Sec. 518. Report on foreign disclosure officer and foreign military sales officer billets
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Congress— recognizes the critical importance of the Australia-United Kingdom-United States (hereinafter referred to as AUKUS ) trilateral agreement; believes that appropriate staffing in the Department of Defense must be committed to ensuring its success; finds that more seamless and expedient transfer of advanced defense technologies both to and from allies and partners is— in the national security interest of the United States; and critical to ensuring retention of a technological edge over adversaries; exhorts the Secretary of Defense to commit resources to ensuring full-time equivalents and billets for foreign disclosure officers as well as foreign military sales officers in the Department are fully staffed to support the fulsome review and expedient transfer of defense articles to AUKUS parties; and encourages the Secretary of Defense to prioritize the hiring and retention of individuals in these roles.
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report identifying gaps in the level of staffing necessary to accomplish AUKUS-related efforts in the Department of Defense, including those described in subsection (a). The report shall also include— an assessment of any personnel shortfalls; a detailed plan for ensuring that existing positions described in subsection
(a)are prioritized for hiring and retention; an assessment of future staffing needs to ensure the noted goal of more rapid technology transfer to AUKUS parties; a plan for the implementation of the recommendations included in the report, including an explanation of any additional funding, authorities, or organizational changes needed for the implementation of such recommendations; and any other matters determined appropriate by the Secretary.