[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8892 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8892

To modify certain provisions relating to bilateral agreements and AUKUS 
 defense trade cooperation under the Arms Export Control Act, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 28, 2024

  Mr. Huizenga (for himself and Mr. McCaul) introduced the following 
      bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To modify certain provisions relating to bilateral agreements and AUKUS 
 defense trade cooperation under the Arms Export Control Act, and for 
                            other purposes.

    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 ``Missile Technology Controls Revision 
Act'' or the ``MTCR Act''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS RELATING TO BILATERAL 
              AGREEMENTS AND AUKUS DEFENSE TRADE COOPERATION UNDER THE 
              ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT.

    (a) In General.--Section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2778) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (j)(1)(C)(ii)--
                    (A) by striking subclauses (I), (II), and (III); 
                and
                    (B) by redesignating subclauses (IV), (V), (VI), 
                and (VII) as subclauses (I), (II), (III), and (IV), 
                respectively; and
            (2) in subsection (l)(4)(B), by striking ``subsection 
        (j)(1)(C)(ii)'' and inserting ``any of subclauses (I), (II), 
        (III), or (IV) of subsection (j)(1)(C)(ii)''.
    (b) Statement of Policy.--
            (1) In general.--It shall no longer be the policy of the 
        United States to apply a ``strong presumption of denial'' to 
        exports of materials considered Category 1 or 2 of the Missile 
        Technology Control Regime to North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
        (NATO) allies or countries of the ``Five Eyes'' intelligence 
        alliance.
            (2) Five eyes intelligence alliance defined.--In this 
        subsection, the term ``Five Eyes intelligence alliance'' means 
        Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the 
        United States.
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