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§ 10401. Definitions
In this chapter:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees
Except as otherwise provided, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means—
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.
(2) AUKUS partnership
(A) In general
(B) Pillars
The AUKUS partnership includes the following two pillars:
(i) Pillar One is focused on developing a pathway for Australia to acquire conventionally armed, nuclear-powered submarines.
(ii) Pillar Two is focused on enhancing trilateral collaboration on advanced defense capabilities, including hypersonic and counter hypersonic capabilities, quantum technologies, undersea technologies, and artificial intelligence.
(3) International Traffic in Arms Regulations
(Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XIII, § 1321, Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 501.)