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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5013 
To make improvements to the AUKUS partnership, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 22, 2025 
Mr. AMO (for himself, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. COURTNEY, Ms. MCBRIDE, and Mr. 
ZINKE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To make improvements to the AUKUS partnership, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘AUKUS Improvement 
Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. FLEXIBILITY WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN ARMS EX-
PORT 
CONTROL 
ACT 
AND 
OTHER 
ARMS 
TRANSFER REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 38(l) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2778(l)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(8) EXEMPTION
FROM
CERTAIN
REQUIRE-
MENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Defense articles sold 
by the United States under this Act may be re-
exported, retransferred or temporarily imported 
exclusively between the Government of Aus-
tralia, the Government of the United Kingdom, 
or entities eligible under section 126.7(b)(2) of 
title 22 of the Code of Federal Regulations, or 
successor regulations. Such transfers shall not 
require the consent of the President under sec-
tion 3(a)(2) of this Act, or under section 
505(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2314(a)(1)(B)). 
‘‘(B) INTRA-COMPANY, 
INTRA-ORGANIZA-
TIONAL, AND
INTRA-GOVERNMENTAL
TRANS-
FERS.—Intra-company, intra-organization, and 
intra-governmental transfers related to defense 
articles and defense services described under 
subparagraph (A) are authorized between offi-
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cers, employees, and agents who satisfy section 
120.64 of title 22 of the Code of Federal Regu-
lations, or successor regulations, including dual 
or third country nationals who satisfy section 
126.18 of title 22 of the Code of Federal Regu-
lations, or successor regulations.’’. 
SEC. 3. ELIMINATION OF CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT 
FOR COMMERCIAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 
OR MANUFACTURING LICENSE AGREEMENTS 
INVOLVING AUSTRALIA AND THE UNITED 
KINGDOM. 
Section 36(d)(2) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2776(d)(2)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and 
(B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively; 
(2) by striking ‘‘A certification’’ and inserting 
‘‘(A) A certification’’; 
(3) in clause (i), as redesignated by paragraph 
(1), by striking ‘‘North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
or Australia, Japan’’ and inserting ‘‘North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization (excluding the United King-
dom) or Japan’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
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‘‘(B) A certification under this subsection shall 
not be required in the case of an agreement for or 
in Australia or the United Kingdom.’’. 
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