Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-110

§10422 Identification and Pre-clearance of Platforms, Technologies, and Equipment for Sale to Australia and the United Kingdom Through Foreign Military Sales and Direct Commercial Sales

Title 22 › CHAPTER 111 — AUSTRALIA, UNITED KINGDOM, AND UNITED STATES (AUKUS) SECURITY PARTNERSHIP › SUBCHAPTER II — STREAMLINING AND PROTECTING TRANSFERS OF UNITED STATES MILITARY TECHNOLOGY FROM COMPROMISE › § 10422

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Within 90 days after December 22, 2023, and then every two years for 8 years, the President must send the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee a list of advanced military platforms, technologies, and equipment pre-cleared and prioritized for sale to Australia, the United Kingdom, and Canada under the Foreign Military Sales and Direct Commercial Sales programs. The list can include items not tied to AUKUS, but it cannot include items that lack an ITAR exemption, except unmanned aerial systems or hypersonic systems.

Full Legal Text

Title 22, §10422

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(a)In general

Not later than 90 days after December 22, 2023, and on a biennial basis thereafter for 8 years, the President shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report that includes a list of advanced military platforms, technologies, and equipment that are pre-cleared and prioritized for sale and release to Australia, the United Kingdom and Canada through the Foreign Military Sales and Direct Commercial Sales programs without regard to whether a letter of request or license to purchase such platforms, technologies, or equipment has been received from any of such country.

(b)Additional items

Each list may include items that are not related to the AUKUS partnership but may not include items that are not covered by an exemption under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations except unmanned aerial or hypersonic systems.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Executive Documents

Delegation of Functions Functions and authorities vested in the President under this section delegated to Secretary of State, in consultation with Secretaries of Defense and Energy, by Memorandum of President of the United States, § 1(c)(ii), July 9, 2024, 89 F.R. 57337, set out in a note under section 10413 of this title.

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Citation

22 U.S.C. § 10422

Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110