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A provision he led with Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) and others to allow the U.S. to transfer an additional Virginia-class submarine to Australia, bringing the total number of submarines allowed under the AUKUS agreement to three.
McCaul backed authority to transfer another Virginia-class submarine to Australia under AUKUS.
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"we are confident that the conditions will be met, which will enable Australia to acquire those Virginia class sufferings in the early 2030s."
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): In the lookback window, Australia’s defence minister said the AUKUS transfer pathway remained active and expected conditions would be met for Australia to acquire Virginia-class submarines in the early 2030s.
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"there's an agreement that we will have those submarines, and that's an agreement that has been made with one side of politics in the United States and confirmed by the other side of politics."
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): In the lookback window, an Australian defence minister described the submarine acquisition agreement as continuing and bipartisan across U.S. administrations, with no sign of reversal or abandonment.
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"the President is authorized to transfer up to two Virginia Class submarines from the inventory of the Department of the Navy to the Government of Australia on a sale basis, and transfer not more than one additional Virginia Class submarine to the Government of Australia"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The enacted FY2024 NDAA includes the AUKUS Submarine Transfer Authorization Act and expressly authorizes transfer of one additional Virginia-class submarine to Australia, matching the commitment’s legal-delivery test.
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"The transfer of a vessel authorized under subsection (a) shall not be subject to the requirements of-- (1) section 36 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776); or (2) section 8677 of title 10, United States Code."
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The same enacted law removed specified statutory approval barriers for the authorized AUKUS vessel transfer, reinforcing that Congress legally allowed the transfer pathway.
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"Mr. Huizenga (for himself and Mr. McCaul) introduced the following bill"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): McCaul was named in the official bill record as part of the House introduction effort for the AUKUS submarine-transfer legislation.
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"Authorise the transfer of three Virginia class submarines to Australia, including two in-service submarines and one off the production line."
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Australia’s defence ministry contemporaneously described Congress’s passage of the FY2024 NDAA as authorizing three Virginia-class submarines, including the additional production-line submarine.