s               
,intra-company1 intra-organization1 &   
intra-gov]nm5tal transf]s relat$ to     
def5se articles & def5se s]vices        
describ$ "u subp>agraph 7,a7 are        
au?oriz$ betwe5 (fic]s1 employees1 &    
ag5ts :o satisfy section #abj4fd ( title
 #bb ( ! ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 or
 successor regulations1 includ+ dual or 
?ird c\ntry nationals :o satisfy section
 #abf4ah ( title #bb ( ! ,code ( ,f$]al 

,regulations1 or successor regulations4 
4  #c4 ,elim9ation ( c]tification       
requirem5t = comm]cial te*nical         
assi/ance or manufactur+ lic5se         
agreem5ts involv+ ,au/ralia & ! ,unit$  
,k+dom ,section #cf7;d77#b7 ( ! ,arms   
,export ,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4    
#bggf7;d77#b77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by       
r$esignat+ subp>agraphs 7,a7 & 7,b7 z   
clauses 7i7 & 7ii71 respectively2  7#b7 
by /rik+ ,a c]tification & ins]t+ 7,a7  
,a c]tification2  7#c7 9 clause 7i71 z  
r$esignat$ by p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+   
,nor? ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization or
 ,au/ralia1 ,japan & ins]t+ ,nor?       
,atlantic ,treaty ,organization 7exclud+
 ! ,unit$ ,k+dom7 or ,japan2 &  7#d7 by 
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new subp>agraph3 
7,b7 ,a c]tification "u ?is subsection  
%all n be requir$ 9 ! case ( an agreem5t
 = or 9 ,au/ralia or ! ,unit$ ,k+dom4  4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,,aukus ,improvem5t ,act ( #bjbe4   
#b4 ,flexibility ) respect to c]ta9     
,arms ,export control ,act & o!r arms   

transf] requirem5ts ,section #ch7l7 ( ! 
,arms ,export ,control ,act 7#bb        
,u4,s4,c4 #bggh7l77 is am5d$ by add+ at 
! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#h7      
,exemption f c]ta9 requirem5ts  7,a7 ,9 
g5]al ,def5se articles sold by ! ,unit$ 
,/ates "u ?is ,act1 :e!r pursuant to !  
exemption au?oriz$ "u ?is section or    
id5tical to def5se articles eligible =  
export "u t exemption1 may be reexport$1
 retransf]r$ or tempor>ily import$      
exclusively betwe5 ! ,gov]nm5t (        
,au/ralia1 ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,unit$       
,k+dom1 or entities eligible "u section 
#abf4g7;b77#b7 ( title #bb ( ! ,code (  
,f$]al ,regulations1 or successor       
regulations1 not)/&+ ! requirem5t = !   
cons5t ( ! ,presid5t "u section         
#c7;a77#b7 ( ?is ,act1 or "u section    
#eje7;a77#a7 ( ! ,=eign ,assi/ance ,act 
( #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4                  
#bcad7;a77#a77;,b74  7,b7               
,intra-company1 intra-organizational1 & 
intra-gov]nm5tal transf]s               
,intra-company1 intra-organization1 &   

intra-gov]nm5tal transf]s relat$ to     
def5se articles & def5se s]vices        
describ$ "u subp>agraph 7,a7 are        
au?oriz$ betwe5 (fic]s1 employees1 &    
ag5ts :o satisfy section #abj4fd ( title
 #bb ( ! ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 or
 successor regulations1 includ+ dual or 
?ird c\ntry nationals :o satisfy section
 #abf4ah ( title #bb ( ! ,code ( ,f$]al 
,regulations1 or successor regulations4 
4  #c4 ,elim9ation ( c]tification       
requirem5t = comm]cial te*nical         
assi/ance or manufactur+ lic5se         
agreem5ts involv+ ,au/ralia & ! ,unit$  
,k+dom ,manufactur+ ,lic5s+ ,agreem5ts &
 ,te*nical ,lic5s+ ,agreem5ts =         
,au/ralia & ! ,unit$ ,k+dom t d n       
involve def5se articles t are n subject 
to ! lic5s+ exemption "u section #ch7l7 
( ! ,arms ,export ,control ,act 7#bb    
,u4,s4,c4 #bggh7l77 are n subject to !  
requirem5ts = congressional notification
 pursuant to section #cf7;d7 ( t ,act   
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bggf7;d774  ,octob] #cj1
 #bjbe,report$ ) an am5dm5t