; and (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives. (2) AUKUS partnership (A) In general The term AUKUS partnership means the enhanced trilateral security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States announced in September 2021. (B) Pillars The AUKUS partnership includes the following two pillars: (i) Pillar One is focused on developing a pathway for Australia to acquire conventionally armed, nuclear-powered submarines. (ii) Pillar Two is focused on enhancing trilateral collaboration on advanced defense capabilities, including hypersonic and counter hypersonic capabilities, quantum technologies, undersea technologies, and artificial intelligence. (3) International Traffic in Arms Regulations The term International Traffic in Arms Regulations means subchapter M of chapter I of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations). 1 Administrative provisions 1331. AUKUS partnership oversight and accountability framework (a) Senior advisor (1) Designation (A) In general The Secretary of State shall designate a senior advisor at the Department of State (in this section referred to as the Senior Advisor ), who shall oversee and coordinate the implementation of the AUKUS partnership. (B) Qualification The Senior Advisor may be an individual serving within the existing leadership of the Department of State but that individual may not hold any other position concurrently while serving as the Senior Advisor. (C) Reporting The Senior Advisor shall report directly to the Secretary of State. (D) Guidance The Secretary of State shall issue guidance to all bureaus of the Department of State specifying the Senior Advisor’s responsibility for coordinating the implementation of all AUKUS partnership-related activities. (2) Duties The duties of the Senior Advisor shall be to— (A) coordinate efforts to implement the AUKUS partnership across relevant bureaus, directorates, and offices of the Department of State involved in matters