Sec. 1333. ENGAGEMENT WITH JAPAN ON AUKUS PILLAR TWO COOPERATION

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## SEC. 1333 ENGAGEMENT WITH JAPAN ON AUKUS PILLAR TWO COOPERATION ###

(a)Engagement Required ####

(1)In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the State AUKUS Coordinator and the Defense AUKUS Coordinator shall jointly engage directly, at a technical level, with the relevant stakeholders in the Government of Japan— #####

(A)to better understand the export control, technology security, and cyber security policies of Japan and the effects of the reforms the Government of Japan has made to those policies since 2014; #####

(B)to determine overlapping areas of interest and the potential for cooperation with Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States on projects related to the AUKUS partnership and other projects; and #####

(C)to identify areas in which the Government of Japan might need to strengthen the export control, technology security, and cyber security systems of Japan in order to guard against export control violations, cyber espionage, technology theft, or other related issues in order to be a successful potential partner in Pillar Two of the AUKUS partnership. ####

(2)Consultation with AUKUS officials In carrying out the engagement required by paragraph (1), the State AUKUS Coordinator and the Defense AUKUS Coordinator shall consult with relevant AUKUS officials from the United Kingdom and Australia. ###

(b)Briefing Requirement Not later than 30 days after the date of the engagement required by subsection (a), the State AUKUS Coordinator and the Defense AUKUS Coordinator shall jointly brief the appropriate congressional committees on the following: ####

(1)The findings of that engagement. ####

(2)A strategy for follow-on engagement.