---
kind: "section"
citation: "22 U.S.C. § 10423"
title: "22"
title_heading: "Foreign Relations and Intercourse"
number: "10423"
heading: "Expedited review of export licenses for exports of advanced technologies to Australia, the United Kingdom, and Canada"
release: "119-102"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/22/10423"
units:
  - "Chapter 111 — Australia, United Kingdom, and United States (aukus) Security Partnership"
  - "Subchapter II — Streamlining and Protecting Transfers of United States Military Technology from Compromise"
---

# §10423. Expedited review of export licenses for exports of advanced technologies to Australia, the United Kingdom, and Canada

- (a) **In general—** Not later than 180 days after December 22, 2023, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the [Secretary](/usc/22/277d–43.md?p=5) of Defense, shall initiate a rulemaking to establish an expedited decision-making process, classified or unclassified, for applications to export to Australia, the United Kingdom, and Canada commercial, advanced-technology [defense articles and defense services](/usc/22/2794.md?p=7) that are not covered by an exemption under the [International Traffic in Arms Regulations](/usc/22/10401.md?p=3).
- (b) **Eligibility—** To qualify for the expedited decision-making process described in [subsection (a)](#a), an application shall be for an export of [defense articles](/usc/22/8921.md?p=3) or [defense services](/usc/22/8921.md?p=3) that will take place wholly within or between the physical territory of Australia, Canada, or the United Kingdom and the [United States](/usc/22/1395.md?p=a-1) and with governments or corporate entities from such countries.
- (c) **Availability of expedited process—** The expedited decision-making process described in [subsection (a)](#a) shall be available for both classified and unclassified items, and the process must satisfy the following criteria to the extent practicable:
  - (1) Any licensing application to export [defense articles](/usc/22/8921.md?p=3) and services that is related to a government to government [agreement](/usc/22/2431a.md?p=7) must be approved, returned, or denied within 30 days of submission.
  - (2) For all other licensing requests, any review shall be completed not later than 45 calendar days after the date of application.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XIII, § 1344, Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 513.)