Australia-United States Submarine Officer Pipeline Act

12/29/2022, 7:03 PM

Australia-United States Submarine Officer Pipeline Act

This bill requires the Department of Defense to carry out an exchange program for Australian submarine officers. Under this program, two such officers shall be selected each year to receive training and, after completing such training, be assigned to duty on an operational U.S. submarine at sea.

Congress
117

Number
S - 4718

Introduced on
2022-08-02

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

8/2/2022

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Australia-United States Submarine Officer Pipeline Act

This bill requires the Department of Defense to carry out an exchange program for Australian submarine officers. Under this program, two such officers shall be selected each year to receive training and, after completing such training, be assigned to duty on an operational U.S. submarine at sea.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedA bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a joint training pipeline between the United States Navy and the Royal Australian Navy, and for other purposes.

Policy Areas
International Affairs

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Recent Activity

Latest Summary12/13/2022

Australia-United States Submarine Officer Pipeline Act

This bill requires the Department of Defense to carry out an exchange program for Australian submarine officers. Under this program, two such officers shall be selected each yea...


Latest Action8/2/2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.