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UNLOCK AUKUS Act

Introduced Jun 8, 2026 · Last action Jul 27, 2026 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 517.

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Summary

This legislation is called the UNLOCK AUKUS Act. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 517.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4709 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4709

To amend the Arms Export Control Act to modify a limitation relating to
exports and transfers of defense articles and services under the AUKUS
                  partnership, and for other purposes.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 8, 2026

Mr. Ricketts (for himself and Mr. Kaine) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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                                 A BILL

To amend the Arms Export Control Act to modify a limitation relating to
exports and transfers of defense articles and services under the AUKUS
                  partnership, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Unlocking Next-Generation Licensing
and Opportunities for Collaborative Know-how for AUKUS Act'' or the
``UNLOCK AUKUS Act''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF LIMITATION RELATING TO EXPORTS AND TRANSFERS OF
              DEFENSE ARTICLES AND SERVICES UNDER THE AUKUS
              PARTNERSHIP.

    Section 38(l)(4)(B) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C.
2778(l)(4)(B)) is amended by inserting ``, excluding subclauses (I),
(II), and (III)'' after ``subsection (j)(1)(C)(ii)''.
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  1. 1Introduced
  2. 2Committee
  3. 3Floor
  4. 4Passed
  5. 5Signed

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