; Submarine Security Activities Account. . 5. Australia, United Kingdom, and United States submarine security training (a) In general The President may transfer or authorize the export of defense services to the Government of Australia under the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq. ) that may also be directly exported to Australian private-sector personnel to support the development of the Australian submarine industrial base necessary for submarine security activities between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States (in this section referred to as AUKUS ), including in cases in which such private-sector personnel are not officers, employees, or agents of the Government of Australia. (b) Application of requirements for further transfer Any transfer of defense services to the Government of Australia pursuant to subsection (a) to persons other than those directly provided such defense services pursuant to subsection (a) shall only be made in accordance with the requirements of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq. ).