BIS to Propose 9 More USML-CCL Rules in Next Several Months; Working on Satellites
Proposed revisions to the remaining U.S. Munitions List categories will be published in the next several months, said Eric Hirschhorn, Under Secretary of the Bureau of Industry and Security, at a May 10 discussion with European Defense Agency Chief Executive Claude-France Arnould in Brussels, Belgium. Hirschhorn also said the Obama administration is briefing members of Congress on the Defense and State Departments’ satellite report in the hope that it will pass legislation allowing satellite controls to be treated like other export control categories. Hirschhorn’s remarks were released by BIS June 1.
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BIS Says 9 More Proposed USML/CCL in Coming Months; Hopes to Move Satellites to CCL; Etc.
Highlights of Hirchhorn’s remarks include:
USML-CCL transfer to remove registration/authorization requirements, "see through" rule. Hirchhorn said the transfer of USML items to the Commerce Control List will remove: (1) annual registration requirements and related annual registration fees; (2) the requirement for a multitude of authorizations; and (3) the "see through" rule that controls even a minor USML part or component as a defense article in perpetuity, even after it is incorporated into a foreign customer's far larger end product.
9 More USML-CCL proposed rules in next several months. Proposed revisions to the remaining USML categories will be published for public comment over the next several months -- small firearms (Category I), parts and components for larger guns (Category II), ammunition (Category III), toxins and related items (Category XIV), auxiliary military equipment (Category XIII), military training equipment (Category IX), protective personnel equipment (Category X), electronics (Category XI), and sensors and night vision devices (Category XII).
Administration attempting USML-CCL move for satellites. The Obama administration is briefing members of Congress on the joint report by the Defense and State Departments assessing the national security risk of transferring controls on commercial satellites and related components from the USML back to the CCL, and hopes Congress will pass legislation allowing satellite controls to be treated like the other control list categories. Like the other categories the administration is reviewing under the USML-to-CCL process, no satellite or related components will be moved from the USML without review and approval by the Defense Department.