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H.R. 3939 (118th)

AUKUS Undersea Defense Act

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Introduced

9 June 2023

Last action

9 June 2023 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Sponsors

Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5], Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6], Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2], Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9], Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32], Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8], Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11], Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30], Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6], Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4], Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2]

Subjects

Defence

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6 June 2025

Defence

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Summary

AUKUS Undersea Defense Act This bill authorizes the Department of Defense (DOD) to sell Australia up to two Virginia-class attack submarines under the Australia-United Kingdom-United States security partnership agreement (AUKUS). The bill authorizes DOD to transfer the submarines from existing Navy inventories. The bill also applies existing law to the transfer under this bill of special nuclear material related to submarine reactors, authorizes the Navy to determine the appropriate shipyard in any of the AUKUS countries for repair of U.S. Navy submarines, establishes a submarine security activities account to accept payments from Australia for non-nuclear related aspects of submarine security activities, and authorizes the President to transfer defense services to Australia to develop the Australian submarine industrial base for AUKUS activities.

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Timeline

  1. 9 June 2023

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 9 June 2023

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 9 June 2023

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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