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To amend the Arms Export Control Act to modify certain provisions relating to AUKUS defense trade cooperation, and for other purposes.

H.R. 3068 · 119th Congress · Apr 29, 2025 · Lineage

A BILL

Section 1 Modification of certain provisions relating to AUKUS defense trade cooperation

Section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (j)(1)(C)(ii)—
(A)
by striking subclauses (I), (II), and (III); and
(B)
redesignating subclauses (IV), (V), (VI), and (VII) as subclauses (I), (II), (III), and (IV), respectively; and
(2)
in subsection (l)(4)—
(A)
in subparagraph (B), by striking “subsection (j)(1)(C)(ii)” and inserting “any of subclauses (I) through (IV) of subsection (j)(1)(C)(ii)”; and
(B)
in subparagraph (C)(ii), by adding at the end before the period the following: “and does not relate to the Missile Technology Control Regime”.

Sec. 2 Statement of policy

(a)
In general— It shall no longer be the policy of the United States to apply a “presumption of denial” to exports of materials considered Category 1 or 2 of the Missile Technology Control Regime to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies, major non-NATO allies, or the other countries of the “Five Eyes” intelligence alliance.
(b)
Five eyes intelligence alliance defined— In this section, the term ““Five Eyes” intelligence alliance” means Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States.