{"id":64901,"date":"2023-07-26T21:57:33","date_gmt":"2023-07-26T21:57:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2023\/07\/26\/house-advances-aukus-authorizations-amid-sub-export-control-debate\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:56:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:56:41","slug":"house-advances-aukus-authorizations-amid-sub-export-control-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2023\/07\/26\/house-advances-aukus-authorizations-amid-sub-export-control-debate\/","title":{"rendered":"House advances AUKUS authorizations amid sub, export control debate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Correction: <\/b><i>An initial version of this story understated the total cost of submarine industrial base investments in the House NDAA. That value is $735 million. <\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2015 The House on Wednesday advanced a series of authorizations needed to implement <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/naval\/2023\/03\/13\/leaders-unveil-a-circuitous-path-to-nuke-powered-australian-subs\/\" target=\"_blank\">the trilateral AUKUS agreement<\/a>, meant to enable the U.S. and U.K. to<b> <\/b>help Australia obtain its own nuclear-powered submarine fleet as the three countries simultaneously deepen cooperation on disruptive and emerging technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The House Foreign Affairs Committee unanimously advanced an authorization to sell up to two nuclear-powered Virginia-class submarines to Australia despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/naval\/2023\/03\/15\/how-the-us-plans-to-expand-its-submarine-industrial-base-for-aukus\/\" target=\"_blank\">consternation from some lawmakers about industry\u2019s capacity to meet production goals<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But authorizations to give Britain and Australia a broad, general exemption to a key U.S. export control regime ran into Democratic opposition, prompting Republicans on the committee to advance the legislation along party lines. The U.K. and Australia have pushed for a blanket export control exemption, arguing it\u2019s necessary to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/pentagon\/2023\/03\/07\/big-aukus-news-coming-but-hill-and-allies-see-tech-sharing-snags\/\" target=\"_blank\">better facilitate AUKUS cooperation on advanced technologies<\/a> like artificial intelligence, quantum computing and hypersonic weapons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey need these exemptions to move at a faster pace because it\u2019s too slow, and it\u2019s critical right now given the threat from China,\u201d McCaul told Defense News ahead of the vote. \u201cAnd the nuclear sub, that\u2019s the one thing the Chinese don\u2019t have us beat on. We\u2019ve got superiority with the nuclear sub. So getting that moving is hugely important for deterrence reasons.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The submarine transfer bill, introduced by Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Mich., authorizes the sale of two Virginia-class vessels to Australia so long as the president certifies that doing so will not impact U.S. underseas operational requirements and that the industrial base can maintain submarine production requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Navy seeks to build two Virginia-class attack submarines and one Columbia-class ballistic submarine per year, though industry is currently only producing approximately 1.2 Virginia-class vessels per year. Under the AUKUS roadmap unveiled in May, Australia will buy at least three and as many as five Virginia-class submarines from the Navy in the 2030s, either newly built or used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The submarine capacity debate in the Senate has complicated passage of AUKUS authorizations as amendments to the fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2023\/05\/17\/pentagon-seeks-authority-to-transfer-nuclear-submarines-to-australia\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pentagon in May asked Congress to attach the submarine transfer authorizations<\/a> to the NDAA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Australia has agreed to invest $3 billion in the U.S. submarine industrial base as part of AUKUS, and the Huizenga bill advanced by the House Foreign Affairs Committee also authorizes the Pentagon to accept those payments from Canberra. Additionally, it authorizes private-sector Australian employees to begin training in nuclear-powered submarine work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5511\" height=\"3674\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ct-sub-dock.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-82117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ct-sub-dock.jpg.jpg 5511w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ct-sub-dock.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ct-sub-dock.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ct-sub-dock.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ct-sub-dock.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ct-sub-dock.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 5511px) 100vw, 5511px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The stricken fast-attack submarine Connecticut returns to the dry dock on July 12 following Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Washington, upgrades that officials say will allow the facility to better withstand a catastrophic earthquake. (Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Senate is currently debating the NDAA, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/07\/21\/top-republican-blocks-bidens-aukus-pact-00107480\" target=\"_blank\">Politico reported last week<\/a> that<a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2023\/06\/13\/key-lawmakers-flex-new-positions-to-bolster-shipbuilding-industry\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss.<\/a>, is holding up the AUKUS amendments unless Congress injects additional funding into the submarine industrial base. Wicker is the top Republican on the Armed Services Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wicker\u2019s office confirmed the hold on Wednesday, but told Defense News it does not apply to training Australian personnel or export control waivers. His hold applies to the submarine transfer provision and the language allowing the U.S. to accept Australian investments in the submarine industrial base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPresident Biden should immediately send Congress a request for supplemental appropriations and authorities \u2014 including a detailed implementation plan \u2014 that increases U.S. submarine production to 2.5 Virginia-class attack submarines a year,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/the-u-s-navy-needs-more-attack-submarines-china-aukus-missile-repair-9f5965f?mod=opinion_lead_pos6\" target=\"_blank\">Wicker wrote in a July Wall Street Journal op-ed. <\/a>\u201cIt is time to make generational investments<b> <\/b>in U.S. submarine production capacity that include supplier and workforce development initiatives.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The House\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/budget\/2023\/06\/22\/house-defense-bill-adds-special-ukraine-ig-taiwan-cyber-cooperation\/\" target=\"_blank\">FY24 NDAA invests $735 million in the submarine industrial base<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/budget\/2023\/06\/23\/senate-defense-bill-pushes-for-spending-over-debt-ceiling-cap\/\" target=\"_blank\">the Senate version authorizes multiyear procurement for the Navy <\/a>to procure the next block of 10 Virginia-class submarines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Senate bill also includes a nonbinding provision calling for additional defense spending beyond <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/budget\/2023\/05\/29\/debt-ceiling-agreement-locks-in-bidens-proposed-defense-budget\/#:~:text=Debt%20ceiling%20agreement%20locks%20in%20Biden%E2%80%99s%20proposed%20defense%20budget,-By%20Bryant%20Harris&#038;text=WASHINGTON%20%E2%80%94%20The%20debt%20ceiling%20agreement,3.3%25%20increase%20over%20this%20year\" target=\"_blank\">the $886 billion top line agreed to in the debt ceiling compromise<\/a>. Wicker wants the additional submarine funding in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/budget\/2023\/06\/01\/senators-seek-to-bypass-defense-caps-in-debt-ceiling-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\">a supplemental defense spending bill Senate leaders agreed to take up<\/a> later this year to secure the debt ceiling vote, despite<a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/budget\/2023\/06\/06\/house-armed-services-chair-wants-china-spending-bill-less-ukraine-aid\/\" target=\"_blank\"> opposition from House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2018A faster pace\u2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two other bills advanced by the House Foreign Affairs Committee would give both Britain and Australia a blanket exemption to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, or ITAR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The committee voted 25-22 to advance a bill from Rep. Young Kim, R-Calif., that would give Australia a blanket exemption to ITAR \u2014 a privilege currently only enjoyed by Canada. It voted 26-23 to advance another bill from Rep. Thomas Keane, R-N.J., to extend that same exemption to Britain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A June legislative proposal from the State Department, seen by Defense News, asked Congress to give Australia and Britain the ITAR exemptions only if the two countries implement their own export control regimes \u201cthat are at least comparable to those administered by the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Democrats on the committee sided with the State Department and Pentagon, opposing exemptions that do not require Australia and the U.K. to first tighten their export control laws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. Gregory Meeks of New York, the top Democrat on the committee, noted the Biden administration is pushing both countries to do just that, and argued the legislation would undermine those efforts \u201cby mandating premature exemptions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe [People\u2019s Republic of China] focuses significant personnel and resources on surveilling, stealing, capturing or otherwise gaining an advantage over the United States and our allies,\u201d Meeks said ahead of the vote. \u201cThe targeting of Australian defense industry insiders and experts has increased since AUKUS\u2019 announcement. The U.K. faces similar intelligence threats.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Senate\u2019s AUKUS bill, introduced by Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Bob Menendez, D-N.J., exempts Australia and Britain from certain ITAR licensing requirements, but stops short of the blanket exemption in the House bills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McCaul said \u201cthere\u2019s too much bureaucracy within the ITAR system\u201d and argued both countries need the exemptions to \u201cmove at a faster pace\u201d in developing advanced defense technologies to counter China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Republicans and Democrats compromised to advance a fourth bill from McCaul that would require the State Department to establish a senior AUKUS adviser. McCaul agreed to remove additional language on ITAR exemptions from his bill to secure support from Democrats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Senate NDAA also includes a provision that would require a senior Pentagon official to coordinate AUKUS activities within the Defense Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McCaul said he hopes Congress will add the four AUKUS bills when the House and Senate convene a conference committee later this year to draft a final NDAA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019ve already gotten texts from the Australian ambassador, prime minister and the U.K. secretary of defense thanking us for moving this forward,\u201d McCaul told Defense News.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The House advanced four bills to implement AUKUS, but broader concerns over submarine industrial capacity and export controls are muddying the 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