Lawmakers plan to shape the execution of the AUKUS security partnership between Australia, the U.K. and United States through legislative provisions within the defense policy bills currently working their way through Congress, with Senate authorizers aiming to stand up a new Pentagon position to coordinate the budding initiative and both chambers seeking greater oversight. The Senate Armed Services Committee’s fiscal year 2024 defense authorization bill, which was approved by the committee last month and now awaits a vote on the...
