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House Lawmakers Introduce Their Version Of AUKUS Industrial Base Collab Bill

House Lawmakers Introduce Their Version Of AUKUS Industrial Base Collab Bill
Rep. Michael McCaul, chairman emeritus of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and House Committee on Homeland Security as well as co-chair of the Friends of Australia Caucus. (Photo: U.S. House of Representatives)

Reps. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) and Gabi Amo (D-R.I.) on Friday introduced legislation to exempt entities already approved for AUKUS work from another Foreign Military Sales requirement, matching a bill introduced in the Senate in June. The bill, dubbed the AUKUS Improvement Act, would specifically exempt the entities previously vetted by the State Department as AUKUS authorized users from the Third Party Transfer requirement for Foreign Military Sales (FMS).  McCaul argued this kind of legislation will further help deter China because…

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