The President shall institute policies and procedures for letters of request from Australia and the United Kingdom to transfer defense articles and services under section 2761 of this title related to AUKUS to receive expedited consideration and processing relative to all other letters of request other than from Taiwan and Ukraine.
The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall create an anticipatory release policy for the transfer of technologies described in paragraph (2) to Australia, the United Kingdom, and Canada through Foreign Military Sales and Direct Commercial Sales that are not covered by an exemption under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations.
The capabilities described in this paragraph are-
Review of a transfer under the policy established under paragraph (1) shall be subject to an expedited decision-making process.
The Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense shall jointly review and update interagency policies and implementation guidance related to requests for Foreign Military Sales and Direct Commercial Sales, including by incorporating the anticipatory release provisions of this section.
22 U.S.C. § 10421
- International Traffic in Arms Regulations
- The term "International Traffic in Arms Regulations" means subchapter M of chapter I of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).