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Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73not60

§10401 Definitions

Title 22 › Chapter 111— AUSTRALIA, UNITED KINGDOM, AND UNITED STATES (AUKUS) SECURITY PARTNERSHIP › § 10401

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defines a few key terms used later in the chapter. "Appropriate congressional committees" names the Senate Committees on Foreign Relations and Armed Services and the House Committees on Foreign Affairs and Armed Services. "AUKUS partnership" means the enhanced three-way security partnership announced in September 2021 between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States; it has two parts: a path for Australia to obtain conventionally armed, nuclear-powered submarines, and closer cooperation on advanced defense capabilities like hypersonic and counter‑hypersonic systems, quantum and undersea technologies, and artificial intelligence. "International Traffic in Arms Regulations" refers to subchapter M of chapter I of title 22 of the Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).

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Title 22, §10401

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In this chapter:
(1)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)(A)The term “AUKUS partnership” means the enhanced trilateral security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States announced in September 2021.
(B)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)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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Short Title

Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XIII, § 1351, Dec. 22, 2023, 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’.”

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22 U.S.C. § 10401

Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60