Subtitle A—Outlining the AUKUS partnership Sec. 6811. Statement of policy on the AUKUS partnership. Sec. 6812. Senior Advisor for the AUKUS partnership at the Department of State. Subtitle B—Authorization for AUKUS submarine training Sec. 6823. Australia, United Kingdom, and United States submarine security training. Subtitle C—Streamlining and protecting transfers of United States military technology from compromise Sec. 6831. Priority for Australia and the United Kingdom in Foreign Military Sales and Direct Commercial Sales. Sec. 6832. Identification and pre-clearance of platforms, technologies, and equipment for sale to Australia and the United Kingdom through Foreign Military Sales and Direct Commercial Sales. Sec. 6833. Export control exemptions and standards. Sec. 6834. Expedited review of export licenses for exports of advanced technologies to Australia, the United Kingdom, and Canada. Sec. 6835. United States Munitions List. Subtitle D—Other AUKUS matters Sec. 6841. Reporting related to the AUKUS partnership. 6002. Definitions In this division: (1) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees means the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. (2) Department The term Department means the Department of State. (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of State. LXI Diplomatic security and consular affairs 6101. Special hiring authority for passport services During the 3-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, without regard to the provisions under sections 3309 through 3318 of title 5, United States Code, may directly appoint up to 80 candidates to positions in the competitive service (as defined in section 2102 of such title) at the Department in the Passport and Visa Examining Series 0967. 6102. Quarterly report on passport wait times Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and quarterly thereafter for the