Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Chapter 111 — Australia, United Kingdom, and United States (aukus) Security Partnership
§ 10401. Definitions
Statutory text
In this chapter:
Appropriate congressional committees
Except as otherwise provided, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means—
the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and
the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.
AUKUS partnership
In general
The term “AUKUS partnership” means the enhanced trilateral security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States announced in September 2021.
Pillars
The AUKUS partnership includes the following two pillars:
Pillar One is focused on developing a pathway for Australia to acquire conventionally armed, nuclear-powered submarines.
Pillar Two is focused on enhancing trilateral collaboration on advanced defense capabilities, including hypersonic and counter hypersonic capabilities, quantum technologies, undersea technologies, and artificial intelligence.
International Traffic in Arms Regulations
The term “International Traffic in Arms Regulations” means subchapter M of chapter I of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
Pub. L. 118–31 div. A title XIII § 1321 · 137 Stat. 136
Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 10401
(Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XIII, § 1321, Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 501.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XIII, § 1321, Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 501.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 1321. DEFINITIONS. In this subtitle: (1) Appropriate congressional committees.— Except as otherwise provided, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means— (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives. (2) AUKUS partnership.— (A) In general.— The term “AUKUS partnership” means the enhanced trilateral security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States announced in September 2021. (B) Pillars.— The AUKUS partnership includes the following two pillars: (i) Pillar One is focused on developing a pathway for Australia to acquire conventionally armed, nuclear-powered submarines. (ii) Pillar Two is focused on enhancing trilateral collaboration on advanced defense capabilities, including hypersonic and counter hypersonic capabilities, quantum technologies, undersea technologies, and artificial intelligence. (3) International traffic in arms regulations.— The term “International Traffic in Arms Regulations” means subchapter M of chapter I of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Short Title
Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XIII, § 1351, , 137 Stat. 514, provided that: “This part [part 3 (§§ 1351–1354) of subtitle B of title XIII of div. A of Pub. L. 118–31, enacting subchapter III of this title and amending section 8680 of Title 10, Armed Forces] may be cited as the ‘AUKUS Submarine Transfer Authorization Act’.”
Credits
(Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XIII, § 1321, , 137 Stat. 501.)