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Navy/USMC

House Committee Advances AUKUS Sub Transfers, ITAR Exemptions While Wicker Holds Up Senate Side For Sub Funds

Thursday, July 27th, 2023

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House Committee Advances AUKUS Sub Transfers, ITAR Exemptions While Wicker Holds Up Senate Side For Sub Funds

The Virginia-class submarine future USS Delaware (SSN-791) at sea for sea trials in the Atlantic Ocean on Aug, 31, 2019. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The House Foreign Affairs Committee this week advanced three bills authorizing the Biden administration to sell two Virginia-class attack submarines (SSNs) to Australia and exempt AUKUS partners Australia and the United Kingdom from export control rules. On July 26 the committee unanimously marked up and passed H.R. 4619, the AUKUS Submarine Transfer Authorization Act, which aims to authorize the sale of the two submarines to Australia as part of the AUKUS pact. The bill was introduced by Rep. Bill Huizenga…

Congress

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Congress

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Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

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Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

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