To make improvements to the AUKUS partnership.

SA 3788. Mr. RICKETTS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill S. 2296, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in title XII, insert the
following:

Subtitle __--AUKUS Improvement Act of 2025

SEC. __. SHORT TITLE.

This subtitle may be cited as the ``AUKUS Improvement Act
of 2025''.

SEC. __. FLEXIBILITY WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN ARMS EXPORT
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 following new
paragraph:
``(8) Exemption from certain requirements.--
``(A) In general.--Defense articles sold by the United
States under this Act, whether pursuant to the exemption
authorized under this section or identical to defense
articles eligible for export under that exemption, may be
reexported, retransferred or temporarily imported exclusively
between the Government of Australia, 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, notwithstanding the requirement for
the consent of the President under section 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-organizational, and intra-
governmental transfers.--Intra-company, intra-organization,
and intra-governmental transfers related to defense articles
and defense services described under subparagraph (A) are
authorized between officers, employees, and agents who
satisfy section 120.64 of title 22 of the Code of Federal
Regulations, or successor regulations, including dual or
third country nationals who satisfy section 126.18 of title
22 of the Code of Federal Regulations, or successor
regulations.''.

SEC. __. ELIMINATION OF CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT FOR
COMMERCIAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OR
MANUFACTURING LICENSE AGREEMENTS INVOLVING
AUSTRALIA AND THE UNITED KINGDOM.

Manufacturing Licensing Agreements and Technical Licensing
Agreements for Australia and the United Kingdom that do not
involve defense articles that are not subject to the
licensing exemption under section 38(l) of the Arms Export
Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(l)) are not subject to the
requirements for congressional notification pursuant to
section 36(d) of that Act (22 U.S.C. 2776(d)).
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