Next Congress Expected to Continue Developing Export Reform & Modernization Bills
Representative Berman (D), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, has issued a statement in response to the President’s remarks on export control reform at the President's Export Council meeting on December 9, 2010.
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Progress Made on Bill to Completely Modernize EAA, Etc.
Berman states that major progress has been made in drafting and building support in Congress for a complete modernization of the Export Administration Act, to provide a flexible authority to the President, refocus the system on counteracting today’s and tomorrow’s threats and break new ground by defining national security to include both control requirements and U.S. scientific and technological leadership. Berman states that he expects these legislative initiatives will remain priorities with incoming House Republican leadership in the 112th Congress.
House-Passed Foreign Relations Authorization Bill Included AECA Reforms
Berman also noted that he has advanced through the House significant improvements in the Arms Export Control Act, incorporated in H.R. 2410, the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, to rationalize control policy for commercial satellites, streamline and establish benchmarks for license processing, expedite license processing for transfers to the closest U.S. allies and revamp Congressional oversight of licensing. (H.R. 2410 was passed by the House on June 10, 2009, but has not been acted upon by the Senate.)
(See ITT’s Online Archives or 06/25/09 news, 09062510, for BP summary detailing the export license provisions in House-passed H.R. 2410.
See ITT’s Online Archives 12/10/10 news, 10121013, for BP summary of the State Department proposing to assign a tier system to USML Category VII, as part of the President’s export control reform initiative.
See ITT’s Online Archives or 12/10/10 news, 10121021, for BP summary of the State Department’s advance notice of proposed rulemaking on revisions to make USML positive, tiered, as part of the President’s export control reform initiative. See ITT’s Online Archives or 12/09/10 news, 10120921, for BP summary of BIS seeking comments on making the CCL clear, positive, and tiered, as part of the President’s export control reform initiative.
See ITT’s Online Archives or 12/09/10 news, 10120914, for BP summary of BIS proposing a new export license exception for low-risk items/destinations in order to implement one part of the Administration’s export control reform initiative.
See ITT’s Online Archives or 12/10/10 news, 10121018, for BP summary of the December 9 meeting of the President’s Export Council.)
(Press release, dated 12/09/10)