ARMOR Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4233 Referred in Senate (RFS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4233 _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 3, 2025 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To modify provisions relating to defense trade and cooperation among Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``AUKUS Reform for Military Optimization and Review Act'' or the ``ARMOR Act''. SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. It is the sense of Congress that the President should work with the governments of the United Kingdom and Australia to formulate policy that would address matters of extraterritoriality, which may present inefficiencies in defense repair, maintenance, and sustainment among Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States for defense articles and services not on the excluded technology list. SEC. 3. MODIFICATION OF PROVISIONS RELATING TO DEFENSE TRADE AND COOPERATION AMONG AUSTRALIA, THE UNITED KINGDOM, AND THE UNITED STATES. (a) Expansion of Expedited Review of Export Licenses.-- (1) In general.--Section 1344(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (22 U.S.C. 10423(c)) is amended-- (A) by striking ``classified and unclassified items, and the process'' and inserting ``classified and unclassified items, and apply to all exports and transfers (including reexports, retransfers, temporary imports, and brokering activities),wholly within or between the geographic territory of Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, or the United States, and the process''; and (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Any licensing application to ex