the Department of State, in concert with the Department of Defense, the Department of Commerce, and other relevant United States agencies, should work to reduce barriers to defense innovation, cooperation, trade, production, and sustainment with the governments and industry partners of the United Kingdom and Australia. (24) These barriers include the overuse of no foreign nationals (NOFORN) and Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) determinations that inhibit collaboration among AUKUS partners in determining requirements, design, development, acquisition, testing, operation, and sustainment of capabilities designed to be interoperable. (25) The successful implementation of the AUKUS partnership requires regulatory and licensing changes on the part of all AUKUS partner countries and the continued enhancement of the export control and technology security regimes of all three nations. (26) If AUKUS realizes its potential, it will set a precedent and incentivize similar agreements with other close United States allies, which will be necessary if we are to prevail in the long-term competition with China, Russia and its partners. 4. Statement of policy It is the policy of the United States— (1) to support a transformation and expansion of our already close cooperation on a range of defense and security issues with the United Kingdom and Australia, including enhancing cooperation in the development and fielding of advanced commercial and defense capabilities and in pursuing deeper integration of our defense industrial bases and supporting supply chains