Sec. 4. Statement of policy
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It is the policy of the United States— to support a transformation and expansion of our already close cooperation on a range of defense and security issues with the United Kingdom and Australia, including enhancing cooperation in the development and fielding of advanced commercial and defense capabilities and in pursuing deeper integration of our defense industrial bases and supporting supply chains; to use AUKUS to enhance trilateral cooperation across the submarine fleets of the partner countries and to support Australian efforts to acquire nuclear-powered submarines for the Royal Australian Navy; to reassess, and as needed revise, existing regulatory and legal regimes, to include licensing, technology release and contracting procedures to meet the objectives outlined in the September 15, 2021, announcement of the AUKUS partnership; to reinvigorate burden sharing with United States allies as a key component of adopting a sustainable long-term strategy to compete with China, Russia, and other revanchist dissatisfied powers; and to modernize the United States export control system to reflect the new era of cooperation with partners and allies, incorporating commercial and defense technology that preserve, and enhance our way of life.