22 USC 10412 - Designation of senior official for Department of Defense activities relating to, and implementation plan for, the AUKUS partnership

U.S Code last checked for updates: Nov 22, 2024

§ 10412.

Designation of senior official for Department of Defense activities relating to, and implementation plan for, the AUKUS partnership

(a)

Designation of senior official

(b)

Plan

(1)

In general

(2)

Elements

The plan required by paragraph (1) shall include the following:

(A)

Timelines and major anticipated milestones for the implementation of the AUKUS partnership.

(B)

An identification of dependencies of such milestones on defense requirements that are—

(i)

unrelated to the AUKUS partnership; and

(ii)

solely within the decisionmaking responsibility of Australia or the United Kingdom.

(C)

A consideration of the implications of the plan on the industrial base with respect to—

(i)

the expansion of existing United States submarine construction capacity to fulfill United States, United Kingdom, and Australia requirements;

(ii)

acceleration of the restoration of United States capabilities for producing highly enriched uranium to fuel submarine reactors;

(iii)

stabilization of commodity markets and expanding supplies of high-grade steel, construction materials, and other resources required for improving shipyard condition and expanding throughput capacity; and

(iv)

coordination and synchronization of industrial sourcing opportunities among Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

(D)

A description of resourcing and personnel requirements, including—

(i)

a detailed assessment of the feasibility of hiring and retaining additional foreign disclosure officers to facilitate more rapid technology transfer to Australia and the United Kingdom; and

(ii)

an assessment of any additional requirements for Department of Defense personnel to support the transfer of defense articles to Australia and the United Kingdom.

(E)

A plan for improving information sharing, including—

(i)

recommendations for modifications to foreign disclosure policies and processes;

(ii)

the promulgation of written information-sharing guidelines or policies to improve information sharing under the AUKUS partnership;

(iii)

the establishment of an information handling caveat specific to the AUKUS partnership; and

(iv)

the reduction in use of the Not Releasable to Foreign Nations (NOFORN) information handling caveat.

(F)

Processes for the protection of privately held intellectual property, including patents.

(G)

Recommended updates to other title 10 authorities or regulatory, policy, or process frameworks.

(c)

Semiannual updates

(Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XIII, § 1332, Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 505.)

cite as: 22 USC 10412