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US HB4233

Bill

Status

Engrossed

9/3/2025

Primary Sponsor

Young Kim

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Origin

House of Representatives

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Expands expedited export license review to cover all defense article transfers (exports, reexports, retransfers, temporary imports, and brokering) wholly within or between Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States

  • Exempts defense articles and services transferred among AUKUS partners from congressional notification requirements under Section 36(c) and (d) of the Arms Export Control Act

  • Requires the President to submit annual reports to Congress for 15 years on the expedited review process, including number of licenses issued, list of applicants, and defense articles covered

  • Mandates the Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense to review the Excluded Technologies List annually for 5 years (beginning 180 days after enactment), then every 3 years thereafter, to ensure only statutorily required items remain restricted

  • Expresses sense of Congress that the President should work with UK and Australia to address extraterritoriality issues that create inefficiencies in defense repair, maintenance, and sustainment operations

Legislative Description

ARMOR Act AUKUS Reform for Military Optimization and Review Act

International affairs

Last Action

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

9/3/2025

Committee Referrals

Foreign Relations9/3/2025
Foreign Affairs6/27/2025

Full Bill Text

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