{"identifier":"/us/usc/t22/s10401","title":22,"num":"\u00a7\u202f10401.","heading":"Definitions","text":"\u00a7\u202f10401.\nDefinitions\nIn this chapter:\n(1)\nAppropriate congressional committees\nExcept as otherwise provided, the term \u201cappropriate congressional committees\u201d means\u2014\n(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and\n(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.\n(2)\nAUKUS partnership\n(A)\nIn general\nThe term \u201cAUKUS partnership\u201d means the enhanced trilateral security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States announced in September 2021.\n(B)\nPillars\nThe AUKUS partnership includes the following two pillars:\n(i) Pillar One is focused on developing a pathway for Australia to acquire conventionally armed, nuclear-powered submarines.\n(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.\n(3)\nInternational Traffic in Arms Regulations\nThe term \u201cInternational Traffic in Arms Regulations\u201d means subchapter M of chapter I of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t22/s10401.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t22/s10401","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f10401."},{"t":"heading","text":"Definitions","tail":"\n"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"In this chapter:"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t22/s10401/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Appropriate congressional committees"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"Except as otherwise provided, the term \u201cappropriate congressional committees\u201d means\u2014"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t22/s10401/1/A","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(A)"},{"t":"content","text":" the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t22/s10401/1/B","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(B)"},{"t":"content","text":" the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t22/s10401/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"heading","text":"AUKUS partnership"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t22/s10401/2/A","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(A)"},{"t":"heading","text":"In general"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The term \u201cAUKUS partnership\u201d means the enhanced trilateral security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States announced in September 2021.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t22/s10401/2/B","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(B)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Pillars"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"The AUKUS partnership includes the following two pillars:"},{"t":"clause","id":"/us/usc/t22/s10401/2/B/i","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(i)"},{"t":"content","text":" Pillar One is focused on developing a pathway for Australia to acquire conventionally armed, nuclear-powered submarines.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"clause","id":"/us/usc/t22/s10401/2/B/ii","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(ii)"},{"t":"content","text":" 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.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t22/s10401/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"heading","text":"International Traffic in Arms Regulations"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The term \u201cInternational Traffic in Arms Regulations\u201d means subchapter M of chapter I of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}