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Summary
The bill expands expedited defense export licensing procedures among the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada for defense articles and services that are not on the restricted "Excluded Technologies List." The expedited review process now applies to all types of transfers between these countries, including reexports, retransfers, temporary imports, and brokering activities. The bill requires the President to report to Congress annually for 15 years on the use of this expedited process, including the number of licenses issued, identity of applicants, and specific defense articles and services licensed. The bill modifies congressional notification requirements, exempting certain AUKUS-related exports from standard notification procedures. The bill also requires the Secretaries of State and Defense to review the Excluded Technologies List annually for five years, then every three years, to ensure only nationally sensitive items remain restricted.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA)
6 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Young Kim’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $166,350
- FOUNDERS FUND $14,307
- VETERANS GUARDIAN VA CLAIM CONSULTING $13,200
- EDWARD C. LEVY CO. $13,200
- APOLLO $11,100
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Actions (11)
- Sep 3, 2025 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. · senate
- Sep 2, 2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. · house
- Sep 2, 2025 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3736-3737) · house
- Sep 2, 2025 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3736-3737)
- Sep 2, 2025 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4233. · house
- Sep 2, 2025 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3736-3738) · house
- Sep 2, 2025 Mr. Baumgartner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. · house
- Jul 22, 2025 Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 48 - 2. · house
- Jul 22, 2025 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
- Jun 27, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. · house
- Jun 27, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
AN ACT
To modify provisions relating to defense trade and cooperation among Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
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 “AUKUS Reform for Military Optimization and Review Act” or the “ARMOR Act”.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that the President should work with the governments of the United Kingdom and Australia to formulate policy that would address matters of extraterritoriality, which may present inefficiencies in defense repair, maintenance, and sustainment among Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States for defense articles and services not on the excluded technology list.
SEC. 3. MODIFICATION OF PROVISIONS RELATING TO DEFENSE TRADE AND COOPERATION AMONG AUSTRALIA, THE UNITED KINGDOM, AND THE UNITED STATES.
(a) Expansion of Expedited Review of Export Licenses.—
(1) In general.—Section 1344(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (22 U.S.C. 10423(c)) is amended—
(A) by striking “classified and unclassified items, and the process” and inserting “classified and unclassified items, and apply to all exports and transfers (including reexports, retransfers, temporary imports, and brokering activities),wholly within or between the geographic territory of Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, or the United States, and the process”; and
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking “Any licensing application to export defense articles and services” and inserting “Any licensing application to transfer, export, reexport, retransfer, temporarily import, or broker defense articles and services wholly within or between the geographic territory of Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, or the United States”.
(2) Report.—
(A) In general.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 15 years, the President shall submit to the Chairpersons and Ranking Members of the appropriate congressional committees, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Majority Leader of the Senate a report with respect to the use of the expedited review process established by section 1344 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (22 U.S.C. 10423), that includes the following:
(i) An update on the progress made toward implementing such expedited review process.
(ii) The number of licenses issued.
(iii) A list of each principal applicant issued a license.
(iv) A list of defense articles and services for which a license was issued.
(B) Appropriate congressional committees defined.— In this paragraph, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
(b) Clarification of Congressional Notification Requirement.— Section 38(l)(2) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(l)(2)) is amended by striking “the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia.” and inserting “the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. The congressional notification requirements of subsections
(c) and (d) of section 36 shall not apply with respect to the export or transfer of defense articles or defense services subject to the exemption described in this paragraph.”
(c) Requirement To Review Excluded Technologies List.—
(1) In general.—The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall review, annually for the covered period, and every 3 years thereafter, Supplement No. 2 to part 126 of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (parts 120-130 of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations)(commonly known at the “Excluded Technologies List”) to ensure inclusion of only those items required by statute, or otherwise determined by such Secretaries, to require continued licensing review for national security reasons.
(2) Covered period defined.—In this subsection, the term “covered period” means the 5-year period beginning 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Passed the House of Representatives September 2, 2025.
Attest:
Clerk. 119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4233
AN ACT
To modify provisions relating to defense trade and cooperation among Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
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