HR9517Referred to Committee

UNLOCK AUKUS Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-06-29
Introduced
11
Cosponsors
HR
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Bill Huizenga
Bill Huizenga
Republican · MI · Representative
Votes with party: 98.3% (637 recorded votes)

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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

2026-06-29

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Plain-English Summary

The proposal would change rules that currently limit how the U.S. can share military equipment and technology with Australia and the United Kingdom as part of their defense partnership known as AUKUS. By relaxing these restrictions, the U.S. would be able to more easily transfer advanced defense articles and services to these allied countries without going through some of the normal approval processes. This affects defense contractors, military officials, and the three allied nations involved in coordinating their defense capabilities.

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International Affairs

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9517 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9517 To amend the Arms Export Control Act to modify a limitation relating to export and transfers of defense articles and services under the AUKUS partnership, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 29, 2026 Mr. Huizenga (for himself, Mr. Messmer, Mr. Courtney, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Ryan, Mr. Moore of Utah, and Mr. Amo) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Arms Export Control Act to modify a limitation relating to export and transfers of defense articles and services under the AUKUS partnership, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Unlocking Next-Generation Licensing and Opportunities for Collaborative Know-how for AUKUS Act'' or the ``UNLOCK AUKUS Act''. SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF LIMITATION RELATING TO EXPORTS AND TRANSFERS OF DEFENSE ARTICLES AND SERVICES UNDER THE AUKUS PARTNERSHIP. Section 38(l)(4)(B) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(l)(4)(B)) is amended by inserting ``, excluding subclauses (I), (II), and (III)'' after ``subsection (j)(1)(C)(ii)''. <all>
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