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Secs. 2213 to 2216. Omitted
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CODIFICATION
Sections 2213 to 2216 terminated July 1, 1973, pursuant to
section 2216 of this Appendix.
Section 2213, act Sept. 8, 1950, ch. 922, Sec. 13, 64 Stat. 797,
related to erroneous payments under Servicemen's Dependents Act of
1942.
Section 2213a, act Sept. 8, 1950, ch. 922, Sec. 13a, as added
July 24, 1956, ch. 697, 70 Stat. 634, provided penalty for
fraudulent acceptance of benefits.
Section 2214, act Sept. 8, 1950, ch. 922, Sec. 14, 64 Stat. 797,
provided for discharge for hardship. See section 1173 of Title 10,
Armed Forces.
Section 2215, act Sept. 8, 1950, ch. 922, Sec. 15, 64 Stat. 797,
related to effective date of act Sept. 8, 1950, ch. 922.
Section 2216, acts Sept. 8, 1950, ch. 922, Sec. 16, 64 Stat. 797;
Mar. 23, 1953, ch. 8, 67 Stat. 6; June 30, 1955, ch. 250, title I,
Sec. 103, 69 Stat. 224; Mar. 23, 1959, Pub. L. 86-4, Sec. 3, 73
Stat. 13; Mar. 28, 1963, Pub. L. 82-2, Sec. 3, 77 Stat. 4; June 30,
1967, Pub. L. 90-40, Sec. 3, 81 Stat. 105; Sept. 28, 1971, Pub. L.
92-129, title I, Sec. 105, 85 Stat. 355, provided for termination
on July 1, 1973, of sections 2201 to 2209 and 2213 to 2216 of this
Appendix.
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CIVIL DEFENSE
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ACT JAN. 12, 1951, CH. 1228, 64 STAT. 1245
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ACT JAN. 12, 1951, CH. 1228, 64 STAT. 1245
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TITLE I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec.
2251 to 2264. Repealed.
TITLE II - ORGANIZATION OF ADMINISTRATION
2271, 2272. Repealed.
TITLE III - POWERS AND DUTIES
2281 to 2284. Repealed.
2285. Real property transactions.
(a) Reports to the Armed Services Committees.
(b) Annual reports to Armed Services Committees.
(c) Real property governed by this section.
(d) Recital of compliance in instrument of
conveyance as conclusive.
2286 to 2289. Repealed.
TITLE IV - EMERGENCY AUTHORITY
2291 to 2297. Repealed.
TITLE V - IMPROVED CIVIL DEFENSE PROGRAM
2301 to 2303. Repealed.
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TITLE I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
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TITLE I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
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ACT JAN. 12, 1951, CH. 1228, 64 STAT. 1245
TITLE I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
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Secs. 2251 to 2264. Repealed. Pub. L. 103-337, div. C, title XXXIV,
Sec. 3412(a), (b)(2), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 3111
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Section 2251, acts Jan. 12, 1951, ch. 1228, Sec. 2, 64 Stat.
1246; Aug. 8, 1958, Pub. L. 85-606, Sec. 2, 72 Stat. 532; July 14,
1976, Pub. L. 94-361, title VIII, Sec. 804(a), 90 Stat. 931; Dec.
1, 1981, Pub. L. 97-86, title VIII, Sec. 803(b), 95 Stat. 1112;
Nov. 30, 1993, Pub. L. 103-160, div. C, title XXXIV, Sec. 3402(a),
107 Stat. 1962, provided that the purpose of sections 2251 to 2303
of this Appendix was to provide a system of civil defense. See
section 5195 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.
Section 2252, acts Jan. 12, 1951, ch. 1228, Sec. 3, 64 Stat.
1246; Dec. 1, 1981, Pub. L. 97-86, title VIII, Sec. 803(c), 95
Stat. 1112; Nov. 30, 1993, Pub. L. 103-160, div. C, title XXXIV,
Sec. 3402(b), (f)(2), 107 Stat. 1963, 1964, defined terms used in
sections 2251 to 2303 of this Appendix. See section 5195a of Title
42.
Section 2253, acts Jan. 12, 1951, ch. 1228, title IV, Sec. 401,
64 Stat. 1254; June 28, 1955, ch. 189, Sec. 12(c)(2), 69 Stat. 180;
Aug. 8, 1958, Pub. L. 85-606, Sec. 5, 72 Stat. 534; Aug. 19, 1964,
Pub. L. 88-448, title IV, Sec. 402(a)(30), 78 Stat. 494, related to
powers and duties of Administrator in carrying out sections 2251 to
2303 of this Appendix. See section 5197 of Title 42.
Section 2254, act Jan. 12, 1951, ch. 1228, title IV, Sec. 402, 64
Stat. 1255, related to exemption from certain employment
restrictions.
Section 2255, acts Jan. 12, 1951, ch. 1228, title IV, Sec. 403,
64 Stat. 1255; Mar. 5, 1952, ch. 78, Sec. 1(b), 66 Stat. 13,
directed Administrator to establish security restrictions with
respect to access to information and property and provided for
employee loyalty oaths. See section 5197a of Title 42.
Section 2256, act Jan. 12, 1951, ch. 1228, title IV, Sec. 404, 64
Stat. 1256, related to transfer of functions, property, and
personnel of Civil Defense Administration to Administration
established by sections 2251 to 2303 of this Appendix.
Section 2257, act Jan. 12, 1951, ch. 1228, title IV, Sec. 405, 64
Stat. 1256, related to utilization by Administrator of existing
facilities. See section 5197b of Title 42.
Section 2258, act Jan. 12, 1951, ch. 1228, title IV, Sec. 406, 64
Stat. 1256, directed Administrator to submit annual reports to
Congress and the President. See section 5197c of Title 42.
Section 2259, act Jan. 12, 1951, ch. 1228, title IV, Sec. 407, 64
Stat. 1256, related to applicability of sections 2251 to 2303 of
this Appendix. See section 5197d of Title 42.
Section 2260, acts Jan. 12, 1951, ch. 1228, title IV, Sec. 408,
64 Stat. 1257; Aug. 8, 1958, Pub. L. 85-606, Sec. 6, 72 Stat. 534;
Aug. 2, 1972, Pub. L. 92-360, Sec. 1(2), 86 Stat. 503; July 14,
1976, Pub. L. 94-361, title VIII, Sec. 804(b), 90 Stat. 931; Nov.
9, 1979, Pub. L. 96-107, title VII, Sec. 702, 93 Stat. 810; Dec. 1,
1981, Pub. L. 97-86, title VIII, Sec. 802, 95 Stat. 1111; Oct. 19,
1984, Pub. L. 98-525, title VIII, Sec. 802, 98 Stat. 2572, related
to appropriations and transfers of funds. See section 5197e of
Title 42.
Section 2261, act Jan. 12, 1951, ch. 1228, title IV, Sec. 409, 64
Stat. 1257, related to loans from Reconstruction Finance
Corporation for civil defense projects.
Section 2262, act Jan. 12, 1951, ch. 1228, title IV, Sec. 410, 64
Stat. 1257, related to effect of sections 2251 to 2303 of this
Appendix on Atomic Energy Act of 1946. See section 5197f of Title
42.
Section 2263, act Jan. 12, 1951, ch. 1228, title IV, Sec. 411, 64
Stat. 1257, related to investigations of espionage, sabotage, and
subversive acts. See section 5197g of Title 42.
Section 2264, act June 2, 1951, ch. 121, Ch. XI, 65 Stat. 61,
established a civil defense procurement fund.
SHORT TITLE
Section 1 of act Jan. 12, 1951, which provided that the act of
Jan. 12, 1951, enacting sections 2251 to 2297 of this Appendix, was
to be cited as the "Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950", prior to
repeal by Pub. L. 103-337, div. C, title XXXIV, Sec. 3412(a), Oct.
5, 1994, 108 Stat. 3111.
SEPARABILITY
Section 412 of act Jan. 12, 1951, provided for separability of
provisions for act of Jan. 12, 1951, prior to repeal by Pub. L.
103-337, div. C, title XXXIV, Sec. 3412(a), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat.
3111.
APPLICABILITY OF REORGANIZATION PLAN NO. 1 OF 1958
Section 413 of act Jan. 12, 1951, as added by Pub. L. 85-606,
Sec. 7, provided that the applicability of Reorg. Plan No. 1 of
1958 (23 F.R. 4991) was to extend to any amendment of act Jan. 12,
1951, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103-337, div. C, title XXXIV, Sec.
3412(a), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 3111.
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TITLE II - ORGANIZATION OF ADMINISTRATION
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TITLE II - ORGANIZATION OF ADMINISTRATION
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ACT JAN. 12, 1951, CH. 1228, 64 STAT. 1245
TITLE II - ORGANIZATION OF ADMINISTRATION
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Secs. 2271, 2272. Repealed. Pub. L. 103-337, div. C, title XXXIV,
Sec. 3412(a), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 3111
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Section 2271, act Jan. 12, 1951, ch. 1228, title I, Sec. 101, 64
Stat. 1247, related to establishment of Federal Civil Defense
Administration.
Section 2272, act Jan. 12, 1951, ch. 1228, title I, Sec. 102, 64
Stat. 1247, created the Civil Defense Advisory Council which was
abolished by section 3(a)(3) of Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1973, eff.
July 1, 1973, 38 Stat. 9579, 87 Stat. 1089, set out as a note under
section 5195 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.
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TITLE III - POWERS AND DUTIES
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TITLE III - POWERS AND DUTIES
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TITLE III - POWERS AND DUTIES
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Secs. 2281 to 2284. Repealed. Pub. L. 103-337, div. C, title XXXIV,
Sec. 3412(a), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 3111
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Section 2281, acts Jan. 12, 1951, ch. 1228, title II, Sec. 201,
64 Stat. 1248; Mar. 5, 1952, ch. 78, Sec. 1(a), 66 Stat. 13; June
25, 1952, ch. 461, 66 Stat. 158; Aug. 2, 1956, ch. 888, Sec. 1, 70
Stat. 949; Aug. 8, 1958, Pub. L. 85-606, Sec. 3(a)(1), (2), (b),
(c), 72 Stat. 532, 533; Oct. 4, 1961, Pub. L. 87-390, 75 Stat. 820;
June 30, 1964, Pub. L. 88-335, 78 Stat. 231; June 10, 1968, Pub. L.
90-336, 82 Stat. 175; Aug. 2, 1972, Pub. L. 92-360, Sec. 1(1), 86
Stat. 503; July 14, 1976, Pub. L. 94-361, title VIII, Sec. 804(c),
90 Stat. 932; Dec. 1, 1981, Pub. L. 97-86, title VIII, Sec. 803(d),
95 Stat. 1113; Nov. 30, 1993, Pub. L. 103-160, div. C, title XXXIV,
Sec. 3402(c)(1), 107 Stat. 1964, related to functions and powers of
Administrator. See section 5196 of Title 42, The Public Health and
Welfare.
Section 2282, act Jan. 12, 1951, ch. 1228, title II, Sec. 202, 64
Stat. 1251, defined "national defense" and "defense" for purposes
of former section 2081 of this Appendix. See section 5195a(b) of
Title 42.
Section 2283, act Jan. 12, 1951, ch. 1228, title II, Sec. 203, 64
Stat. 1251, related to mutual aid pacts between States and
neighboring countries. See section 5196a of Title 42.
Section 2284, act Jan. 12, 1951, ch. 1228, title II, Sec. 204, 64
Stat. 1251, related to insignia, arm bands, and other distinctive
articles to be worn or possessed by persons engaged in civil
defense activities.
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TITLE III - POWERS AND DUTIES
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Sec. 2285. Real property transactions
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(a) Reports to the Armed Services Committees
The Director of the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization, or
his designee, may not enter into any of the following listed
transactions by or for the use of that agency until after the
expiration of thirty days from the date upon which a report of the
facts concerning the proposed transaction is submitted to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of
Representatives:
(1) An acquisition of fee title to any real property, if the
estimated price is more than $50,000.
(2) A lease of any real property to the United States, if the
estimated annual rental is more than $50,000.
(3) A lease of real property owned by the United States, if the
estimated annual rental is more than $50,000.
(4) A transfer of real property owned by the United States to
another Federal agency or to a State, if the estimated value is
more than $50,000.
(5) A report of excess real property owned by the United States
to a disposal agency, if the estimated value is more than
$50,000.
If a transaction covered by clause (1) or (2) is part of a project,
the report must include a summarization of the general plan for
that project, including an estimate of the total cost of the lands
to be acquired or leases to be made.
(b) Annual reports to Armed Services Committees
The Director of the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization
shall report annually to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives on transactions described
in subsection (a) that involve an estimated value of more than
$5,000 but not more than $50,000.
(c) Real property governed by this section
This section applies only to real property in the States of the
Union, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. It does not apply
to real property for river and harbor projects or flood-control
projects, or to leases of Government-owned real property for
agricultural or grazing purposes.
(d) Recital of compliance in instrument of conveyance as conclusive
A statement in an instrument of conveyance, including a lease,
that the requirements of this section have been met, or that the
conveyance is not subject to this section, is conclusive.
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(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, Sec. 43, 70A Stat. 636; Pub. L. 86-70,
Sec. 37, June 25, 1959, 73 Stat. 150; Pub. L. 86-500, title V, Sec.
512, June 8, 1960, 74 Stat. 187; Pub. L. 86-624, Sec. 38, June 12,
1960, 74 Stat. 421; Pub. L. 96-470, title II, Sec. 202(c), Oct. 19,
1980, 94 Stat. 2242.)
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CODIFICATION
Section was formerly classified to section 171x of Title 5 prior
to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government
Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 1, Sept. 6,
1966, 80 Stat. 378.
Section was not enacted as a part of the Federal Civil Defense
Act of 1950 which formerly comprised sections 2251 to 2303 of this
Appendix.
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AMENDMENTS
1980 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 96-470 substituted "annually" for
"quarterly".
1960 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 86-500 substituted "Director of the
Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization" for "Administrator of the
Federal Civil Defense Administration", prohibited the Director from
entering into any of the transactions listed in subsec. (a) until
after the expiration of 30 days from the date upon which a report
of the facts concerning the proposed transaction is submitted to
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of
Representatives, and increased the amounts in cls. (1) to (5) from
$25,000 to $50,000.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 86-500 substituted "Director of the Office
of Civil and Defense Mobilization" for "Administrator" and
"$50,000" for "$25,000".
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 86-624 substituted "States of the Union, the
District of Columbia" for "United States, Hawaii."
Pub. L. 86-500 struck out ", Hawaii," after "United States".
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 86-500 reenacted subsection without change.
1959 - Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 86-70 struck out "Alaska," after
"United States,".
TERMINATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions of law
requiring submittal to Congress of any annual, semiannual, or other
regular periodic report listed in House Document No. 103-7 (in
which a report required under subsec. (b) of this section is listed
as the 10th item on page 169), see section 3003 of Pub. L. 104-66,
as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money
and Finance.
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TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
Functions of Federal Civil Defense Administration transferred to
President by section 1 of Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1958, eff. July 1,
1958, 23 F.R. 4991, 72 Stat. 1799, as amended, set out as a note
under section 5195 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. The
Plan created a new agency in Executive Office of President known as
Office of Defense and Civilian Mobilization.
Pub. L. 85-763, Aug. 26, 1958, 72 Stat. 861, amended Reorg. Plan
No. 1 of 1958 by redesignating Office of Defense and Civilian
Mobilization as Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization.
Pub. L. 87-296, Sept. 22, 1961, 75 Stat. 630, amended Reorg. Plan
No. 1 of 1958 by redesignating Office of Civil and Defense
Mobilization as Office of Emergency Planning.
Office of Emergency Planning renamed Office of Emergency
Preparedness pursuant to section 402 of Pub. L. 90-608, Oct. 21,
1968, 82 Stat. 1194, which provided that references to Office of
Emergency Planning after Oct. 21, 1968, should be deemed references
to Office of Emergency Preparedness.
Office of Emergency Preparedness, including offices of Director,
Deputy Director, Assistant Directors, and Regional Directors,
abolished and functions vested by law in Office of Emergency
Preparedness or Director of Office of Emergency Preparedness
transferred to President by sections 1 and 3(a)(1) of Reorg. Plan
No. 1 of 1973, eff. July 1, 1973, 38 F.R. 9579, 87 Stat. 1089, set
out as a note under section 5195 of Title 42, The Public Health and
Welfare.
Functions vested in Director of Office of Emergency Preparedness
as of June 30, 1973, by Executive Order, proclamation, or other
directive issued by or on behalf of President or otherwise, with
certain exceptions, transferred to Administrator of General
Services, effective July 1, 1973, by Ex. Ord. No. 11725, Sec. 3,
eff. June 29, 1973, 38 F.R. 17175, formerly set out as a note under
section 2271 of this Appendix.
Functions of Administrator of Federal Civil Defense
Administration under this section, previously transferred to
President, delegated to Director of Federal Emergency Management
Agency by section 4-105 of Ex. Ord. No. 12148, July 20, 1979, 44
F.R. 43242, set out as a note under section 5195 of Title 42, The
Public Health and Welfare.
For transfer of functions, personnel, assets, and liabilities of
the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including the functions of
the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency relating
thereto, to the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for treatment
of related references, see sections 313(1), 551(d), 552(d), and 557
of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland
Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set
out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.
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Sec. 2286. Repealed. Pub. L. 103-337, div. C, title XXXIV, Sec.
3412(a), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 3111
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Section, act Jan. 12, 1951, ch. 1228, title II, Sec. 205, as
added Aug. 8, 1958, Pub. L. 85-606, Sec. 4, 72 Stat. 533; amended
June 30, 1964, Pub. L. 88-335, 78 Stat. 231; June 10, 1968, Pub. L.
90-336, 82 Stat. 175; Aug. 2, 1972, Pub. L. 92-360, Sec. 1(1), 86
Stat. 503; July 14, 1976, Pub. L. 94-361, title VIII, Sec. 804(d),
90 Stat. 932; Dec. 1, 1981, Pub. L. 97-86, title VIII, Sec.
803(a)(2), (e), 95 Stat. 1112, 1113; Nov. 30, 1993, Pub. L.
103-160, div. C, title XXXIV, Sec. 3402(c)(2), (f)(3), 107 Stat.
1964, 1965, related to financial contributions to States for
personnel and administrative expenses. See section 5196b of Title
42, The Public Health and Welfare.
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TITLE III - POWERS AND DUTIES
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Sec. 2287. Repealed. Pub. L. 97-214, Sec. 7(8), July 12, 1982, 96
Stat. 173
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Section, Pub. L. 89-568, title VI, Sec. 610, Sept. 12, 1966, 80
Stat. 756; Pub. L. 90-110, title VIII, Sec. 807, Oct. 21, 1967, 81
Stat. 308, related to fallout protection. Provisions similar to
this section were contained in the Military Construction
Authorization Act, 1966, Pub. L. 89-188, title VI, Sec. 608, Sept.
16, 1965, 79 Stat. 818.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL
Repeal effective Oct. 1, 1982, and applicable to military
construction projects, and to construction and acquisition of
military family housing, authorized before, on, or after such date,
see section 12(a) of Pub. L. 97-214, set out as an Effective Date
note under section 2801 of Title 10, Armed Forces.
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TITLE III - POWERS AND DUTIES
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Secs. 2288, 2289. Repealed. Pub. L. 103-337, div. C, title XXXIV,
Sec. 3412(a), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 3111
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Section 2288, act Jan. 12, 1951, ch. 1228, title II, Sec. 206, as
added Sept. 8, 1980, Pub. L. 96-342, title VII, Sec. 703(a)(1), 94
Stat. 1089, related to requirement for State matching funds for
construction of emergency operating centers. See section 5196c of
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.
Section 2289, act Jan. 12, 1951, ch. 1228, title II, Sec. 207, as
added Dec. 1, 1981, Pub. L. 97-86, title VIII, Sec. 803(a)(1), 95
Stat. 1112; amended Nov. 30, 1993, Pub. L. 103-160, div. C, title
XXXIV, Sec. 3402(d)(1), 107 Stat. 1964, related to use of funds for
attack-related civil defense and disaster-related civil defense.
See section 5196d of Title 42.
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TITLE IV - EMERGENCY AUTHORITY
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TITLE IV - EMERGENCY AUTHORITY
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ACT JAN. 12, 1951, CH. 1228, 64 STAT. 1245
TITLE IV - EMERGENCY AUTHORITY
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Secs. 2291 to 2297. Repealed. Pub. L. 103-337, div. C, title XXXIV,
Sec. 3412(a), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 3111
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Section 2291, act Jan. 12, 1951, ch. 1228, title III, Sec. 301,
64 Stat. 1251, provided that sections 2291 to 2297 of this Appendix
applied only during civil defense emergencies and related to
proclamation and termination of these emergencies.
Section 2292, act Jan. 12, 1951, ch. 1228, title III, Sec. 302,
64 Stat. 1251, related to utilization of Federal departments and
agencies during civil defense emergencies.
Section 2293, act Jan. 12, 1951, ch. 1228, title III, Sec. 303,
64 Stat. 1252, related to emergency powers of Administrator.
Section 2294, act Jan. 12, 1951, ch. 1228, title III, Sec. 304,
64 Stat. 1253, related to governmental immunity from liability for
death or injury to employees and to employee benefits.
Section 2295, act Jan. 12, 1951, ch. 1228, title III, Sec. 305,
64 Stat. 1253, related to waiver of provisions of Administrative
Procedure Act, sections 551 et seq. and 701 et seq. of Title 5,
Government Organization and Employees.
Section 2296, act Jan. 12, 1951, ch. 1228, title III, Sec. 306,
64 Stat. 1253, related to compensation for acquisition of
nongovernmental property, return of the property to the owner, and
disposal of surplus property.
Section 2297, acts Jan. 12, 1951, ch. 1228, title III, Sec. 307,
64 Stat. 1254; June 3, 1954, ch. 253, 68 Stat. 170; July 11, 1958,
Pub. L. 85-514, 72 Stat. 356; June 27, 1962, Pub. L. 87-501, 76
Stat. 111; June 30, 1966, Pub. L. 89-483, 80 Stat. 235; June 30,
1970, Pub. L. 91-299, 84 Stat. 367, provided that sections 2291 to
2297 of this Appendix terminated on June 30, 1974, or on such
earlier date as prescribed by concurrent resolution of Congress.
Sections 2291 to 2297 terminated June 30, 1974, pursuant to section
2297 of this Appendix.
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TITLE V - IMPROVED CIVIL DEFENSE PROGRAM
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TITLE V - IMPROVED CIVIL DEFENSE PROGRAM
-End-
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50 USC APPENDIX Secs. 2301 to 2303 01/06/03
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TITLE 50, APPENDIX - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CIVIL DEFENSE
ACT JAN. 12, 1951, CH. 1228, 64 STAT. 1245
TITLE V - IMPROVED CIVIL DEFENSE PROGRAM
-HEAD-
Secs. 2301 to 2303. Repealed. Pub. L. 103-160, div. C, title XXXIV,
Sec. 3402(e)(1), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1964
-MISC1-
Section 2301, act Jan. 12, 1951, ch. 1228, title V, Sec. 501, as
added Sept. 8, 1980, Pub. L. 96-342, title VII, Sec. 702(a), 94
Stat. 1088, related to sense of Congress concerning improved civil
defense program.
Section 2302, act Jan. 12, 1951, ch. 1228, title V, Sec. 502, as
added Sept. 8, 1980, Pub. L. 96-342, title VII, Sec. 702(a), 94
Stat. 1088, listed elements of improved civil defense program.
Section 2303, act Jan. 12, 1951, ch. 1228, title V, Sec. 503, as
added Sept. 8, 1980, Pub. L. 96-342, title VII, Sec. 702(a), 94
Stat. 1089, granted administrative authority to develop and
implement improved civil defense program.
-End-
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50 USC APPENDIX EMERGENCY FOOD AID TO INDIA 01/06/03
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TITLE 50, APPENDIX - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
EMERGENCY FOOD AID TO INDIA
-HEAD-
EMERGENCY FOOD AID TO INDIA
-End-
-CITE-
50 USC APPENDIX ACT JUNE 15, 1951, CH. 138, 65
STAT. 69 01/06/03
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TITLE 50, APPENDIX - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
EMERGENCY FOOD AID TO INDIA
ACT JUNE 15, 1951, CH. 138, 65 STAT. 69
-HEAD-
ACT JUNE 15, 1951, CH. 138, 65 STAT. 69
-End-
-CITE-
50 USC APPENDIX Secs. 2311 to 2316 01/06/03
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TITLE 50, APPENDIX - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
EMERGENCY FOOD AID TO INDIA
ACT JUNE 15, 1951, CH. 138, 65 STAT. 69
-HEAD-
Secs. 2311 to 2316. Omitted
-COD-
CODIFICATION
Sections 2311 to 2316 of this Appendix were omitted from the Code
in view of the termination of the emergency need which they were
enacted to meet.
Section 2311, act June 15, 1951, ch. 138, Sec. 2, 65 Stat. 70,
related to emergency food relief assistance to India on credit
terms including payment by transfer to the United States of
materials required by the United States due to deficiencies in its
own resources, particularly those found to be strategic and
critical.
Section 2312, act June 15, 1951, ch. 138, Sec. 3, 65 Stat. 70,
related to amount of money available for loan during the period
ending June 30, 1952.
Section 2313, act June 15, 1951, ch. 138, Sec. 4, 65 Stat. 70,
related to permissible use of funds to meet the emergency need
arising from the flood, drought, and other conditions existing in
India in 1950.
Section 2314, act June 15, 1951, ch. 138, Sec. 5, 65 Stat. 70,
related to transportation of supplies, to advances by
Reconstruction Finance Corporation to Department of Commerce for
activation and operation of vessels for such transportation, and to
repayment of advances.
Section 2315, act June 15, 1951, ch. 138, Sec. 6, 65 Stat. 71,
related to payment of charges for ocean freight of relief packages
and to funds available for such payment.
Section 2316, act June 15, 1951, ch. 138, Sec. 7, 65 Stat. 71,
related to establishment of special deposit account in the United
States Treasury created by repayments of interest by India on or
before Jan. 1, 1957, to uses of funds in the account, and to
disbursements from the account.
-End-
-CITE-
50 USC APPENDIX KOREAN COMBAT PAY 01/06/03
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TITLE 50, APPENDIX - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
KOREAN COMBAT PAY
-HEAD-
KOREAN COMBAT PAY
-End-
-CITE-
50 USC APPENDIX ACT JULY 10, 1952, CH. 630,
TITLE VII, 66 STAT. 538 01/06/03
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TITLE 50, APPENDIX - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
KOREAN COMBAT PAY
ACT JULY 10, 1952, CH. 630, TITLE VII, 66 STAT. 538
-HEAD-
ACT JULY 10, 1952, CH. 630, TITLE VII, 66 STAT. 538
-End-
-CITE-
50 USC APPENDIX Secs. 2351 to 2356 01/06/03
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TITLE 50, APPENDIX - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
KOREAN COMBAT PAY
ACT JULY 10, 1952, CH. 630, TITLE VII, 66 STAT. 538
-HEAD-
Secs. 2351 to 2356. Repealed. Pub. L. 88-132, Sec. 9(b), Oct. 2,
1963, 77 Stat. 216
-MISC1-
Section 2351, act July 10, 1952, ch. 630, title VII, Sec. 702, 66
Stat. 538, defined terms for purposes of sections 2351 to 2356 of
this Appendix.
Section 2352, act July 10, 1952, ch. 630, title VII, Sec. 703, 66
Stat. 539, related to conditions governing payment of combat pay to
members and former members of the uniformed services.
Section 2353, act July 10, 1952, ch. 630, title VII, Sec. 704, 66
Stat. 539, related to members of the uniformed services killed in
action, injured in action, and missing in action.
Section 2354, act July 10, 1952, ch. 630, title VII, Sec. 705, 66
Stat. 539, related to limitations on combat payments.
Section 2355, act July 10, 1952, ch. 630, title VII, Sec. 706, 66
Stat. 539, related to regulations for the administration of
sections 2351 to 2356 of this Appendix.
Section 2356, act July 10, 1952, ch. 630, title VII, Sec. 707, 66
Stat. 539, related to determinations of fact, conclusiveness of
findings, and availability of appropriations.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL
Repeal effective Oct. 1, 1963, see section 14 of Pub. L. 88-132,
set out as an Effective Date of 1963 Amendment note under section
201 of Title 37, Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services.
-End-
-CITE-
50 USC APPENDIX WORLD WAR II LICENSE AGREEMENTS 01/06/03
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TITLE 50, APPENDIX - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
WORLD WAR II LICENSE AGREEMENTS
-HEAD-
WORLD WAR II LICENSE AGREEMENTS
-End-
-CITE-
50 USC APPENDIX ACT AUG. 16, 1950, CH. 716, 64
STAT. 448 01/06/03
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TITLE 50, APPENDIX - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
WORLD WAR II LICENSE AGREEMENTS
ACT AUG. 16, 1950, CH. 716, 64 STAT. 448
-HEAD-
ACT AUG. 16, 1950, CH. 716, 64 STAT. 448
-MISC1-
Sec.
2371. Modification or cancellation of certain license
agreements granted Government during World War II.
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50 USC APPENDIX Sec. 2371 01/06/03
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TITLE 50, APPENDIX - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
WORLD WAR II LICENSE AGREEMENTS
ACT AUG. 16, 1950, CH. 716, 64 STAT. 448
-HEAD-
Sec. 2371. Modification or cancellation of certain license
agreements granted Government during World War II
-STATUTE-
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the head of any
department or other agency in the executive branch of the
Government which subsequent to September 9, 1939, entered into any
contract or agreement with the holder of any privately owned patent
or any right thereunder whereby such holder granted to the United
States, without payment of royalty or with reduction or limitation
of royalty, any license under such patent or right, is authorized,
upon application of the grantor of such license, to enter into such
supplemental contract or agreement for the cancellation of the
contract or agreement by which such license was granted as the head
of such department or agency shall deem to be warranted by equities
existing by reason of changes in circumstances occurring since the
granting of such license.
-SOURCE-
(Aug. 16, 1950, ch. 716, 64 Stat. 448.)
-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section was formerly classified to section 119 of former Title
35, Patents, prior to the general revision and enactment of Title
35, Patents, by act July 19, 1952, ch. 950, Sec. 1, 66 Stat. 792.
-End-
-CITE-
50 USC APPENDIX EMERGENCY SHIP REPAIR PROGRAM 01/06/03
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TITLE 50, APPENDIX - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
EMERGENCY SHIP REPAIR PROGRAM
-HEAD-
EMERGENCY SHIP REPAIR PROGRAM
-End-
-CITE-
50 USC APPENDIX ACT AUG. 20, 1954, CH. 777, 68
STAT. 754 01/06/03
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TITLE 50, APPENDIX - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
EMERGENCY SHIP REPAIR PROGRAM
ACT AUG. 20, 1954, CH. 777, 68 STAT. 754
-HEAD-
ACT AUG. 20, 1954, CH. 777, 68 STAT. 754
-End-
-CITE-
50 USC APPENDIX Secs. 2391 to 2394 01/06/03
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TITLE 50, APPENDIX - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
EMERGENCY SHIP REPAIR PROGRAM
ACT AUG. 20, 1954, CH. 777, 68 STAT. 754
-HEAD-
Secs. 2391 to 2394. Repealed. Pub. L. 101-225, title III, Sec.
307(16), Dec. 12, 1989, 103 Stat. 1925
-MISC1-
Section 2391, act Aug. 20, 1954, ch. 777, Sec. 2, 68 Stat. 754,
set out purpose of Act as providing for the immediate improvement
of merchant vessels in reserve fleet under jurisdiction of
Secretary of Commerce, thereby stimulating shipbuilding and ship
repair industries of Nation.
Section 2392, act Aug. 20, 1954, ch. 777, Sec. 3, 68 Stat. 754,
directed Secretary of Commerce, after consultation with Secretary
of Defense, to formulate and carry out a modernization program for
merchant vessels in national defense reserve under jurisdiction of
Secretary of Commerce.
Section 2393, acts Aug. 20, 1954, ch. 777, Sec. 4, 68 Stat. 754;
Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 1012, 70 Stat. 1067, directed Secretary of
Commerce to contract before July 1, 1958, for repair and
modernization of vessels after inviting single bids or split bids
or both and specified that expenditures not exceed $25,000,000,
that contracts be with private shipbuilding or ship repair yards in
the United States, and that contracts conform to the Federal
Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, 41 U.S.C. 251 et
seq.
Section 2394, act Aug. 20, 1954, ch. 777, Sec. 5, 68 Stat. 755,
authorized appropriations not in excess of $25,000,000 to carry out
this Act.
-End-
-CITE-
50 USC APPENDIX EXPORT REGULATION 01/06/03
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TITLE 50, APPENDIX - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
EXPORT REGULATION
-HEAD-
EXPORT REGULATION
PUB. L. 96-72, SEPT. 29, 1979, 93 STAT. 503
-MISC1-
Sec.
2401. Congressional findings.
2402. Congressional declaration of policy.
2403. General provisions.
(a) Types of licenses.
(b) Control list.
(c) Foreign availability.
(d) Right of export.
(e) Delegation of authority.
(f) Notification of public; consultation with
business.
(g) Fees.
2403-1 to 2403a. Repealed or Omitted.
2404. National security controls.
(a) Authority.
(b) Policy toward individual countries.
(c) Control list.
(d) Militarily critical technologies.
(e) Export licenses.
(f) Foreign availability.
(g) Indexing.
(h) Technical advisory committees.
(i) Multilateral export controls.
(j) Commercial agreements with certain countries.
(k) Negotiations with other countries.
(l) Diversion of controlled goods or technology.
(m) Goods containing controlled parts and
components.
(n) Security measures.
(o) Recordkeeping.
(p) National Security Control Office.
(q) Exclusion for agricultural commodities.
2405. Foreign policy controls.
(a) Authority.
(b) Criteria.
(c) Consultation with industry.
(d) Consultation with other countries.
(e) Alternative means.
(f) Consultation with Congress.
(g) Exclusion for medicine and medical supplies and
for certain food exports.
(h) Foreign availability.
(i) International obligations.
(j) Countries supporting international terrorism.
(k) Negotiations with other countries.
(l) Missile technology.
(m) Chemical and biological weapons.
(n) Crime control instruments.
(o) Control list.
(p) Effect on existing contracts and licenses.
(q) Extension of certain controls.
(r) Expanded authority to impose controls.
(s) Spare parts.
2406. Short supply controls.
(a) Authority.
(b) Monitoring.
(c) Petitions for monitoring or controls.
(d) Domestically produced crude oil.
(e) Refined petroleum products.
(f) Certain petroleum products.
(g) Agricultural commodities.
(h) Barter agreements.
(i) Unprocessed red cedar.
(j) Effect of controls on existing contracts.
(k) Oil exports for use by United States military
facilities.
2407. Foreign boycotts.
(a) Prohibitions and exceptions.
(b) Foreign policy controls.
(c) Preemption.
2408. Procedures for hardship relief from export controls.
(a) Filing of petitions.
(b) Decision of Secretary.
(c) Factors to be considered.
2409. Procedures for processing export license applications;
other inquiries.
(a) Primary responsibility of Secretary.
(b) Initial screening.
(c) Action on certain applications.
(d) Referral to other departments and agencies.
(e) Action by other departments and agencies.
(f) Action by Secretary.
(g) Special procedures for Secretary of Defense.
(h) Multilateral controls.
(i) Records.
(j) Appeal and court action.
(k) Changes in requirements for applications.
(l) Other inquiries.
(m) Small business assistance.
(n) Reports on license applications.
(o) Exports to members of Coordinating Committee.
2410. Violations.
(a) In general.
(b) Willful violations.
(c) Civil penalties; administrative sanctions.
(d) Payment of penalties.
(e) Refunds.
(f) Actions for recovery of penalties.
(g) Forfeiture of property interest and proceeds.
(h) Prior convictions.
(i) Other authorities.
2410a. Multilateral export control violations.
(a) Determination by the President.
(b) Sanctions.
(c) Exceptions.
(d) Exclusion.
(e) Definitions.
(f) Subsequent modifications of sanctions.
(g) Reports to Congress.
(h) Discretionary imposition of sanctions.
(i) Compensation for diversion of militarily
critical technologies to controlled countries.
(j) Other actions by the President.
(k) Damages for certain violations.
(l) Definition.
2410b. Missile proliferation control violations.
(a) Violations by United States persons.
(b) Transfers of missile equipment or technology by
foreign persons.
(c) Definitions.
2410c. Chemical and biological weapons proliferation
sanctions.
(a) Imposition of sanctions.
(b) Consultations with and actions by foreign
government of jurisdiction.
(c) Sanctions.
(d) Termination of sanctions.
(e) Waiver.
(f) Definition of foreign person.
2411. Enforcement.
(a) General authority.
(b) Immunity.
(c) Confidentiality.
(d) Reporting requirements.
(e) Simplification of regulations.
2411a. Omitted.
2412. Administrative procedure and judicial review.
(a) Exemption.
(b) Public participation.
(c) Procedures relating to civil penalties and
sanctions.
(d) Imposition of temporary denial orders.
(e) Appeals from license denials.
2413. Annual report.
(a) Contents.
(b) Report on certain export controls.
(c) Report on negotiations.
(d) Report on exports to controlled countries.
(e) Report on domestic economic impact of exports
to controlled countries.
(f) Annual report of the President.
2414. Administrative and regulatory authority.
(a) Under Secretary of Commerce.
(b) Issuance of regulations.
(c) Amendments to regulations.
2415. Definitions.
2416. Effect on other Acts.
(a) In general.
(b) Coordination of controls.
(c) Civil aircraft equipment.
(d) Nonproliferation controls.
(e) Termination of other authority.
(f) Agricultural Act of 1970.
2417. Authorization of appropriations.
(a) Requirement of authorizing legislation.
(b) Authorization.
2418. Effective date.
2419. Termination date.
2420. Savings provision.
(a) In general.
(b) Administrative proceedings.
-SECREF-
ACT REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This Act is referred to in title 7 sections 1736y, 4001, 5671;
title 10 sections 130, 7430; title 12 section 635; title 15 section
4605; title 16 section 620j; title 19 section 1583; title 22
sections 2304, 2778, 2778a, 2779a, 2780, 2798, 3281, 5472, 5603,
6004, 6445, 7203; title 30 section 185; title 42 section 6212.
-End-
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50 USC APPENDIX Sec. 2401 01/06/03
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TITLE 50, APPENDIX - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
EXPORT REGULATION
-HEAD-
Sec. 2401. Congressional findings
-STATUTE-
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The ability of United States citizens to engage in
international commerce is a fundamental concern of United States
policy.
(2) Exports contribute significantly to the economic well-being
of the United States and the stability of the world economy by
increasing employment and production in the United States, and by
earning foreign exchange, thereby contributing favorably to the
trade balance. The restriction of exports from the United States
can have serious adverse effects on the balance of payments and
on domestic employment, particularly when restrictions applied by
the United States are more extensive than those imposed by other
countries.
(3) It is important for the national interest of the United
States that both the private sector and the Federal Government
place a high priority on exports, consistent with the economic,
security, and foreign policy objectives of the United States.
(4) The availability of certain materials at home and abroad
varies so that the quantity and composition of United States
exports and their distribution among importing countries may
affect the welfare of the domestic economy and may have an
important bearing upon fulfillment of the foreign policy of the
United States.
(5) Exports of goods or technology without regard to whether
they make a significant contribution to the military potential of
individual countries or combinations of countries may adversely
affect the national security of the United States.
(6) Uncertainty of export control policy can inhibit the
efforts of United States business and work to the detriment of
the overall attempt to improve the trade balance of the United
States.
(7) Unreasonable restrictions on access to world supplies can
cause worldwide political and economic instability, interfere
with free international trade, and retard the growth and
development of nations.
(8) It is important that the administration of export controls
imposed for national security purposes give special emphasis to
the need to control exports of technology (and goods which
contribute significantly to the transfer of such technology)
which could make a significant contribution to the military
potential of any country or combination of countries which would
be detrimental to the national security of the United States.
(9) Minimization of restrictions on exports of agricultural
commodities and products is of critical importance to the
maintenance of a sound agricultural sector, to a positive
contribution to the balance of payments, to reducing the level of
Federal expenditures for agricultural support programs, and to
United States cooperation in efforts to eliminate malnutrition
and world hunger.
(10) It is important that the administration of export controls
imposed for foreign policy purposes give special emphasis to the
need to control exports of goods and substances hazardous to the
public health and the environment which are banned or severely
restricted for use in the United States, and which, if exported,
could affect the international reputation of the United States as
a responsible trading partner.
(11) Availability to controlled countries of goods and
technology from foreign sources is a fundamental concern of the
United States and should be eliminated through negotiations and
other appropriate means whenever possible.
(12) Excessive dependence of the United States, its allies, or
countries sharing common strategic objectives with the United
States, on energy and other critical resources from potential
adversaries can be harmful to the mutual and individual security
of all those countries.
-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 96-72, Sec. 2, Sept. 29, 1979, 93 Stat. 503; Pub. L.
99-64, title I, Sec. 102, July 12, 1985, 99 Stat. 120; Pub. L.
103-199, title II, Sec. 201(a), Dec. 17, 1993, 107 Stat. 2320.)
-MISC1-
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 2401, Pub. L. 91-184, Sec. 2, Dec. 30, 1969, 83
Stat. 841; Pub. L. 92-412, title I, Sec. 102, Aug. 29, 1972, 86
Stat. 644; Pub. L. 93-500, Sec. 4(a), Oct. 29, 1974, 88 Stat. 1553,
setting forth findings of Congress with respect to the Export
Administration Act of 1969, expired on Sept. 30, 1979.
AMENDMENTS
1993 - Pars. (11) to (13). Pub. L. 103-199 redesignated pars.
(12) and (13) as (11) and (12), respectively, and struck out former
par. (11) which read as follows: "The acquisition of national
security sensitive goods and technology by the Soviet Union and
other countries the actions or policies of which run counter to the
national security interests of the United States, has led to the
significant enhancement of Soviet bloc military-industrial
capabilities. This enhancement poses a threat to the security of
the United States, its allies, and other friendly nations, and
places additional demands on the defense budget of the United
States."
1985 - Par. (2). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 102(1), substituted "by
earning foreign exchange, thereby contributing favorably to the
trade balance" for "by strengthening the trade balance and the
value of the United States dollar, thereby reducing inflation".
Par. (3). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 102(2), substituted "consistent
with the economic, security, and foreign policy objectives of the
United States" for "which would strengthen the Nation's economy".
Par. (6). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 102(3), amended par. (6) generally,
substituting "inhibit the efforts of United States business and
work" for "curtail the efforts of American business".
Par. (9). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 102(4), substituted "a positive
contribution to the balance of payments" for "achievement of a
positive balance of payments".
Pars. (10) to (13). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 102(5), added pars. (10)
to (13).
SHORT TITLE OF 1988 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 100-418, title II, Sec. 2441, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat.
1364, provided that: "This part [part II (Secs. 2441-2447) of
subtitle D of title II of Pub. L. 100-418, enacting section 2410a
of this Appendix, amending sections 2404 and 2413 of this Appendix
and section 1864 of Title 19, Customs Duties, and enacting
provisions set out as notes under section 2410a of this Appendix]
may be cited as the 'Multilateral Export Control Enhancement
Amendments Act'."
SHORT TITLE OF 1985 AMENDMENT
Section 1 of Pub. L. 99-64 provided that: "Titles I and II of
this Act [enacting sections 4051 to 4053 of Title 15, Commerce and
Trade, section 1864 of Title 19, Customs Duties, and section 466c
of Title 46, Appendix, Shipping, amending this section and sections
2402, 2403, 2404 to 2406, 2409 to 2411, 2412 to 2417, and 2419 of
this Appendix, sections 5314 and 5315 of Title 5, Government
Organization and Employees, sections 2304 and 2778 of Title 22,
Foreign Relations and Intercourse, and section 185 of Title 30,
Mineral Lands and Mining, and enacting provisions set out as notes
under sections 2404, 2405, and 2414 of this Appendix and section
5314 of Title 5] may be cited as the 'Export Administration
Amendments Act of 1985'."
SHORT TITLE OF 1981 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 97-145, Sec. 1, Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1727, provided:
"That this Act [amending sections 2405, 2410, 2411, and 2417 of
this Appendix and enacting provisions set out as notes under
sections 2405, 2410, and 2417 of this Appendix] may be cited as the
'Export Administration Amendments Act of 1981'."
SHORT TITLE
Section 1 of Pub. L. 96-72 provided that: "This Act [enacting
this section and sections 2402 to 2420 of this Appendix, amending
section 1732 of Title 7, Agriculture, sections 2778 and 3108 of
Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse, section 993 of Title
26, Internal Revenue Code, and sections 6212 and 6274 of Title 42,
The Public Health and Welfare, and enacting provisions set out as
notes under sections 2406 and 2409 of this Appendix and section
3108 of Title 22] may be cited as the 'Export Administration Act of
1979'."
-EXEC-
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 11753
Ex. Ord. No. 11753, Dec. 20, 1973, 38 F.R. 34983, which
established the President's Export Council, was revoked by section
1-402 of Ex. Ord. No. 12131, May 4, 1979, 44 F.R. 26842, set out
below.
EX. ORD. NO. 12131. PRESIDENT'S EXPORT COUNCIL
Ex. Ord. No. 12131, May 4, 1979, 44 F.R. 26841, as amended by Ex.
Ord. No. 12551, Feb. 21, 1986, 21 F.R. 6509; Ex. Ord. No. 12991,
Mar. 6, 1996, 61 F.R. 9587; Ex. Ord. No. 13138, Sec. 5, Sept. 30,
1999, 64 F.R. 53880, provided:
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution
and statutes of the United States of America, and in order to
expand the membership of the President's Export Council, in accord
with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
App.), it is hereby ordered as follows:
-MISC2-
1-1. ESTABLISHMENT AND MEMBERSHIP
1-101. There is established the President's Export Council.
1-102. The membership of the Council shall be as follows:
(a) The heads of the following Executive agencies or their
representatives:
(1) Department of State.
(2) Department of the Treasury.
(3) Department of Agriculture.
(4) Department of Commerce.
(5) Department of Labor.
(6) Office of the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations.
(7) Export-Import Bank of the United States.
(8) Small Business Administration.
(9) Department of Energy.
(b) Five members of the United States Senate, designated by the
President of the Senate, and five members of the United States
House of Representatives, designated by the Speaker of the House,
to serve for a two-year term.
(c) Not to exceed 28 citizens appointed by the President. These
individuals shall be selected from those who are not full,time
Federal officers or employees. They shall include representatives
of business and industry, agriculture, and labor.
1-103. The President shall designate a Chairman and a Vice
Chairman from among the members appointed by the President.
1-104. The Secretary of Commerce, with the concurrence of the
Chairman, shall appoint an Executive Director.
1-2. FUNCTIONS
1-201. The Council shall serve as a national advisory body on
matters relating to United States export trade, including advice on
the implementation of the President's National Export Policy, which
was announced on September 26, 1978. It shall, through the
Secretary of Commerce, report to the President on its activities
and on its recommendations for expanding United States exports.
1-202. The Council should survey and evaluate the export
expansion activities of the communities represented by the
membership. It should identify and examine specific problems which
business, industrial, and agricultural practices may cause for
export trade, and examine the needs of business, industry, and
agriculture to expand their efforts. The Council should recommend
specific solutions to these problems and needs.
1-203. The Council may act as liaison among the communities
represented by the membership; and, may provide a forum for those
communities on current and emerging problems and issues in the
field of export expansion. The Council should encourage the
business, industrial, and agricultural communities to enter new
foreign markets and to expand existing export programs.
1-204. The Council shall provide advice on Federal plans and
actions that affect export expansion policies which have an impact
on those communities represented by the membership.
1-205. The Council may establish, with the concurrence of the
Secretary of Commerce, an executive committee and such other
subordinate committees it considers necessary for the performance
of its functions. The Chairman of a subordinate committee shall be
designated, with the concurrence of the Secretary of Commerce, by
the Chairman of the Council from among the membership of the
Council. Members of subordinate committees shall be appointed by
the Secretary of Commerce.
1-3. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
1-301. The Secretary of Commerce shall, to the extent permitted
by law, provide the Council, including its executive and
subordinate committees, with administrative and staff services,
support and facilities as may be necessary for the effective
performance of its functions.
1-302. Each member of the Council, including its executive and
subordinate committees, who is not otherwise paid a salary by the
Federal Government, shall receive no compensation from the United
States by virtue of their service on the Council, but all members
may receive the transportation and travel expenses, including per
diem in lieu of subsistence, authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5702 and
5703).
1-4. GENERAL PROVISIONS
1-401. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other Executive
order, the functions of the President under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), except that of reporting annually to
the Congress, which are applicable to the Council, shall be
performed by the Secretary of Commerce in accordance with
guidelines and procedures established by the Administrator of
General Services.
1-402. Executive Order No. 11753 is revoked; however, nothing in
this Order shall be deemed to require new charters for the Council,
including its executive and subordinate committees, which were
current immediately prior to the issuance of this Order.
1-403. The Council shall terminate on December 31, 1980, unless
sooner extended.
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EXTENSION OF TERM OF PRESIDENT'S EXPORT COUNCIL
Term of the President's Export Council extended until Dec. 31,
1982, see section 1-101(l) of Ex. Ord. No. 12258, Dec. 31, 1980, 46
F.R. 1251, formerly set out as a note under section 14 of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act in the Appendix to Title 5,
Government Organization and Employees.
Term of the President's Export Council extended until Sept. 30,
1984, see Ex. Ord. No. 12399, Dec. 31, 1982, 48 F.R. 379, formerly
set out as a note under section 14 of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act in the Appendix to Title 5.
Term of the President's Export Council extended until Sept. 30,
1985, see Ex. Ord. No. 12489, Sept. 28, 1984, 49 F.R. 38927,
formerly set out as a note under section 14 of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act in the Appendix to Title 5.
Term of the President's Export Council extended until Sept. 30,
1987, see Ex. Ord. No. 12534, Sept. 30, 1985, 50 F.R. 40319,
formerly set out as a note under section 14 of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act in the Appendix to Title 5.
Term of the President's Export Council extended until Sept. 30,
1989, see Ex. Ord. No. 12610, Sept. 30, 1987, 52 F.R. 36901,
formerly set out as a note under section 14 of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act in the Appendix to Title 5.
Term of the President's Export Council extended until Sept. 30,
1991, see Ex. Ord. No. 12692, Sept. 29, 1989, 54 F.R. 40627,
formerly set out as a note under section 14 of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act in the Appendix to Title 5.
Term of the President's Export Council extended until Sept. 30,
1993, see Ex. Ord. No. 12774, Sept. 27, 1991, 56 F.R. 49835,
formerly set out as a note under section 14 of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act in the Appendix to Title 5.
Term of the President's Export Council extended until Sept. 30,
1995, see Ex. Ord. No. 12869, Sept. 30, 1993, 58 F.R. 51751,
formerly set out as a note under section 14 of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act in the Appendix to Title 5.
Term of the President's Export Council extended until Sept. 30,
1997, see Ex. Ord. No. 12974, Sept. 29, 1995, 60 F.R. 51875,
formerly set out as a note under section 14 of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act in the Appendix to Title 5.
Term of the President's Export Council extended until Sept. 30,
1999, see Ex. Ord. No. 13062, Sec. 1(m), Sept. 29, 1997, 62 F.R.
51755, formerly set out as a note under section 14 of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act in the Appendix to Title 5.
Term of the President's Export Council extended until Sept. 30,
2001, see Ex. Ord. No. 13138, Sept. 30, 1999, 64 F.R. 53879,
formerly set out as a note under section 14 of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act in the Appendix to Title 5.
Term of the President's Export Council extended until Sept. 30,
2003, see Ex. Ord. No. 13225, Sept. 28, 2001, 66 F.R. 50291, set
out as a note under section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act in the Appendix to Title 5.
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50 USC APPENDIX Sec. 2402 01/06/03
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TITLE 50, APPENDIX - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
EXPORT REGULATION
-HEAD-
Sec. 2402. Congressional declaration of policy
-STATUTE-
The Congress makes the following declarations:
(1) It is the policy of the United States to minimize
uncertainties in export control policy and to encourage trade
with all countries with which the United States has diplomatic or
trading relations, except those countries with which such trade
has been determined by the President to be against the national
interest.
(2) It is the policy of the United States to use export
controls only after full consideration of the impact on the
economy of the United States and only to the extent necessary -
(A) to restrict the export of goods and technology which
would make a significant contribution to the military potential
of any other country or combination of countries which would
prove detrimental to the national security of the United
States;
(B) to restrict the export of goods and technology where
necessary to further significantly the foreign policy of the
United States or to fulfill its declared international
obligations; and
(C) to restrict the export of goods where necessary to
protect the domestic economy from the excessive drain of scarce
materials and to reduce the serious inflationary impact of
foreign demand.
(3) It is the policy of the United States (A) to apply any
necessary controls to the maximum extent possible in cooperation
with all nations, and (B) to encourage observance of a uniform
export control policy by all nations with which the United States
has defense treaty commitments or common strategic objectives.
(4) It is the policy of the United States to use its economic
resources and trade potential to further the sound growth and
stability of its economy as well as to further its national
security and foreign policy objectives.
(5) It is the policy of the United States -
(A) to oppose restrictive trade practices or boycotts
fostered or imposed by foreign countries against other
countries friendly to the United States or against any United
States person;
(B) to encourage and, in specified cases, require United
States persons engaged in the export of goods or technology or
other information to refuse to take actions, including
furnishing information or entering into or implementing
agreements, which have the effect of furthering or supporting
the restrictive trade practices or boycotts fostered or imposed
by any foreign country against a country friendly to the United
States or against any United States person; and
(C) to foster international cooperation and the development
of international rules and institutions to assure reasonable
access to world supplies.
(6) It is the policy of the United States that the desirability
of subjecting, or continuing to subject, particular goods or
technology or other information to United States export controls
should be subjected to review by and consultation with
representatives of appropriate United States Government agencies
and private industry.
(7) It is the policy of the United States to use export
controls, including license fees, to secure the removal by
foreign countries of restrictions on access to supplies where
such restrictions have or may have a serious domestic
inflationary impact, have caused or may cause a serious domestic
shortage, or have been imposed for purposes of influencing the
foreign policy of the United States. In effecting this policy,
the President shall make reasonable and prompt efforts to secure
the removal or reduction of such restrictions, policies, or
actions through international cooperation and agreement before
imposing export controls. No action taken in fulfillment of the
policy set forth in this paragraph shall apply to the export of
medicine or medical supplies.
(8) It is the policy of the United States to use export
controls to encourage other countries to take immediate steps to
prevent the use of their territories or resources to aid,
encourage, or give sanctuary to those persons involved in
directing, supporting, or participating in acts of international
terrorism. To achieve this objective, the President shall make
reasonable and prompt efforts to secure the removal or reduction
of such assistance to international terrorists through
international cooperation and agreement before imposing export
controls.
(9) It is the policy of the United States to cooperate with
other countries with which the United States has defense treaty
commitments or common strategic objectives in restricting the
export of goods and technology which would make a significant
contribution to the military potential of any country or
combination of countries which would prove detrimental to the
security of the United States and of those countries with which
the United States has defense treaty commitments or common
strategic objectives, and to encourage other friendly countries
to cooperate in restricting the sale of goods and technology that
can harm the security of the United States.
(10) It is the policy of the United States that export trade by
United States citizens be given a high priority and not be
controlled except when such controls (A) are necessary to further
fundamental national security, foreign policy, or short supply
objectives, (B) will clearly further such objectives, and (C) are
administered consistent with basic standards of due process.
(11) It is the policy of the United States to minimize
restrictions on the export of agricultural commodities and
products.
(12) It is the policy of the United States to sustain vigorous
scientific enterprise. To do so involves sustaining the ability
of scientists and other scholars freely to communicate research
findings, in accordance with applicable provisions of law, by
means of publication, teaching, conferences, and other forms of
scholarly exchange.
(13) It is the policy of the United States to control the
export of goods and substances banned or severely restricted for
use in the United States in order to foster public health and
safety and to prevent injury to the foreign policy of the United
States as well as to the credibility of the United States as a
responsible trading partner.
(14) It is the policy of the United States to cooperate with
countries which are allies of the United States and countries
which share common strategic objectives with the United States in
minimizing dependence on imports of energy and other critical
resources from potential adversaries and in developing
alternative supplies of such resources in order to minimize
strategic threats posed by excessive hard currency earnings
derived from such resource exports by countries with policies
adverse to the security interests of the United States.
-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 96-72, Sec. 3, Sept. 29, 1979, 93 Stat. 504; Pub. L.
99-64, title I, Sec. 103, July 12, 1985, 99 Stat. 121; Pub. L.
103-199, title II, Sec. 201(b)(2), Dec. 17, 1993, 107 Stat. 2321.)
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PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 2402, Pub. L. 91-184, Sec. 3, Dec. 30, 1969, 83
Stat. 841; Pub. L. 92-412, title I, Sec. 103, Aug. 29, 1972, 86
Stat. 644; Pub. L. 93-500, Secs. 2, 4(b), (c), 11, Oct. 29, 1974,
88 Stat. 1552, 1553, 1556; Pub. L. 95-52, title I, Sec. 115, title
II, Sec. 202, June 22, 1977, 91 Stat. 241, 247, setting forth
declaration of policy of Congress with respect to the Export
Administration Act of 1969, expired on Sept. 30, 1979.
AMENDMENTS
1993 - Par. (15). Pub. L. 103-199 struck out par. (15) which read
as follows: "It is the policy of the United States, particularly in
light of the Soviet massacre of innocent men, women, and children
aboard Korean Air Lines flight 7, to continue to object to
exceptions to the International Control List for the Union of
Soviet Socialist Republics, subject to periodic review by the
President."
1985 - Par. (3). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 103(1), inserted "or common
strategic objectives" after "defense treaty commitments".
Par. (7). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 103(2), substituted "the President
shall make reasonable and prompt efforts" for "the President shall
make every reasonable effort", and "imposing export controls" for
"resorting to the imposition of controls on exports from the United
States".
Par. (8). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 103(3), substituted "the President
shall make reasonable and prompt efforts" for "the President shall
make every reasonable effort", and "imposing export controls" for
"resorting to the imposition of export controls".
Par. (9). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 103(4), inserted "or common
strategic objectives" after "commitments" in two places, and
inserted ", and to encourage other friendly countries to cooperate
in restricting the sale of goods and technology that can harm the
security of the United States".
Pars. (12) to (15). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 103(5), added pars. (12)
to (15).
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DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS
Functions conferred upon President under this section delegated
to Secretary of Commerce by Ex. Ord. No. 12214, May 2, 1980, 45
F.R. 29783, set out under section 2403 of this Appendix.
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POLICY REGARDING KAL
Section 201(b)(1) of Pub. L. 103-199 provided that: "The Congress
finds that -
"(A) President Yeltsin should be commended for meeting
personally with representatives of the families of the victims of
the shootdown of Korean Airlines (KAL) Flight 7;
"(B) President Yeltsin's Government has met on two separate
occasions with United States Government and family members to
answer questions associated with the shootdown and has arranged
for the families to interview Russians involved in the incident
or the search and rescue operations that followed;
"(C) President Yeltsin's Government has also cooperated fully
with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to
allow it to complete its investigation of the incident and has
provided numerous materials requested by the ICAO, including
radar data and so-called 'black boxes', the digital flight data
and cockpit voice recorders from the flight;
"(D) the Export Administration Act of 1979 [sections 2401 to
2420 of this Appendix] continues to state that the United States
should continue to object to exceptions to the International
Control List for the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in light
of the KAL tragedy, even though the 'no exceptions' policy was
rescinded by President Bush in 1990;
"(E) the Government of the United States is seeking
compensation from the Russian Government on behalf of the
families of the KAL victims, and the Congress expects the
Administration to continue to pursue issues related to the
shootdown, including that of compensation, with officials at the
highest level of the Russian Government; and
"(F) in view of the cooperation provided by President Yeltsin
and his government regarding the KAL incident and these other
developments, it is appropriate to remove such language from the
Export Administration Act of 1979."
POLICY ON MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL
Pub. L. 101-510, div. A, title XVII, Sec. 1701, Nov. 5, 1990, 104
Stat. 1738, provided that: "It should be the policy of the United
States to take all appropriate measures -
"(1) to discourage the proliferation, development, and
production of the weapons, material, and technology necessary to
produce or acquire missiles that can deliver weapons of mass
destruction;
"(2) to discourage countries and private persons in other
countries from aiding and abetting any states from acquiring such
weapons, material, and technology;
"(3) to strengthen United States and existing multilateral
export controls to prohibit the flow of materials, equipment, and
technology that would assist countries in acquiring the ability
to produce or acquire missiles that can deliver weapons of mass
destruction, including missiles, warheads and weaponization
technology, targeting technology, test and evaluation technology,
and range and weapons effect measurement technology; and
"(4) with respect to the Missile Technology Control Regime
('MTCR') and its participating governments -
"(A) to improve enforcement and seek a common and stricter
interpretation among MTCR members of MTCR principles;
"(B) to increase the number of countries that adhere to the
MTCR; and
"(C) to increase information sharing among United States
agencies and among governments on missile technology transfer,
including export licensing, and enforcement activities."
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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in sections 2403, 2404, 2405, 2406,
2407, 2409, 2413 of this Appendix; title 10 section 2410i; title 26
sections 943, 993; title 42 section 6212.
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50 USC APPENDIX Sec. 2403 01/06/03
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TITLE 50, APPENDIX - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
EXPORT REGULATION
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Sec. 2403. General provisions
-STATUTE-
(a) Types of licenses
Under such conditions as may be imposed by the Secretary which
are consistent with the provisions of this Act [sections 2401 to
2420 of this Appendix], the Secretary may require any of the
following types of export licenses:
(1) A validated license, authorizing a specific export, issued
pursuant to an application by the exporter.
(2) Validated licenses authorizing multiple exports, issued
pursuant to an application by the exporter, in lieu of an
individual validated license for each such export, including, but
not limited to, the following:
(A) A distribution license, authorizing exports of goods to
approved distributors or users of the goods in countries other
than controlled countries, except that the Secretary may
establish a type of distribution license appropriate for
consignees in the People's Republic of China. The Secretary
shall grant the distribution license primarily on the basis of
the reliability of the applicant and foreign consignees with
respect to the prevention of diversion of goods to controlled
countries. The Secretary shall have the responsibility of
determining, with the assistance of all appropriate agencies,
the reliability of applicants and their immediate consignees.
The Secretary's determination shall be based on appropriate
investigations of each applicant and periodic reviews of
licensees and their compliance with the terms of licenses
issued under this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix].
Factors such as the applicant's products or volume of business,
or the consignees' geographic location, sales distribution
area, or degree of foreign ownership, which may be relevant
with respect to individual cases, shall not be determinative in
creating categories or general criteria for the denial of
applications or withdrawal of a distribution license.
(B) A comprehensive operations license, authorizing exports
and reexports of technology and related goods, including items
from the list of militarily critical technologies developed
pursuant to section 5(d) of this Act [section 2404(d) of this
Appendix] which are included on the control list in accordance
with that section, from a domestic concern to and among its
foreign subsidiaries, affiliates, joint venturers, and
licensees that have long-term, contractually defined relations
with the exporter, are located in countries other than
controlled countries (except the People's Republic of China),
and are approved by the Secretary. The Secretary shall grant
the license to manufacturing, laboratory, or related operations
on the basis of approval of the exporter's systems of control,
including internal proprietary controls, applicable to the
technology and related goods to be exported rather than
approval of individual export transactions. The Secretary and
the Commissioner of Customs, consistent with their authorities
under section 12(a) of this Act [section 2411(a) of this
Appendix] and with the assistance of all appropriate agencies,
shall periodically, but not less frequently than annually,
perform audits of licensing procedures under this subparagraph
in order to assure the integrity and effectiveness of those
procedures.
(C) A project license, authorizing exports of goods or
technology for a specified activity.
(D) A service supply license, authorizing exports of spare or
replacement parts for goods previously exported.
(3) A general license, authorizing exports, without application
by the exporter.
(4) Such other licenses as may assist in the effective and
efficient implementation of this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of
this Appendix].
(b) Control list
The Secretary shall establish and maintain a list (hereinafter in
this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix] referred to as
the "control list") stating license requirements (other than for
general licenses) for exports of goods and technology under this
Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix].
(c) Foreign availability
In accordance with the provisions of this Act [sections 2401 to
2420 of this Appendix], the President shall not impose export
controls for foreign policy or national security purposes on the
export from the United States of goods or technology which he
determines are available without restriction from sources outside
the United States in sufficient quantities and comparable in
quality to those produced in the United States so as to render the
controls ineffective in achieving their purposes, unless the
President determines that adequate evidence has been presented to
him demonstrating that the absence of such controls would prove
detrimental to the foreign policy or national security of the
United States. In complying with the provisions of this subsection,
the President shall give strong emphasis to bilateral or
multilateral negotiations to eliminate foreign availability. The
Secretary and the Secretary of Defense shall cooperate in gathering
information relating to foreign availability, including the
establishment and maintenance of a jointly operated computer
system.
(d) Right of export
No authority or permission to export may be required under this
Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix], or under regulations
issued under this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix],
except to carry out the policies set forth in section 3 of this Act
[section 2402 of this Appendix].
(e) Delegation of authority
The President may delegate the power, authority, and discretion
conferred upon him by this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this
Appendix] to such departments, agencies, or officials of the
Government as he may consider appropriate, except that no authority
under this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix] may be
delegated to, or exercised by, any official of any department or
agency the head of which is not appointed by the President, by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate. The President may not
delegate or transfer his power, authority, and discretion to
overrule or modify any recommendation or decision made by the
Secretary, the Secretary of Defense, or the Secretary of State
pursuant to the provisions of this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of
this Appendix].
(f) Notification of public; consultation with business
The Secretary shall keep the public fully apprised of changes in
export control policy and procedures instituted in conformity with
this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix] with a view to
encouraging trade. The Secretary shall meet regularly with
representatives of a broad spectrum of enterprises, labor
organizations, and citizens interested in or affected by export
controls, in order to obtain their views on United States export
control policy and the foreign availability of goods and
technology.
(g) Fees
No fee may be charged in connection with the submission or
processing of an export license application.
-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 96-72, Sec. 4, Sept. 29, 1979, 93 Stat. 505; Pub. L.
99-64, title I, Sec. 104, July 12, 1985, 99 Stat. 122; Pub. L.
100-418, title II, Secs. 2411, 2412, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat.
1347.)
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REFERENCES IN TEXT
This Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 96-72, Sept. 29, 1979,
93 Stat. 503, as amended, known as the Export Administration Act of
1979, which enacted sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix, amended
section 1732 of Title 7, Agriculture, sections 2778 and 3108 of
Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse, section 993 of Title
26, Internal Revenue Code, and sections 6212 and 6274 of Title 42,
The Public Health and Welfare, and enacted provisions set out as
notes under sections 2401, 2406, and 2409 of this Appendix and
section 3108 of Title 22. For complete classification of this Act
to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2401 of
this Appendix and Tables.
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PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 2403, Pub. L. 91-184, Sec. 4, Dec. 30, 1969, 83
Stat. 842; Pub. L. 92-412, title I, Sec. 104(a), (b)(1), Aug. 29,
1972, 86 Stat. 644, 645; Pub. L. 93-500, Secs. 3(a), 5(a), 7, 9,
10, 12, Oct. 29, 1974, 88 Stat. 1552-1557; Pub. L. 95-52, title I,
Secs. 103(a), (b)(1)-(3), (c), 104-110, 113(b), title II, Sec.
201(b), June 22, 1977, 91 Stat. 235-239, 241, 246; Pub. L. 95-223,
title III, Sec. 301(a), (b)(1), Dec. 28, 1977, 91 Stat. 1629; Pub.
L. 95-384. Sec. 6(d)(2), Sept. 26, 1978, 92 Stat. 731; Pub. L.
95-435, Sec. 5(d), Oct. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 1052; Pub. L. 96-67,
Sec. 2, Sept. 21, 1979, 93 Stat. 415, setting forth provisions
relating to authorities to effectuate policies and limitations on
exercise of authorities, expired on Sept. 30, 1979.
AMENDMENTS
1988 - Subsec. (a)(2)(A). Pub. L. 100-418, Sec. 2412(1), inserted
exception authorizing the Secretary to establish a type of
distribution license appropriate to consignees in the People's
Republic of China.
Subsec. (a)(2)(B). Pub. L. 100-418, Sec. 2412(2), inserted
"(except the People's Republic of China)" after "controlled
countries".
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 100-418, Sec. 2411, added subsec. (g).
1985 - Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 104(a), amended par.
(2) generally, substituting provisions relating to validated
licenses authorizing multiple exports including, but not limited
to, distribution licenses, comprehensive operations licenses,
project licenses, and service supply licenses, for former
provisions which read: "A qualified general license, authorizing
multiple exports, issued pursuant to an application by the
exporter."
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 104(b), substituted "Control
list" for "Commodity control list" in heading and, in text,
substituted "control list" for "commodity control list" and
"stating license requirements (other than for general licenses) for
exports of goods and technology under this Act" for "consisting of
any goods or technology subject to export controls under this Act".
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 104(c), substituted "sufficient"
for "significant", inserted "so as to render the controls
ineffective in achieving their purposes", and inserted provisions
directing that, in complying with the provisions of this
subsection, the President shall give strong emphasis to bilateral
or multilateral negotiations to eliminate foreign availability, and
that the Secretary and the Secretary of Defense shall cooperate in
gathering information relating to foreign availability, including
the establishment and maintenance of a jointly operated computer
system.
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 104(d), amended subsec. (f)
generally, substituting "representatives of a broad spectrum of
enterprises, labor organizations, and citizens interested in or
affected by export controls, in order to obtain their views on
United States export control policy and the foreign availability of
goods and technology" for "representatives of the business sector
in order to obtain their views on export control policy and the
foreign availability of goods and technology".
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TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
For transfer of functions, personnel, assets, and liabilities of
the United States Customs Service of the Department of the
Treasury, including functions of the Secretary of the Treasury
relating thereto, to the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for
treatment of related references, see sections 203(1), 551(d),
552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department
of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as
modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.
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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 11533
Ex. Ord. No. 11533, June 4, 1970, 35 F.R. 8799, as amended by Ex.
Ord. No. 11907, Mar. 1, 1976, 41 F.R. 9085, which provided for the
administration of the Export Administration Act of 1969, was
revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 12002, July 7, 1977, 42 F.R. 35623, set out
below.
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 11677
Ex. Ord. No. 11677, Aug. 1, 1972, 37 F.R. 15483, formerly set out
as a note under this section, which provided for the regulation of
exports, was revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 11683, Aug. 29, 1972, 37 F.R.
17813.
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 11683
Ex. Ord. No. 11683, Aug. 29, 1972, 37 F.R. 17813, which revoked
Ex. Ord. No. 11677, was revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 12002, July 7,
1977, 42 F.R. 35623, set out below.
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 11798
Ex. Ord. No. 11798, Aug. 14, 1974, 39 F.R. 29567, which provided
for the continuing regulation of exports, was revoked by Ex. Ord.
No. 12002, July 7, 1977, 42 F.R. 35623, set out below.
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 11818
Ex. Ord. No. 11818, Nov. 5, 1974, 39 F.R. 39429, which provided
for the continuing regulation of exports, was revoked by Ex. Ord.
No. 12002, July 7, 1977, 42 F.R. 35623, set out below.
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 11940
Ex. Ord. No. 11940, Sept. 30, 1976, 41 F.R. 43707, which provided
for the continuing regulation of exports, was revoked by Ex. Ord.
No. 12002, July 7, 1977, 42 F.R. 35623, set out below.
EX. ORD. NO. 12002. ADMINISTRATION OF EXPORT ADMINISTRATION ACT
Ex. Ord. No. 12002, July 7, 1977, 42 F.R. 35623, as amended by
Ex. Ord. No. 12755, Mar. 12, 1991, 56 F.R. 11057; Ex. Ord. No.
13286, Sec. 54, Feb. 28, 2003, 68 F.R. 10629, provided:
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
statutes of the United States of America, including the Export
Administration Act of 1969, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 2401, et
seq.), and as President of the United States of America, it is
hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Except as provided in Section 2, the power, authority,
and discretion conferred upon the President by the provisions of
the Export Administration Act of 1969, as amended (50 U.S.C. App.
2401, et seq.), hereinafter referred to as the Act, are delegated
to the Secretary of Commerce, with the power of successive
redelegation.
Sec. 2. (a) The power, authority and discretion conferred upon
the President in Sections 4(h) and 4(l) of the Act are retained by
the President.
(b) The power, authority and discretion conferred upon the
President in Section 3(8) of the Act [section 2402(8) of this
Appendix], which directs that every reasonable effort be made to
secure the removal or reduction of assistance by foreign countries
to international terrorists through cooperation and agreement, are
delegated to the Secretary of State, with the power of successive
redelegation.
Sec. 3. The Export Administration Review Board, hereinafter
referred to as the Board, which was established by Executive Order
No. 11533 of June 4, 1970, as amended, is hereby continued. The
Board shall continue to have as its members, the Secretary of
Commerce, who shall be Chairman of the Board, the Secretary of
State, and the Secretary of Defense. The Secretary of Energy, the
Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director of the United
States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency shall be members of the
Board, and shall participate in meetings that consider issues
involving nonproliferation of armaments and other issues within
their respective statutory and policy-making authorities. The
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Director of Central
Intelligence shall be non-voting members of the Board. No alternate
Board members shall be designated, but the acting head or deputy
head of any department or agency may serve in lieu of the head of
the concerned department or agency. The Board may invite the heads
of other United States Government departments or agencies, other
than the agencies represented by the Board members, to participate
in the activities of the Board when matters of interest to such
departments or agencies are under consideration.
Sec. 4. The Secretary of Commerce may from time to time refer to
the Board such particular export license matters, involving
questions of national security or other major policy issues, as the
Secretary shall select. The Secretary of Commerce shall also refer
to the Board any other such export license matter, upon the request
of any other member of the Board or of the head of any other United
States Government department or agency having any interest in such
matter. The Board shall consider the matters so referred to it,
giving due consideration to the foreign policy of the United
States, the national security, concerns about the nonproliferation
of armaments, and the domestic economy, and shall make
recommendation thereon to the Secretary of Commerce.
Sec. 5. The President may at any time (a) prescribe rules and
regulations applicable to the power, authority, and discretion
referred to in this Order, and (b) communicate to the Secretary of
Commerce such specific directives applicable thereto as the
President shall determine. The Secretary of Commerce shall from
time to time report to the President upon the administration of the
Act and, as the Secretary deems necessary, may refer to the
President recommendations made by the Board under Section 4 of this
Order. Neither the provisions of this section nor those of Section
4 shall be construed as limiting the provisions of Section 1 of
this Order.
Sec. 6. All delegations, rules, regulations, orders, licenses,
and other forms of administrative action made, issued, or otherwise
taken under, or continued in existence by, the Executive orders
revoked in Section 7 of this Order, and not revoked
administratively or legislatively, shall remain in full force and
effect under this Order until amended, modified, or terminated by
proper authority. The revocations in Section 7 of this Order shall
not affect any violation of any rules, regulations, orders,
licenses or other forms of administrative action under those Orders
during the period those Orders were in effect.
Sec. 7. Executive Order No. 11533 of June 4, 1970, Executive
Order No. 11683 of August 29, 1972, Executive Order No. 11798 of
August 14, 1974, Executive Order No. 11818 of November 5, 1974,
Executive Order No. 11907 of March 1, 1976, and Executive Order No.
11940 of September 30, 1976 are hereby revoked.
[For abolition, transfer of functions, and treatment of
references to United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency,
see section 6511 et seq. of Title 22, Foreign Relations and
Intercourse.]
EX. ORD. NO. 12214. ADMINISTRATION OF EXPORT ADMINISTRATION ACT
Ex. Ord. No. 12214, May 2, 1980, 45 F.R. 29783, provided:
By the authority vested in me as President of the United States
of America by Section 4(e) of the Export Administration Act of 1979
(Public Law 96-72; 50 U.S.C. App. 2403(e)), it is hereby ordered as
follows:
1-101. Except as provided in Section 1-102, the functions
conferred upon the President by the provisions of the Export
Administration Act of 1979, hereinafter referred to as the Act
(Public Law 96-72; 50 U.S.C. App. 2401 et seq.), are delegated to
the Secretary of Commerce.
1-102. (a) The functions conferred upon the President by Sections
4(e), 5(c), 5(f)(1), 5(h)(6), 6(k), 7(d)(2), 10(g) and 20 of the
Act [50 U.S.C. App. 2403(e), 2404(c), 2404(f)(1), 2404(h)(6),
2405(k), 2406(d)(2), 2409(g) and 2419] are reserved to the
President.
(b) The functions conferred upon the President by Sections
5(f)(4), 5(i), and 6(g) of the Act [50 U.S.C. App. 2404(f)(4),
2404(i), and 2405(g)] are delegated to the Secretary of State.
1-103. All delegations, rules, regulations, orders, licenses, and
other forms of administrative action made, issued or otherwise
taken under, or continued in existence by, Section 21 of the Act
[50 U.S.C. App. 2420] or Executive Order No. 12002 [set out above],
and not revoked administratively or legislatively, shall remain in
full force and effect until amended, modified, or terminated by
proper authority. This Order does not supersede or otherwise affect
Executive Order No. 12002.
1-104. Except to the extent inconsistent with this Order, all
actions previously taken pursuant to any function delegated or
assigned by this Order shall be deemed to have been taken and
authorized by this Order.
Jimmy Carter.
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 12264
Ex. Ord. No. 12264, Jan. 15, 1981, 46 F.R. 4659, which related to
the Federal policy regarding the export of banned or significantly
restricted substances, was revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 12290, Feb. 17,
1981, 46 F.R. 12943, set out below.
EX. ORD. NO. 12290. IMPLEMENTATION OF EXPORT ADMINISTRATION ACT
WITH MINIMUM REGULATORY BURDEN
Ex. Ord. No. 12290, Feb. 17, 1981, 46 F.R. 12943, provided:
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution of
the United States of America, and in order to ensure that the
Export Administration Act of 1979 [sections 2401 to 2420 of this
Appendix] is implemented with the minimum regulatory burden,
Executive Order No. 12264 of January 15, 1981, entitled "On Federal
Policy Regarding the Export of Banned or Significantly Restricted
Substances," is hereby revoked.
Ronald Reagan.
CONTINUATION OF EXPORT CONTROL REGULATIONS
Provisions relating to continued effectiveness of the Export
Administration Act of 1979, 50 App. U.S.C. 2401 et seq., and to
issuance and continued effectiveness of rules, regulations, orders,
licenses, and other forms of administrative action and delegations
of authority relating to administration of that Act, were contained
in the following:
Ex. Ord. No. 13222, Aug. 17, 2001, 66 F.R. 44025, set out as a
note under section 1701 of Title 50, War and National Defense.
Ex. Ord. No. 13206, Apr. 4, 2001, 66 F.R. 18397, set out as a
note under section 1701 of Title 50.
Ex. Ord. No. 12924, Aug. 19, 1994, 59 F.R. 43437, formerly set
out as a note under section 1701 of Title 50, prior to revocation
by Ex. Ord. No. 13206, Sec. 1, Apr. 4, 2001, 66 F.R. 18397.
Ex. Ord. No. 12923, June 30, 1994, 59 F.R. 34551, formerly set
out as a note under section 1701 of Title 50, prior to revocation
by Ex. Ord. No. 12924, Sec. 4, Aug. 19, 1994, 59 F.R. 43438.
Ex. Ord. No. 12867, Sept. 30, 1993, 58 F.R. 51747, set out as a
note under section 1701 of Title 50.
Ex. Ord. No. 12730, Sept. 30, 1990, 55 F.R. 40373, formerly set
out as a note under section 1701 of Title 50, prior to revocation
by Ex. Ord. No. 12867, Sept. 30, 1993, 58 F.R. 51747.
Ex. Ord. No. 12525, July 12, 1985, 50 F.R. 28757, set out as a
note under section 1701 of Title 50.
Ex. Ord. No. 12470, Mar. 30, 1984, 49 F.R. 13099, formerly set
out as a note under section 1701 of Title 50, prior to revocation
by Ex. Ord. No. 12525, July 12, 1985, 50 F.R. 28757.
Ex. Ord. No. 12451, Dec. 20, 1983, 48 F.R. 56563, set out as a
note under section 1701 of Title 50.
Ex. Ord. No. 12444, Oct. 14, 1983, 48 F.R. 48215, formerly set
out as a note under section 1701 of Title 50, prior to revocation
by Ex. Ord. No. 12451, Dec. 20, 1983, 48 F.R. 56563.
EX. ORD. NO. 12981. ADMINISTRATION OF EXPORT CONTROLS
Ex. Ord. No. 12981, Dec. 5, 1995, 60 F.R. 62981, as amended by
Ex. Ord. No. 13020, Oct. 12, 1996, 61 F.R. 54079; Ex. Ord. No.
13026, Sec. 1(b), Nov. 15, 1996, 61 F.R. 58767; Ex. Ord. No. 13117,
Mar. 31, 1999, 64 F.R. 16591, provided:
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution
and the laws of the United States of America, including but not
limited to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50
U.S.C. 1701 et. seq.) ("the Act"), and in order to take additional
steps with respect to the national emergency described and declared
in Executive Order No. 12924 of August 19, 1994 [50 U.S.C. 1701
note], and continued on August 15, 1995, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON,
President of the United States of America, find that it is
necessary for the procedures set forth below to apply to export
license applications submitted under the Act and the Export
Administration Regulations (15 C.F.R. Part 730 et. seq.) ("the
Regulations") or under any renewal of, or successor to, the Export
Administration Act of 1979, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 2401 et.
seq.) ("the Export Administration Act"), and the Regulations.
Accordingly, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. License Review. To the extent permitted by law and
consistent with Executive Order No. 12924 of August 19, 1994, the
power, authority, and discretion conferred upon the Secretary of
Commerce ("the Secretary") under the Export Administration Act to
require, review, and make final determinations with regard to
export licenses, documentation, and other forms of information
submitted to the Department of Commerce pursuant to the Act and the
Regulations or under any renewal of, or successor to, the Export
Administration Act and the Regulations, with the power of
successive redelegation, shall continue. The Departments of State,
Defense, and Energy each shall have the authority to review any
export license application submitted to the Department of Commerce
pursuant to the Act and the Regulations or under any renewal of, or
successor to, the Export Administration Act and the Regulations.
The Secretary may refer license applications to other United States
Government departments or agencies for review as appropriate. In
the event that a department or agency determines that certain types
of applications need not be referred to it, such department or
agency shall notify the Department of Commerce as to the specific
types of such applications that it does not wish to review. All
departments or agencies shall promptly respond, on a case-by-case
basis, to requests from other departments or agencies for
historical information relating to past license applications.
Sec. 2. Determinations. (a) All license applications submitted
under the Act and the Regulations or any renewal of, or successor
to, the Export Administration Act and the Regulations, shall be
resolved or referred to the President no later than 90 calendar
days after registration of the completed license application.
(b) The following actions related to processing a license
application submitted under the Act and the Regulations or any
renewal of, or successor to, the Export Administration Act and the
Regulations shall not be counted in calculating the time periods
prescribed in this order:
(1) Agreement of the Applicant. Delays upon which the Secretary
and the applicant mutually agree.
(2) Prelicense Checks. Prelicense checks through government
channels that may be required to establish the identity and
reliability of the recipient of items controlled under the Act and
the Regulations or any renewal of, or successor to, the Export
Administration Act and the Regulations, provided that:
(A) the need for such prelicense check is established by the
Secretary, or by another department or agency if the request for
prelicense check is made by such department or agency;
(B) the Secretary requests the prelicense check within 5 days of
the determination that it is necessary; and
(C) the Secretary completes the analysis of the result of the
prelicense check within 5 days.
(3) Requests for Government-To-Government Assurances. Requests
for government-to-government assurances of suitable end-use of
items approved for export under the Act and the Regulations or any
renewal of, or successor to, the Export Administration Act and the
Regulations, when failure to obtain such assurances would result in
rejection of the application, provided that:
(A) the request for such assurances is sent to the Secretary of
State within 5 days of the determination that the assurances are
required;
(B) the Secretary of State initiates the request of the relevant
government within 10 days thereafter; and
(C) the license is issued within 5 days of the Secretary's
receipt of the requested assurances. Whenever such prelicense
checks and assurances are not requested within the time periods set
forth above, they must be accomplished within the time periods
established by this section.
(4) Multilateral Reviews. Multilateral review of a license
application as provided for under the Act and the Regulations or
any renewal of, or successor to, the Export Administration Act and
the Regulations, as long as multilateral review is required by the
relevant multilateral regime.
(5) Consultations. Consultation with other governments, if such
consultation is provided for by a relevant multilateral regime or
bilateral arrangement as a precondition for approving a license.
Sec. 3. Initial Processing. Within 9 days of registration of any
license application, the Secretary shall, as appropriate:
(a) request additional information from the applicant. The time
required for the applicant to supply the additional information
shall not be counted in calculating the time periods prescribed in
this section.
(b) refer the application and pertinent information to agencies
or departments as stipulated in section 1 of this order, and
forward to the agencies any relevant information submitted by the
applicant that could not be reduced to electronic form.
(c) assure that the stated classification on the application is
correct; return the application if a license is not required; and,
if referral to other departments or agencies is not required, grant
the application or notify the applicant of the Secretary's
intention to deny the application.
Sec. 4. Department or Agency Review. (a) Each reviewing
department or agency shall specify to the Secretary, within 10 days
of receipt of a referral as specified in subsection 3(b), any
information not in the application that would be required to make a
determination, and the Secretary shall promptly request such
information from the applicant. If, after receipt of the
information so specified or other new information, a reviewing
department or agency concludes that additional information would be
required to make a determination, it shall promptly specify that
additional information to the Secretary, and the Secretary shall
promptly request such information from the applicant. The time that
may elapse between the date the information is requested by the
reviewing department or agency and the date the information is
received by the reviewing department or agency shall not be counted
in calculating the time periods prescribed in this order. Such
information specified by reviewing departments or agencies is in
addition to any information that may be requested by the Department
of Commerce on its own initiative during the first 9 days after
registration of an application.
(b) Within 30 days of receipt of a referral and all required
information, a department or agency shall provide the Secretary
with a recommendation either to approve or deny the license
application. As appropriate, such recommendation may be with the
benefit of consultation and discussions in interagency groups
established to provide expertise and coordinate interagency
consultation. A recommendation that the Secretary deny a license
shall include a statement of the reasons for such recommendation
that are consistent with the provisions of the Act and the
Regulations or any renewal of, or successor to, the Export
Administration Act and the Regulations and shall cite both the
statutory and the regulatory bases for the recommendation to deny.
A department or agency that fails to provide a recommendation
within 30 days with a statement of reasons and the statutory and
regulatory bases shall be deemed to have no objection to the
decision of the Secretary.
Sec. 5. Interagency Dispute Resolution. (a) Committees. (1)(A)
Export Administration Review Board. The Export Administration
Review Board ("the Board"), which was established by Executive
Order No. 11533 of June 4, 1970 [formerly set out above], and
continued in Executive Order No. 12002 of July 7, 1977 [set out
above], is hereby continued. The Board shall have as its members,
the Secretary, who shall be Chair of the Board, the Secretary of
State, the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Energy[.] The
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Director of Central
Intelligence shall be nonvoting members of the Board. No alternate
Board members shall be designated, but the acting head or deputy
head of any member department or agency may serve in lieu of the
head of the concerned department or agency. The Board may invite
the heads of other United States Government departments or
agencies, other than the departments or agencies represented by the
Board members, to participate in the activities of the Board when
matters of interest to such departments or agencies are under
consideration.
(B) The Secretary may, from time to time, refer to the Board such
particular export license matters, involving questions of national
security or other major policy issues, as the Secretary shall
select. The Secretary shall also refer to the Board any other such
export license matter, upon the request of any other member of the
Board or the head of any other United States Government department
or agency having any interest in such matter. The Board shall
consider the matters so referred to it, giving due consideration to
the foreign policy of the United States, the national security, the
domestic economy, and concerns about the proliferation of
armaments, weapons of mass destruction, missile delivery systems,
and advanced conventional weapons and shall make recommendations
thereon to the Secretary.
(2) Advisory Committee on Export Policy. An Advisory Committee on
Export Policy ("ACEP") is established and shall have as its members
the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration, who
shall be Chair of the ACEP, and Assistant Secretary-level
representatives of the Departments of State, Defense, and Energy[.]
Appropriate representatives of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and of the
Nonproliferation Center of the Central Intelligence Agency shall be
nonvoting members of the ACEP. Representatives of the departments
or agencies shall be the appropriate Assistant Secretary or
equivalent (or appropriate acting Assistant Secretary or equivalent
in lieu of the Assistant Secretary or equivalent) of the concerned
department or agency, or appropriate Deputy Assistant Secretary or
equivalent (or the appropriate acting Deputy Assistant Secretary or
equivalent in lieu of the Deputy Assistant Secretary or equivalent)
of the concerned department or agency. Regardless of the department
or agency representative's rank, such representative shall speak
and vote at the ACEP on behalf of the appropriate Assistant
Secretary or equivalent of such department or agency. The ACEP may
invite Assistant Secretary-level representatives of other United
States Government departments or agencies, other than the
departments and agencies represented by the ACEP members, to
participate in the activities of the ACEP when matters of interest
to such departments or agencies are under consideration.
(3)(A) Operating Committee. An Operating Committee ("OC") of the
ACEP is established. The Secretary shall appoint its Chair, who
shall also serve as Executive Secretary of the ACEP. Its other
members shall be representatives of appropriate agencies in the
Departments of Commerce, State, Defense, and Energy[.] The
appropriate representatives of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the
Nonproliferation Center of the Central Intelligence Agency shall be
nonvoting members of the OC. The OC may invite representatives of
other United States Government departments or agencies, other than
the departments and agencies represented by the OC members, to
participate in the activities of the OC when matters of interest to
such departments or agencies are under consideration.
(B) The OC shall review all license applications on which the
reviewing departments and agencies are not in agreement. The Chair
of the OC shall consider the recommendations of the reviewing
departments and agencies and inform them of his or her decision on
any such matters within 14 days after the deadline for receiving
department and agency recommendations. However, for license
applications concerning commercial communication satellites and
hot-section technologies for the development, production, and
overhaul of commercial aircraft engines that are transferred from
the United States Munitions List to the Commerce Control List
pursuant to regulations issued by the Departments of Commerce and
State after the date of this order, the Chair of the OC shall
inform reviewing departments and agencies of the majority vote
decision of the OC. As described below, any reviewing department or
agency may appeal the decision of the Chair of the OC, or the
majority vote decision of the OC in cases concerning the commercial
communication satellites and hot-section technologies described
above, to the Chair of the ACEP. In the absence of a timely appeal,
the Chair's decision (or the majority vote decision in the case of
license applications concerning the commercial communication
satellites and hot-section technologies described above) will be
final.
(b) Resolution Procedures. (1) If any department or agency
disagrees with a licensing determination of the Department of
Commerce made through the Chair of the OC (or a majority vote
decision of the OC in the case of license applications concerning
the commercial communication satellites and the hot-section
technologies described in section 5(a)(3)(B)), it may appeal the
matter to the ACEP for resolution. A department or agency must
appeal a matter within 5 days of such a decision. Appeals must be
in writing from an official appointed by the President, by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate, or an officer properly acting
in such capacity, and must cite both the statutory and the
regulatory bases for the appeal. The ACEP shall review all
departments' and agencies' information and recommendations, and the
Chair of the ACEP shall inform the reviewing departments and
agencies of the majority vote decision of the ACEP within 11 days
from the date of receiving notice of the appeal. Within 5 days of
the majority vote decision, any dissenting department or agency may
appeal the decision by submitting a letter from the head of the
department or agency to the Secretary in his or her capacity as the
Chair of the Board. Such letter shall cite both the statutory and
the regulatory bases for the appeal. Within the same 5-day period,
the Secretary may call a meeting on his or her own initiative to
consider a license application. In the absence of a timely appeal,
the majority vote decision of the ACEP shall be final.
(2) The Board shall review all departments' and agencies'
information and recommendations, and such other export control
matters as may be appropriate. The Secretary shall inform the
reviewing departments and agencies of the majority vote of the
Board within 11 days from the date of receiving notice of appeal.
Within 5 days of the decision, any department or agency dissenting
from the majority vote decision of the Board may appeal the
decision by submitting a letter from the head of the dissenting
department or agency to the President. In the absence of a timely
appeal, the majority vote decision of the Board shall be final.
Sec. 6. Encryption Products. In conducting the license review
described in section 1 above, with respect to export controls of
encryption products that are or would be, on November 15, 1996,
designated as defense articles in Category XIII of the United
States Munitions List and regulated by the United States Department
of State pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, 22 U.S.C. 2778 et
seq., but that subsequently are placed on the Commerce Control List
in the Export Administration Regulations, the Departments of State,
Defense, Energy, and Justice shall have the opportunity to review
any export license application submitted to the Department of
Commerce. The Department of Justice shall, with respect to such
encryption products, be a voting member of the Export
Administration Review Board described in section 5(a)(1) of this
order and of the Advisory Committee on Export Policy described in
section 5(a)(2) of this order. The Department of Justice shall be a
full member of the Operating Committee of the ACEP described in
section 5(a)(3) of this order, and of any other committees and
consultation groups reviewing export controls with respect to such
encryption products.
Sec. 7. The license review process in this order shall take
effect beginning with those license applications registered by the
Secretary 60 days after the date of this order and shall continue
in effect to the extent not inconsistent with any renewal of the
Export Administration Act, or with any successor to that Act.
Sec. 8. Judicial Review. This order is intended only to improve
the internal management of the executive branch and is not intended
to, and does not, create any rights to administrative or judicial
review, or any other right or benefit or trust responsibility,
substantive or procedural, enforceable by a party against the
United States, its agencies or instrumentalities, its officers or
employees, or any other person.
William J. Clinton.
[For abolition, transfer of functions, and treatment of
references to United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency,
see section 6511 et seq. of Title 22, Foreign Relations and
Intercourse.]
EX. ORD. NO. 13026. ADMINISTRATION OF EXPORT CONTROLS ON ENCRYPTION
PRODUCTS
Ex. Ord. No. 13026, Nov. 15, 1996, 61 F.R. 58767, provided:
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution
and the laws of the United States of America, including but not
limited to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), and in order to take additional steps with
respect to the national emergency described and declared in
Executive Order 12924 of August 19, 1994 [50 U.S.C. 1701 note], and
continued on August 15, 1995, and on August 14, 1996, I, WILLIAM J.
CLINTON, President of the United States of America, have decided
that the provisions set forth below shall apply to administration
of the export control system maintained by the Export
Administration Regulations, 15 CFR Part 730 et seq. ("the EAR").
Accordingly, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Treatment of Encryption Products. In order to provide
for appropriate controls on the export and foreign dissemination of
encryption products, export controls of encryption products that
are or would be, on this date, designated as defense articles in
Category XIII of the United States Munitions List and regulated by
the United States Department of State pursuant to the Arms Export
Control Act, 22 U.S.C. 2778 et seq. ("the AECA"), but that
subsequently are placed on the Commerce Control List in the EAR,
shall be subject to the following conditions: (a) I have determined
that the export of encryption products described in this section
could harm national security and foreign policy interests even
where comparable products are or appear to be available from
sources outside the United States, and that facts and questions
concerning the foreign availability of such encryption products
cannot be made subject to public disclosure or judicial review
without revealing or implicating classified information that could
harm United States national security and foreign policy interests.
Accordingly, sections 4(c) and 6(h)(2)-(4) of the Export
Administration Act of 1979 ("the EAA"), 50 U.S.C. App. 2403(c) and
2405(h)(2)-(4), as amended and as continued in effect by Executive
Order 12924 of August 19, 1994, and by notices of August 15, 1995,
and August 14, 1996, all other analogous provisions of the EAA
relating to foreign availability, and the regulations in the EAR
relating to such EAA provisions, shall not be applicable with
respect to export controls on such encryption products.
Notwithstanding this, the Secretary of Commerce ("Secretary") may,
in his discretion, consider the foreign availability of comparable
encryption products in determining whether to issue a license in a
particular case or to remove controls on particular products, but
is not required to issue licenses in particular cases or to remove
controls on particular products based on such consideration;
(b) [Amended Ex. Ord. No. 12981, set out above;]
(c) Because the export of encryption software, like the export of
other encryption products described in this section, must be
controlled because of such software's functional capacity, rather
than because of any possible informational value of such software,
such software shall not be considered or treated as "technology,"
as that term is defined in section 16 of the EAA (50 U.S.C. App.
2415) and in the EAR (61 Fed. Reg. 12714, March 25, 1996);
(d) With respect to encryption products described in this
section, the Secretary shall take such actions, including the
promulgation of rules, regulations, and amendments thereto, as may
be necessary to control the export of assistance (including
training) to foreign persons in the same manner and to the same
extent as the export of such assistance is controlled under the
AECA, as amended by section 151 of Public Law 104-164 [see 22
U.S.C. 2778(b)(1)(A)];
(e) Appropriate controls on the export and foreign dissemination
of encryption products described in this section may include, but
are not limited to, measures that promote the use of strong
encryption products and the development of a key recovery
management infrastructure; and
(f) Regulation of encryption products described in this section
shall be subject to such further conditions as the President may
direct.
Sec. 2. Effective Date. The provisions described in section 1
shall take effect as soon as any encryption products described in
section 1 are placed on the Commerce Control List in the EAR.
Sec. 3. Judicial Review. This order is intended only to improve
the internal management of the executive branch and to ensure the
implementation of appropriate controls on the export and foreign
dissemination of encryption products. It is not intended to, and
does not, create any rights to administrative or judicial review,
or any other right or benefit or trust responsibility, substantive
or procedural, enforceable by a party against the United States,
its agencies or instrumentalities, its officers or employees, or
any other person.
William J. Clinton.
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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in sections 2404, 2406, 2409, 2411,
2413, 2414 of this Appendix.
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TITLE 50, APPENDIX - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
EXPORT REGULATION
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Sec. 2403-1. Repealed. Pub. L. 103-199, title II, Sec. 203(b), Dec.
17, 1993, 107 Stat. 2322
-MISC1-
Section, Pub. L. 93-365, title VII, Sec. 709, Aug. 5, 1974, 88
Stat. 408, related to review by Secretary of Defense of
applications for export to controlled country of any goods,
technology, or industrial techniques developed with Department of
Defense funds for purpose of determining whether such export would
significantly increase military capability of such country.
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50 USC APPENDIX Secs. 2403-1a, 2403a 01/06/03
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TITLE 50, APPENDIX - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
EXPORT REGULATION
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Secs. 2403-1a, 2403a. Omitted
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CODIFICATION
Section 2403-1a, Pub. L. 91-184, Sec. 4A, as added Pub. L. 95-52,
title II, Sec. 201(a), June 22, 1977, 91 Stat. 244, which set forth
provisions prohibiting United States persons from participating in
foreign boycotts and administrative enforcement of such
prohibitions, expired on Sept. 3, 1979.
Section 2403a, Pub. L. 91-184, Sec. 4B, formerly Sec. 4A, as
added Pub. L. 93-500, Sec. 8, Oct. 29, 1974, 88 Stat. 1554,
renumbered Pub. L. 95-52, title II, Sec. 201(a), June 22, 1977, 91
Stat. 244, which set forth procedures applicable for relief from
export controls upon showing of hardship, expired on Sept. 30,
1979.
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50 USC APPENDIX Sec. 2404 01/06/03
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TITLE 50, APPENDIX - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
EXPORT REGULATION
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Sec. 2404. National security controls
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(a) Authority
(1) In order to carry out the policy set forth in section 3(2)(A)
of this Act [section 2402(2)(A) of this Appendix], the President
may, in accordance with the provisions of this section, prohibit or
curtail the export of any goods or technology subject to the
jurisdiction of the United States or exported by any person subject
to the jurisdiction of the United States. The authority contained
in this subsection includes the authority to prohibit or curtail
the transfer of goods or technology within the United States to
embassies and affiliates of controlled countries. For purposes of
the preceding sentence, the term "affiliates" includes both
governmental entities and commercial entities that are controlled
in fact by controlled countries. The authority contained in this
subsection shall be exercised by the Secretary, in consultation
with the Secretary of Defense, and such other departments and
agencies as the Secretary considers appropriate, and shall be
implemented by means of export licenses described in section 4(a)
of this Act [section 2403(a) of this Appendix].
(2) Whenever the Secretary makes any revision with respect to any
goods or technology, or with respect to the countries or
destinations, affected by export controls imposed under this
section, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a
notice of such revision and shall specify in such notice that the
revision relates to controls imposed under the authority contained
in this section.
(3) In issuing regulations to carry out this section, particular
attention shall be given to the difficulty of devising effective
safeguards to prevent a country that poses a threat to the security
of the United States from diverting critical technologies to
military use, the difficulty of devising effective safeguards to
protect critical goods, and the need to take effective measures to
prevent the reexport of critical technologies from other countries
to countries that pose a threat to the security of the United
States.
(4)(A) No authority or permission may be required under this
section to reexport any goods or technology subject to the
jurisdiction of the United States to any country which maintains
export controls on such goods or technology cooperatively with the
United States pursuant to the agreement of the group known as the
Coordinating Committee, or pursuant to an agreement described in
subsection (k) of this section. The Secretary may require any
person reexporting any goods or technology under this subparagraph
to notify the Secretary of such reexports.
(B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the Secretary may require
authority or permission to reexport the following:
(i) supercomputers;
(ii) goods or technology for sensitive nuclear uses (as defined
by the Secretary);
(iii) devices for surreptitious interception of wire or oral
communications; and
(iv) goods or technology intended for such end users as the
Secretary may specify by regulation.
(5)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), no authority or
permission may be required under this section to reexport any goods
or technology subject to the jurisdiction of the United States from
any country when the goods or technology to be reexported are
incorporated in another good and -
(i) the value of the controlled United States content of that
other good is 25 percent or less of the total value of the good;
or
(ii) the export of the goods or technology to a controlled
country would require only notification of the participating
governments of the Coordinating Committee.
For purposes of this paragraph, the "controlled United States
content" of a good means those goods or technology subject to the
jurisdiction of the United States which are incorporated in the
good, if the export of those goods or technology from the United
States to a country, at the time that the good is exported to that
country, would require a validated license.
(B) The Secretary may by regulation provide that subparagraph (A)
does not apply to the reexport of a supercomputer which contains
goods or technology subject to the jurisdiction of the United
States.
(6) Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this paragraph [Aug. 23, 1988], the Secretary shall issue
regulations to carry out paragraphs (4) and (5). Such regulations
shall define the term "supercomputer" for purposes of those
paragraphs.
(b) Policy toward individual countries
(1) In administering export controls for national security
purposes under this section, the President shall establish as a
list of controlled countries those countries set forth in section
620(f) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 [22 U.S.C. 2370(f)],
except that the President may add any country to or remove any
country from such list of controlled countries if he determines
that the export of goods or technology to such country would or
would not (as the case may be) make a significant contribution to
the military potential of such country or a combination of
countries which would prove detrimental to the national security of
the United States. In determining whether a country is added to or
removed from the list of controlled countries, the President shall
take into account -
(A) the extent to which the country's policies are adverse to
the national security interests of the United States;
(B) the country's Communist or non-Communist status;
(C) the present and potential relationship of the country with
the United States;
(D) the present and potential relationships of the country with
countries friendly or hostile to the United States;
(E) the country's nuclear weapons capability and the country's
compliance record with respect to multilateral nuclear weapons
agreements to which the United States is a party; and
(F) such other factors as the President considers appropriate.
Nothing in the preceding sentence shall be interpreted to limit the
authority of the President provided in this Act [sections 2401 to
2420 of this Appendix] to prohibit or curtail the export of any
goods or technology to any country to which exports are controlled
for national security purposes other than countries on the list of
controlled countries specified in this paragraph. The President
shall review not less frequently than every three years in the case
of controls maintained cooperatively with other nations, and
annually in the case of all other controls, United States policy
toward individual countries to determine whether such policy is
appropriate in light of the factors set forth in this paragraph.
(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), no authority or
permission may be required under this section to export goods or
technology to a country which maintains export controls on such
goods or technology cooperatively with the United States pursuant
to the agreement of the group known as the Coordinating Committee
or pursuant to an agreement described in subsection (k) of this
section, if the export of such goods or technology to the People's
Republic of China or a controlled country on the date of the
enactment of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 [Aug. 23, 1988]
would require only notification of the participating governments of
the Coordinating Committee.
(B)(i) The Secretary may require a license for the export of
goods or technology described in subparagraph (A) to such end users
as the Secretary may specify by regulation.
(ii) The Secretary may require any person exporting goods or
technology under this paragraph to notify the Secretary of those
exports.
(C) The Secretary shall, within 3 months after the date of the
enactment of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 [Aug. 23, 1988],
determine which countries referred to in subparagraph (A) are
implementing an effective export control system consistent with
principles agreed to in the Coordinating Committee, including the
following:
(i) national laws providing appropriate civil and criminal
penalties and statutes of limitations sufficient to deter
potential violations;
(ii) a program to evaluate export license applications that
includes sufficient technical expertise to assess the licensing
status of exports and ensure the reliability of end-users;
(iii) an enforcement mechanism that provides authority for
trained enforcement officers to investigate and prevent illegal
exports;
(iv) a system of export control documentation to verify the
movement of goods and technology; and
(v) procedures for the coordination and exchange of information
concerning violations of the agreement of the Coordinating
Committee.
The Secretary shall, at least once each year, review the
determinations made under the preceding sentence with respect to
all countries referred to in subparagraph (A). The Secretary may,
as appropriate, add countries to, or remove countries from, the
list of countries that are implementing an effective export control
system in accordance with this subparagraph. No authority or
permission to export may be required for the export of goods or
technology to a country on such list.
(3)(A) No authority or permission may be required under this
section to export to any country, other than a controlled country,
any goods or technology if the export of the goods or technology to
controlled countries would require only notification of the
participating governments of the Coordinating Committee.
(B) The Secretary may require any person exporting any goods or
technology under subparagraph (A) to notify the Secretary of those
exports.
(c) Control list
(1) The Secretary shall establish and maintain, as part of the
control list, a list of all goods and technology subject to export
controls under this section. Such goods and technology shall be
clearly identified as being subject to controls under this section.
(2) The Secretary of Defense and other appropriate departments
and agencies shall identify goods and technology for inclusion on
the list referred to in paragraph (1). Those items which the
Secretary and the Secretary of Defense concur shall be subject to
export controls under this section shall comprise such list. If the
Secretary and the Secretary of Defense are unable to concur on such
items, as determined by the Secretary, the Secretary of Defense
may, within 20 days after receiving notification of the Secretary's
determination, refer the matter to the President for resolution.
The Secretary of Defense shall notify the Secretary of any such
referral. The President shall, not later than 20 days after such
referral, notify the Secretary of his determination with respect to
the inclusion of such items on the list. Failure of the Secretary
of Defense to notify the President or the Secretary, or failure of
the President to notify the Secretary, in accordance with this
paragraph, shall be deemed by the Secretary to constitute
concurrence in the implementation of the actions proposed by the
Secretary regarding the inclusion of such items on the list.
(3) The Secretary shall conduct partial reviews of the list
established pursuant to this subsection at least once each calendar
quarter in order to carry out the policy set forth in section
3(2)(A) of this Act [section 2402(2)(A) of this Appendix] and the
provisions of this section, and shall promptly make such revisions
of the list as may be necessary after each such review. Before
beginning each quarterly review, the Secretary shall publish notice
of that review in the Federal Register. The Secretary shall provide
a 30-day period during each review for comment and the submission
of data, with or without oral presentation, by interested
Government agencies and other affected or potentially affected
parties. After consultation with appropriate Government agencies,
the Secretary shall make a determination of any revisions in the
list within 30 days after the end of the review period. The
concurrence or approval of any other department or agency is not
required before any such revision is made. The Secretary shall
publish in the Federal Register any revisions in the list, with an
explanation of the reasons for the revisions. The Secretary shall
use the data developed from each review in formulating United
States proposals relating to multilateral export controls in the
group known as the Coordinating Committee. The Secretary shall
further assess, as part of each review, the availability from
sources outside the United States of goods and technology
comparable to those subject to export controls imposed under this
section. All goods and technology on the list shall be reviewed at
least once each year. The provisions of this paragraph apply to
revisions of the list which consist of removing items from the list
or making changes in categories of, or other specifications in,
items on the list.
(4) The appropriate technical advisory committee appointed under
subsection (h) of this section shall be consulted by the Secretary
with respect to changes, pursuant to paragraph (2) or (3), in the
list established pursuant to this subsection, and such technical
advisory committee may submit recommendations to the Secretary with
respect to such changes. The Secretary shall consider the
recommendations of the technical advisory committee and shall
inform the committee of the disposition of its recommendations.
(5)(A) Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of
this paragraph [Aug. 23, 1988], the following shall no longer be
subject to export controls under this section:
(i) All goods or technology the export of which to controlled
countries on the date of the enactment of the Export Enhancement
Act of 1988 [Aug. 23, 1988] would require only notification of
the participating governments of the Coordinating Committee,
except for those goods or technology on which the Coordinating
Committee agrees to maintain such notification requirement.
(ii) All medical instruments and equipment, subject to the
provisions of subsection (m) of this section.
(B) The Secretary shall submit to the Congress annually a report
setting forth the goods and technology from which export controls
have been removed under this paragraph.
(6)(A) Notwithstanding subsection (f) or (h)(6) of this section,
any export control imposed under this section which is maintained
unilaterally by the United States shall expire 6 months after the
date of the enactment of this paragraph [Aug. 23, 1988], or 6
months after the export control is imposed, whichever date is
later, except that -
(i) any such export controls on those goods or technology for
which a determination of the Secretary that there is no foreign
availability has been made under subsection (f) or (h)(6) of this
section before the end of the applicable 6-month period and is in
effect may be renewed for periods of not more than 6 months each,
and
(ii) any such export controls on those goods or technology with
respect to which the President, by the end of the applicable
6-month period, is actively pursuing negotiations with other
countries to achieve multilateral export controls on those goods
or technology may be renewed for 2 periods of not more than 6
months each.
(B) Export controls on goods or technology described in clause
(i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A) may be renewed only if, before each
renewal, the President submits to the Congress a report setting
forth all the controls being renewed and stating the specific
reasons for such renewal.
(7) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, after
1 year has elapsed since the last review in the Federal Register on
any item within a category on the control list the export of which
to the People's Republic of China would require only notification
of the members of the group known as the Coordinating Committee, an
export license applicant may file an allegation with the Secretary
that such item has not been so reviewed within such 1-year period.
Within 90 days after receipt of such allegation, the Secretary -
(A) shall determine the truth of the allegation;
(B) shall, if the allegation is confirmed, commence and
complete the review of the item; and
(C) shall, pursuant to such review, submit a finding for
publication in the Federal Register.
In such finding, the Secretary shall identify those goods or
technology which shall remain on the control list and those goods
or technology which shall be removed from the control list. If such
review and submission for publication are not completed within that
90-day period, the goods or technology encompassed by such item
shall immediately be removed from the control list.
(d) Militarily critical technologies
(1) The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense,
shall review and revise the list established pursuant to subsection
(c), as prescribed in paragraph (3) of such subsection, for the
purpose of insuring that export controls imposed under this section
cover and (to the maximum extent consistent with the purposes of
this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix]) are limited to
militarily critical goods and technologies and the mechanisms
through which such goods and technologies may be effectively
transferred.
(2) The Secretary of Defense shall bear primary responsibility
for developing a list of militarily critical technologies. In
developing such list, primary emphasis shall be given to -
(A) arrays of design and manufacturing know-how,
(B) keystone manufacturing, inspection, and test equipment,
(C) goods accompanied by sophisticated operation, application,
or maintenance know-how, and
(D) keystone equipment which would reveal or give insight into
the design and manufacture of a United States military system,
which are not possessed by, or available in fact from sources
outside the United States to, controlled countries and which, if
exported, would permit a significant advance in a military system
of any such country.
(3) The list referred to in paragraph (2) shall be sufficiently
specific to guide the determinations of any official exercising
export licensing responsibilities under this Act [sections 2401 to
2420 of this Appendix].
(4) The Secretary and the Secretary of Defense shall integrate
items on the list of militarily critical technologies into the
control list in accordance with the requirements of subsection (c)
of this section. The integration of items on the list of militarily
critical technologies into the control list shall proceed with all
deliberate speed. Any disagreement between the Secretary and the
Secretary of Defense regarding the integration of an item on the
list of militarily critical technologies into the control list
shall be resolved by the President. Except in the case of a good or
technology for which a validated license may be required under
subsection (f)(4) or (h)(6) of this section, a good or technology
shall be included on the control list only if the Secretary finds
that controlled countries do not possess that good or technology,
or a functionally equivalent good or technology, and the good or
technology or functionally equivalent good or technology is not
available in fact to a controlled country from sources outside the
United States in sufficient quantity and of comparable quality so
that the requirement of a validated license for the export of such
good or technology is or would be ineffective in achieving the
purpose set forth in subsection (a) of this section. The Secretary
and the Secretary of Defense shall jointly submit a report to the
Congress, not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of
the Export Administration Amendments Act of 1985 [July 12, 1985],
on actions taken to carry out this paragraph. For the purposes of
this paragraph, assessment of whether a good or technology is
functionally equivalent shall include consideration of the factors
described in subsection (f)(3) of this section.
(5) The Secretary of Defense shall establish a procedure for
reviewing the goods and technology on the list of militarily
critical technologies on an ongoing basis for the purpose of
removing from the list of militarily critical technologies any
goods or technology that are no longer militarily critical. The
Secretary of Defense may add to the list of militarily critical
technologies any good or technology that the Secretary of Defense
determines is militarily critical, consistent with the provisions
of paragraph (2) of this subsection. If the Secretary and the
Secretary of Defense disagree as to whether any change in the list
of militarily critical technologies by the addition or removal of a
good or technology should also be made in the control list,
consistent with the provisions of the fourth sentence of paragraph
(4) of this subsection, the President shall resolve the
disagreement.
(6) The establishment of adequate export controls for militarily
critical technology and keystone equipment shall be accompanied by
suitable reductions in the controls on the products of that
technology and equipment.
(7) The Secretary of Defense shall, not later than 1 year after
the date of the enactment of the Export Administration Amendments
Act of 1985 [July 12, 1985], report to the Congress on efforts by
the Department of Defense to assess the impact that the transfer of
goods or technology on the list of militarily critical technologies
to controlled countries has had or will have on the military
capabilities of those countries.
(e) Export licenses
(1) The Congress finds that the effectiveness and efficiency of
the process of making export licensing determinations under this
section is severely hampered by the large volume of validated
export license applications required to be submitted under this Act
[sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix]. Accordingly, it is the
intent of Congress in this subsection to encourage the use of the
multiple validated export licenses described in section 4(a)(2) of
this Act [section 2403(a)(2) of this Appendix] in lieu of
individual validated licenses.
(2) To the maximum extent practicable, consistent with the
national security of the United States, the Secretary shall require
a validated license under this section for the export of goods or
technology only if -
(A) the export of such goods or technology is restricted
pursuant to a multilateral agreement, formal or informal, to
which the United States is a party and, under the terms of such
multilateral agreement, such export requires the specific
approval of the parties to such multilateral agreement;
(B) with respect to such goods or technology, other nations do
not possess capabilities comparable to those possessed by the
United States; or
(C) the United States is seeking the agreement of other
suppliers to apply comparable controls to such goods or
technology and, in the judgment of the Secretary, United States
export controls on such goods or technology, by means of such
license, are necessary pending the conclusion of such agreement.
(3) The Secretary, subject to the provisions of subsection (l) of
this section, shall not require an individual validated export
license for replacement parts which are exported to replace on a
one-for-one basis parts that were in a good that has been lawfully
exported from the United States.
(4) The Secretary shall periodically review the procedures with
respect to the multiple validated export licenses, taking
appropriate action to increase their utilization by reducing
qualification requirements or lowering minimum thresholds, to
combine procedures which overlap, and to eliminate those procedures
which appear to be of marginal utility.
(5) The export of goods subject to export controls under this
section shall be eligible, at the discretion of the Secretary, for
a distribution license and other licenses authorizing multiple
exports of goods, in accordance with section 4(a)(2) of this Act
[section 2403(a)(2) of this Appendix]. The export of technology and
related goods subject to export controls under this section shall
be eligible for a comprehensive operations license in accordance
with section 4(a)(2)(B) of this Act [section 2403(a)(2)(B) of this
Appendix].
(6) Any application for a license for the export to the People's
Republic of China of any good on which export controls are in
effect under this section, without regard to the technical
specifications of the good, for the purpose of demonstration or
exhibition at a trade show shall carry a presumption of approval if
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(A) the United States exporter retains title to the good during
the entire period in which the good is in the People's Republic
of China; and
(B) the exporter removes the good from the People's Republic of
China no later than at the conclusion of the trade show.
(f) Foreign availability
(1) Foreign availability to controlled countries
(A) The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of
Defense and other appropriate Government agencies and with
appropriate technical advisory committees established pursuant to
subsection (h) of this section, shall review, on a continuing
basis, the availability to controlled countries, from sources
outside the United States, including countries which participate
with the United States in multilateral export controls, of any
goods or technology the export of which requires a validated
license under this section. In any case in which the Secretary
determines, in accordance with procedures and criteria which the
Secretary shall by regulation establish, that any such goods or
technology are available in fact to controlled countries from
such sources in sufficient quantity and of comparable quality so
that the requirement of a validated license for the export of
such goods or technology is or would be ineffective in achieving
the purpose set forth in subsection (a) of this section, the
Secretary may not, after the determination is made, require a
validated license for the export of such goods or technology
during the period of such foreign availability, unless the
President determines that the absence of export controls under
this section on the goods or technology would prove detrimental
to the national security of the United States. In any case in
which the President determines under this paragraph that export
controls under this section must be maintained notwithstanding
foreign availability, the Secretary shall publish that
determination, together with a concise statement of its basis and
the estimated economic impact of the decision.
(B) The Secretary shall approve any application for a validated
license which is required under this section for the export of
any goods or technology to a controlled country and which meets
all other requirements for such an application, if the Secretary
determines that such goods or technology will, if the license is
denied, be available in fact to such country from sources outside
the United States, including countries which participate with the
United States in multilateral export controls, in sufficient
quantity and of comparable quality so that denial of the license
would be ineffective in achieving the purpose set forth in
subsection (a) of this section, unless the President determines
that approving the license application would prove detrimental to
the national security of the United States. In any case in which
the Secretary makes a determination of foreign availability under
this subparagraph with respect to any goods or technology, the
Secretary shall determine whether a determination of foreign
availability under subparagraph (A) with respect to such goods or
technology is warranted.
(2) Foreign availability to other than controlled countries
(A) The Secretary shall review, on a continuing basis, the
availability to countries other than controlled countries, from
sources outside the United States, of any goods or technology the
export of which requires a validated license under this section.
If the Secretary determines, in accordance with procedures which
the Secretary shall establish, that any goods or technology in
sufficient quantity and of comparable quality are available in
fact from sources outside the United States (other than
availability under license from a country which maintains export
controls on such goods or technology cooperatively with the
United States pursuant to the agreement of the group known as the
Coordinating Committee or pursuant to an agreement described in
subsection (k) of this section), the Secretary may not, after the
determination is made and during the period of such foreign
availability, require a validated license for the export of such
goods or technology to any country (other than a controlled
country) to which the country from which the goods or technology
is available does not place controls on the export of such goods
or technology. The requirement with respect to a validated
license in the preceding sentence shall not apply if the
President determines that the absence of export controls under
this section on the goods or technology would prove detrimental
to the national security of the United States. In any case in
which the President determines under this paragraph that export
controls under this section must be maintained notwithstanding
foreign availability, the Secretary shall publish that
determination, together with a concise statement of its basis and
the estimated economic impact of the decision.
(B) The Secretary shall approve any application for a validated
license which is required under this section for the export of
any goods or technology to a country (other than a controlled
country) and which meets all other requirements for such an
application, if the Secretary determines that such goods or
technology are available from foreign sources to that country
under the criteria established in subparagraph (A), unless the
President determines that approving the license application would
prove detrimental to the national security of the United States.
In any case in which the Secretary makes a determination of
foreign availability under this subparagraph with respect to any
goods or technology, the Secretary shall determine whether a
determination of foreign availability under subparagraph (A) with
respect to such goods or technology is warranted.
(3) Procedures for making determinations
(A) The Secretary shall make a foreign availability
determination under paragraph (1) or (2) on the Secretary's own
initiative or upon receipt of an allegation from an export
license applicant that such availability exists. In making any
such determination, the Secretary shall accept the
representations of applicants made in writing and supported by
reasonable evidence, unless such representations are contradicted
by reliable evidence, including scientific or physical
examination, expert opinion based upon adequate factual
information, or intelligence information. In making
determinations of foreign availability, the Secretary may
consider such factors as cost, reliability, the availability and
reliability of spare parts and the cost and quality thereof,
maintenance programs, durability, quality of end products
produced by the item proposed for export, and scale of
production. For purposes of this subparagraph, "evidence" may
include such items as foreign manufacturers' catalogues,
brochures, or operations or maintenance manuals, articles from
reputable trade publications, photographs, and depositions based
upon eyewitness accounts.
(B) In a case in which an allegation is received from an export
license applicant, the Secretary shall, upon receipt of the
allegation, submit for publication in the Federal Register notice
of such receipt. Within 4 months after receipt of the allegation,
the Secretary shall determine whether the foreign availability
exists, and shall so notify the applicant. If the Secretary has
determined that the foreign availability exists, the Secretary
shall, upon making such determination, submit the determination
for review to other departments and agencies as the Secretary
considers appropriate. The Secretary's determination of foreign
availability does not require the concurrence or approval of any
official, department, or agency to which such a determination is
submitted. Not later than 1 month after the Secretary makes the
determination, the Secretary shall respond in writing to the
applicant and submit for publication in the Federal Register,
that -
(i) the foreign availability does exist and -
(I) the requirement of a validated license has been
removed,
(II) the President has determined that export controls
under this section must be maintained notwithstanding the
foreign availability and the applicable steps are being taken
under paragraph (4), or
(III) in the case of a foreign availability determination
under paragraph (1), the foreign availability determination
will be submitted to a multilateral review process in
accordance with the agreement of the Coordinating Committee
for a period of not more than 4 months beginning on the date
of the publication; or
(ii) the foreign availability does not exist.
In any case in which the submission for publication is not made
within the time period specified in the preceding sentence, the
Secretary may not thereafter require a license for the export of
the goods or technology with respect to which the foreign
availability allegation was made. In the case of a foreign
availability determination under paragraph (1) to which clause
(i)(III) applies, no license for such export may be required
after the end of the 9-month period beginning on the date on
which the allegation is received.
(4) Negotiations to eliminate foreign availability
(A) In any case in which export controls are maintained under
this section notwithstanding foreign availability, on account of
a determination by the President that the absence of the controls
would prove detrimental to the national security of the United
States, the President shall actively pursue negotiations with the
governments of the appropriate foreign countries for the purpose
of eliminating such availability. No later than the commencement
of such negotiations, the President shall notify in writing the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate
and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives that he has begun such negotiations and why he
believes it is important to national security that export
controls on the goods or technology involved be maintained.
(B) If, within 6 months after the President's determination
that export controls be maintained, the foreign availability has
not been eliminated, the Secretary may not, after the end of that
6-month period, require a validated license for the export of the
goods or technology involved. The President may extend the
6-month period described in the preceding sentence for an
additional period of 12 months if the President certifies to the
Congress that the negotiations involved are progressing and that
the absence of the export controls involved would prove
detrimental to the national security of the United States.
Whenever the President has reason to believe that goods or
technology subject to export controls for national security
purposes by the United States may become available from other
countries to controlled countries and that such availability can
be prevented or eliminated by means of negotiations with such
other countries, the President shall promptly initiate
negotiations with the governments of such other countries to
prevent such foreign availability.
(C) After an agreement is reached with a country pursuant to
negotiations under this paragraph to eliminate or prevent foreign
availability of goods or technology, the Secretary may not
require a validated license for the export of such goods or
technology to that country.
(5) Expedited licenses for items available to countries other
than controlled countries
(A) In any case in which the Secretary finds that any goods or
technology from foreign sources is of similar quality to goods or
technology the export of which requires a validated license under
this section and is available to a country other than a
controlled country without effective restrictions, the Secretary
shall designate such goods or technology as eligible for export
to such country under this paragraph.
(B) In the case of goods or technology designated under
subparagraph (A), then 20 working days after the date of formal
filing with the Secretary of an individual validated license
application for the export of those goods or technology to an
eligible country, a license for the transaction specified in the
application shall become valid and effective and the goods or
technology are authorized for export pursuant to such license
unless the license has been denied by the Secretary on account of
an inappropriate end user. The Secretary may extend the 20-day
period provided in the preceding sentence for an additional
period of 15 days if the Secretary requires additional time to
consider the application and so notifies the applicant.
(C) The Secretary may make a foreign availability determination
under subparagraph (A) on the Secretary's own initiative, upon
receipt of an allegation from an export license applicant that
such availability exists, or upon the submission of a
certification by a technical advisory committee of appropriate
jurisdiction that such availability exists. Upon receipt of such
an allegation or certification, the Secretary shall publish
notice of such allegation or certification in the Federal
Register and shall make the foreign availability determination
within 30 days after such receipt and publish the determination
in the Federal Register. In the case of the failure of the
Secretary to make and publish such determination within that
30-day period, the goods or technology involved shall be deemed
to be designated as eligible for export to the country or
countries involved, for purposes of subparagraph (B).
(D) The provisions of paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) do not
apply with respect to determinations of foreign availability
under this paragraph.
(6) Office of Foreign Availability
The Secretary shall establish in the Department of Commerce an
Office of Foreign Availability, which shall be under the
direction of the Under Secretary of Commerce for Export
Administration. The Office shall be responsible for gathering and
analyzing all the necessary information in order for the
Secretary to make determinations of foreign availability under
this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix]. The Secretary
shall make available to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing,
and Urban Affairs of the Senate at the end of each 6-month period
during a fiscal year information on the operations of the Office,
and on improvements in the Government's ability to assess foreign
availability, during that 6-month period, including information
on the training of personnel, the use of computers, and the use
of Commercial Service Officers of the United States and Foreign
Commercial Service. Such information shall also include a
description of representative determinations made under this Act
[sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix] during that 6-month
period that foreign availability did or did not exist (as the
case may be), together with an explanation of such
determinations.
(7) Sharing of information
Each department or agency of the United States, including any
intelligence agency, and all contractors with any such department
or agency, shall, upon the request of the Secretary and
consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and
methods, furnish information to the Office of Foreign
Availability concerning foreign availability of goods and
technology subject to export controls under this Act [sections
2401 to 2420 of this Appendix]. Each such department or agency
shall allow the Office of Foreign Availability access to any
information from a laboratory or other facility within such
department or agency.
(8) Removal of controls on less sophisticated goods or technology
In any case in which (!1) Secretary may not, pursuant to
paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4) of this subsection or paragraph
(6) of subsection (h) of this section, require a validated
license for the export of goods or technology, then the Secretary
may not require a validated license for the export of any similar
goods or technology whose function, technological approach,
performance thresholds, and other attributes that form the basis
for export controls under this section do not exceed the
technical parameters of the goods or technology from which the
validated license requirement is removed under the applicable
paragraph.
(9) Notice of all foreign availability assessments
Whenever the Secretary undertakes a foreign availability
assessment under this subsection or subsection (h)(6), the
Secretary shall publish notice of such assessment in the Federal
Register.
(10) Availability defined
For purposes of this subsection and subsections (f) and (h),
the term "available in fact to controlled countries" includes
production or availability of any goods or technology in any
country -
(A) from which the goods or technology is not restricted for
export to any controlled country; or
(B) in which such export restrictions are determined by the
Secretary to be ineffective.
For purposes of subparagraph (B), the mere inclusion of goods or
technology on a list of goods or technology subject to bilateral
or multilateral national security export controls shall not alone
constitute credible evidence that a country provides an effective
means of controlling the export of such goods or technology to
controlled countries.
(g) Indexing
(1) In order to ensure that requirements for validated licenses
and other licenses authorizing multiple exports are periodically
removed as goods or technology subject to such requirements becomes
obsolete with respect to the national security of the United
States, regulations issued by the Secretary may, where appropriate,
provide for annual increases in the performance levels of goods or
technology subject to any such licensing requirement. The
regulations issued by the Secretary shall establish as one
criterion for the removal of goods or technology from such license
requirements the anticipated needs of the military of controlled
countries. Any such goods or technology which no longer meets the
performance levels established by the regulations shall be removed
from the list established pursuant to subsection (c) of this
section unless, under such exceptions and under such procedures as
the Secretary shall prescribe, any other department or agency of
the United States objects to such removal and the Secretary
determines, on the basis of such objection, that the goods or
technology shall not be removed from the list. The Secretary shall
also consider, where appropriate, removing site visitation
requirements for goods and technology which are removed from the
list unless objections described in this subsection are raised.
(2)(A) In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall
conduct annual reviews of the performance levels of goods or
technology -
(i) which are eligible for export under a distribution license,
(ii) below which exports to the People's Republic of China
require only notification of the governments participating in the
group known as the Coordinating Committee, and
(iii) below which no authority or permission to export may be
required under subsection (b)(2) or (b)(3) of this section.
The Secretary shall make appropriate adjustments to such
performance levels based on these reviews.
(B) In any case in which the Secretary receives a request which -
(i) is to revise the qualification requirements or minimum
thresholds of any goods eligible for export under a distribution
license, and
(ii) is made by an exporter of such goods, representatives of
an industry which produces such goods, or a technical advisory
committee established under subsection (h) of this section,
the Secretary, after consulting with other appropriate Government
agencies and technical advisory committees established under
subsection (h) of this section, shall determine whether to make
such revision, or some other appropriate revision, in such
qualification requirements or minimum thresholds. In making this
determination, the Secretary shall take into account the
availability of the goods from sources outside the United States.
The Secretary shall make a determination on a request made under
this subparagraph within 90 days after the date on which the
request is filed. If the Secretary's determination pursuant to such
a request is to make a revision, such revision shall be implemented
within 120 days after the date on which the request is filed and
shall be published in the Federal Register.
(h) Technical advisory committees
(1) Upon written request by representatives of a substantial
segment of any industry which produces any goods or technology
subject to export controls under this section or being considered
for such controls because of their significance to the national
security of the United States, the Secretary shall appoint a
technical advisory committee for any such goods or technology which
the Secretary determines are difficult to evaluate because of
questions concerning technical matters, worldwide availability, and
actual utilization of production and technology, or licensing
procedures. Each such committee shall consist of representatives of
United States industry and Government, including the Departments of
Commerce, Defense, and State, the intelligence community, and, in
the discretion of the Secretary, other Government departments and
agencies. No person serving on any such committee who is a
representative of industry shall serve on such committee for more
than four consecutive years.
(2) Technical advisory committees established under paragraph (1)
shall advise and assist the Secretary, the Secretary of Defense,
and any other department, agency, or official of the Government of
the United States to which the President delegates authority under
this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix], with respect to
actions designed to carry out the policy set forth in section
3(2)(A) of this Act [section 2402(2)(A) of this Appendix]. Such
committees, where they have expertise in such matters, shall be
consulted with respect to questions involving (A) technical
matters, (B) worldwide availability and actual utilization of
production technology, (C) licensing procedures which affect the
level of export controls applicable to any goods or technology, (D)
revisions of the control list (as provided in subsection (c)(4)),
including proposed revisions of multilateral controls in which the
United States participates, (E) the issuance of regulations, and
(F) any other questions relating to actions designed to carry out
the policy set forth in section 3(2)(A) of this Act [section
2402(2)(A) of this Appendix]. Nothing in this subsection shall
prevent the Secretary or the Secretary of Defense from consulting,
at any time, with any person representing industry or the general
public, regardless of whether such person is a member of a
technical advisory committee. Members of the public shall be given
a reasonable opportunity, pursuant to regulations prescribed by the
Secretary, to present evidence to such committees.
(3) Upon request of any member of any such committee, the
Secretary may, if the Secretary determines it appropriate,
reimburse such member for travel, subsistence, and other necessary
expenses incurred by such member in connection with the duties of
such member.
(4) Each such committee shall elect a chairman, and shall meet at
least every three months at the call of the chairman, unless the
chairman determines, in consultation with the other members of the
committee, that such a meeting is not necessary to achieve the
purposes of this subsection. Each such committee shall be
terminated after a period of 2 years, unless extended by the
Secretary for additional periods of 2 years. The Secretary shall
consult each such committee with respect to such termination or
extension of that committee.
(5) To facilitate the work of the technical advisory committees,
the Secretary, in conjunction with other departments and agencies
participating in the administration of this Act [sections 2401 to
2420 of this Appendix], shall disclose to each such committee
adequate information, consistent with national security, pertaining
to the reasons for the export controls which are in effect or
contemplated for the goods or technology with respect to which that
committee furnishes advice.
(6) Whenever a technical advisory committee certifies to the
Secretary that goods or technology with respect to which such
committee was appointed have become available in fact, to
controlled countries, from sources outside the United States,
including countries which participate with the United States in
multilateral export controls, in sufficient quantity and of
comparable quality so that requiring a validated license for the
export of such goods or technology would be ineffective in
achieving the purpose set forth in subsection (a) of this section,
the technical advisory committee shall submit that certification to
the Congress at the same time the certification is made to the
Secretary, together with the documentation for the certification.
The Secretary shall investigate the foreign availability so
certified and, not later than 90 days after the certification is
made, shall submit a report to the technical advisory committee and
the Congress stating that -
(A) the Secretary has removed the requirement of a validated
license for the export of the goods or technology, on account of
the foreign availability,
(B) the Secretary has recommended to the President that
negotiations be conducted to eliminate the foreign availability,
or
(C) the Secretary has determined on the basis of the
investigation that the foreign availability does not exist.
To the extent necessary, the report may be submitted on a
classified basis. In any case in which the Secretary has
recommended to the President that negotiations be conducted to
eliminate the foreign availability, the President shall actively
pursue such negotiations with the governments of the appropriate
foreign countries. If, within 6 months after the Secretary submits
such report to the Congress, the foreign availability has not been
eliminated, the Secretary may not, after the end of that 6-month
period, require a validated license for the export of the goods or
technology involved. The President may extend the 6-month period
described in the preceding sentence for an additional period of 12
months if the President certifies to the Congress that the
negotiations involved are progressing and that the absence of the
export control involved would prove detrimental to the national
security of the United States. After an agreement is reached with a
country pursuant to negotiations under this paragraph to eliminate
foreign availability of goods or technology, the Secretary may not
require a validated license for the export of such goods or
technology to that country.
(i) Multilateral export controls
Recognizing the ineffectiveness of unilateral controls and the
importance of uniform enforcement measures to the effectiveness of
multilateral controls, the President shall enter into negotiations
with the governments participating in the group known as the
Coordinating Committee (hereinafter in this subsection referred to
as the "Committee") with a view toward accomplishing the following
objectives:
(1) Enhanced public understanding of the Committee's purpose
and procedures, including publication of the list of items
controlled for export by agreement of the Committee, together
with all notes, understandings, and other aspects of such
agreement of the Committee, and all changes thereto.
(2) Periodic meetings of high-level representatives of
participating governments for the purpose of coordinating export
control policies and issuing policy guidance to the Committee.
(3) Strengthened legal basis for each government's export
control system, including, as appropriate, increased penalties
and statutes of limitations.
(4) Harmonization of export control documentation by the
participating governments to verify the movement of goods and
technology subject to controls by the Committee.
(5) Improved procedures for coordination and exchange of
information concerning violations of the agreement of the
Committee.
(6) Procedures for effective implementation of the agreement
through uniform and consistent interpretations of export controls
agreed to by the governments participating in the Committee.
(7) Coordination of national licensing and enforcement efforts
by governments participating in the Committee, including
sufficient technical expertise to assess the licensing status of
exports and to ensure end-use verification.
(8) More effective procedures for enforcing export controls,
including adequate training, resources, and authority for
enforcement officers to investigate and prevent illegal exports.
(9) Agreement to provide adequate resources to enhance the
functioning of individual national export control systems and of
the Committee.
(10) Improved enforcement and compliance with the agreement
through elimination of unnecessary export controls and
maintenance of an effective control list.
(11) Agreement to enhance cooperation among members of the
Committee in obtaining the agreement of governments outside the
Committee to restrict the export of goods and technology on the
International Control List, to establish an ongoing mechanism in
the Committee to coordinate planning and implementation of export
control measures related to such agreements, and to remove items
from the International Control List if such items continue to be
available to controlled countries or if the control of the items
no longer serves the common strategic objectives of the members
of the Committee.
For purposes of reviews of the International Control List, the
President may include as advisors to the United States delegation
to the Committee representatives of industry who are knowledgeable
with respect to the items being reviewed.
(j) Commercial agreements with certain countries
(1) Any United States firm, enterprise, or other nongovernmental
entity which enters into an agreement with any agency of the
government of a controlled country, that calls for the
encouragement of technical cooperation and that is intended to
result in the export from the United States to the other party of
unpublished technical data of United States origin, shall report to
the Secretary the agreement with such agency in sufficient detail.
(2) The provisions of paragraph (1) shall not apply to colleges,
universities, or other educational institutions.
(k) Negotiations with other countries
The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of
Defense, the Secretary of Commerce, and the heads of other
appropriate departments and agencies, shall be responsible for
conducting negotiations with other countries, including those
countries not participating in the group known as the Coordinating
Committee, regarding their cooperation in restricting the export of
goods and technology in order to carry out the policy set forth in
section 3(9) of this Act [section 2402(9) of this Appendix], as
authorized by subsection (a) of this section, including
negotiations with respect to which goods and technology should be
subject to multilaterally agreed export restrictions and what
conditions should apply for exceptions from those restrictions. In
cases where such negotiations produce agreements on export
restrictions comparable in practice to those maintained by the
Coordinating Committee, the Secretary shall treat exports, whether
by individual or multiple licenses, to countries party to such
agreements in the same manner as exports to members of the
Coordinating Committee are treated, including the same manner as
exports are treated under subsection (b)(2) of this section and
section 10(o) of this Act [section 2409(o) of this Appendix].
(l) Diversion of controlled goods or technology
(1) Whenever there is reliable evidence, as determined by the
Secretary, that goods or technology which were exported subject to
national security controls under this section to a controlled
country have been diverted to an unauthorized use or consignee in
violation of the conditions of an export license, the Secretary for
as long as that diversion continues -
(A) shall deny all further exports, to or by the party or
parties responsible for that diversion or who conspired in that
diversion, of any goods or technology subject to national
security controls under this section, regardless of whether such
goods or technology are available from sources outside the United
States; and
(B) may take such additional actions under this Act [sections
2401 to 2420 of this Appendix] with respect to the party or
parties referred to in subparagraph (A) as the Secretary
determines are appropriate in the circumstances to deter the
further unauthorized use of the previously exported goods or
technology.
(2) As used in this subsection, the term "unauthorized use" means
the use of United States goods or technology in the design,
production, or maintenance of any item on the United States
Munitions List, or the military use of any item on the
International Control List of the Coordinating Committee.
(m) Goods containing controlled parts and components
Export controls may not be imposed under this section, or under
any other provision of law, on a good solely on the basis that the
good contains parts or components subject to export controls under
this section if such parts or components -
(1) are essential to the functioning of the good,
(2) are customarily included in sales of the good in countries
other than controlled countries, and
(3) comprise 25 percent or less of the total value of the good,
unless the good itself, if exported, would by virtue of the
functional characteristics of the good as a whole make a
significant contribution to the military potential of a controlled
country which would prove detrimental to the national security of
the United States.
(n) Security measures
The Secretary and the Commissioner of Customs, consistent with
their authorities under section 12(a) of this Act [section 2411(a)
of this Appendix], and in consultation with the Director of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall provide advice and technical
assistance to persons engaged in the manufacture or handling of
goods or technology subject to export controls under this section
to develop security systems to prevent violations or evasions of
those export controls.
(o) Recordkeeping
The Secretary, the Secretary of Defense, and any other department
or agency consulted in connection with a license application under
this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix] or a revision of
a list of goods or technology subject to export controls under this
Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix], shall make and keep
records of their respective advice, recommendations, or decisions
in connection with any such license application or revision,
including the factual and analytical basis of the advice,
recommendations, or decisions.
(p) National Security Control Office
To assist in carrying out the policy and other authorities and
responsibilities of the Secretary of Defense under this section,
there is established in the Department of Defense a National
Security Control Office under the direction of the Under Secretary
of Defense for Policy. The Secretary of Defense may delegate to
that office such of those authorities and responsibilities,
together with such ancillary functions, as the Secretary of Defense
considers appropriate.
(q) Exclusion for agricultural commodities
This section does not authorize export controls on agricultural
commodities, including fats, oils, and animal hides and skins.
-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 96-72, Sec. 5, Sept. 29, 1979, 93 Stat. 506; Pub. L.
99-64, title I, Secs. 105(a)-(c)(1), (d)-(j), 106, 107, July 12,
1985, 99 Stat. 123-129; Pub. L. 100-418, title II, Secs.
2413-2418(b), 2419, 2420(a), 2421, 2422, 2446, Aug. 23, 1988, 102
Stat. 1347-1358, 1369.)
-MISC1-
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 2404, Pub. L. 91-184, Sec. 5, Dec. 30, 1969, 83
Stat. 843; Pub. L. 92-412, title I, Sec. 105, Aug. 29, 1972, 86
Stat. 645; Pub. L. 93-500, Secs. 3(c), (d), 5(b), (c), 6, Oct. 29,
1974, 88 Stat. 1553, 1554; Pub. L. 95-52, title I, Sec. 111, June
22, 1977, 91 Stat. 240, setting forth determinations, limitations,
etc., respecting the control and monitoring of exports, expired on
Sept. 30, 1979.
AMENDMENTS
1988 - Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 100-418, Sec. 2413, inserted
provision defining "affiliates" to include both governmental
entities and commercial entities that are controlled in fact by
controlled countries.
Subsec. (a)(4) to (6). Pub. L. 100-418, Sec. 2414, added pars.
(4) to (6).
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 100-418, Sec. 2415(a), amended par. (2)
generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: "No
authority or permission to export may be required under this
section before goods or technology are exported in the case of
exports to a country which maintains export controls on such goods
or technology cooperatively with the United States pursuant to the
agreement of the group known as the Coordinating Committee, if the
goods or technology is at such a level of performance
characteristics that the export of the goods or technology to
controlled countries requires only notification of the
participating governments of the Coordinating Committee."
Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 100-418, Sec. 2415(b), added par. (3).
Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 100-418, Sec. 2416(a), substituted "If
the Secretary and the Secretary of Defense are unable to concur on
such items, as determined by the Secretary, the Secretary of
Defense may, within 20 days after receiving notification of the
Secretary's determination, refer the matter to the President for
resolution. The Secretary of Defense shall notify the Secretary of
any such referral. The President shall, not later than 20 days
after such referral, notify the Secretary of his determination with
respect to the inclusion of such items on the list. Failure of the
Secretary of Defense to notify the President or the Secretary, or
failure of the President to notify the Secretary, in accordance
with this paragraph, shall be deemed by the Secretary to constitute
concurrence in the implementation of the actions proposed by the
Secretary regarding the inclusion of such items on the list." for
"If the Secretary and the Secretary of Defense are unable to concur
on such items, the matter shall be referred to the President for
resolution."
Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 100-418, Sec. 2416(b)(1), amended par.
(3) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (3) read as follows: "The
Secretary shall review the list established pursuant to this
subsection at least once each year in order to carry out the policy
set forth in section 3(2)(A) of this Act and the provisions of this
section, and shall promptly make such revisions of the list as may
be necessary after each such review. Before beginning each annual
review, the Secretary shall publish notice of that annual review in
the Federal Register. The Secretary shall provide an opportunity
during such review for comment and the submission of data, with or
without oral presentation, by interested Government agencies and
other affected or potentially affected parties. The Secretary shall
publish in the Federal Register any revisions in the list, with an
explanation of the reasons for the revisions. The Secretary shall
further assess, as part of such review, the availability from
sources outside the United States of goods and technology
comparable to those subject to export controls imposed under this
section."
Subsec. (c)(4). Pub. L. 100-418, Sec. 2416(b)(3), added par. (4).
Subsec. (c)(5). Pub. L. 100-418, Sec. 2416(c)(1), added par. (5).
Subsec. (c)(6), (7). Pub. L. 100-418, Sec. 2416(c)(2), (3), added
pars. (6) and (7).
Subsec. (d)(5). Pub. L. 100-418, Sec. 2416(b)(2), substituted "on
an ongoing basis" for "at least annually".
Subsec. (e)(6). Pub. L. 100-418, Sec. 2417, added par. (6).
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 100-418, Sec. 2418(a), amended subsec.
generally, revising and restating as pars. (1) to (10) provisions
of former pars. (1) to (7).
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 100-418, Sec. 2419, designated existing
provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2).
Subsec. (h)(2). Pub. L. 100-418, Sec. 2420(a), added cls. (D) and
(E), redesignated former cl. (E) as (F), and struck out former cl.
(D) which read as follows: "exports subject to multilateral
controls in which the United States participates, including
proposed revisions of any such multilateral controls, and".
Subsec. (h)(6). Pub. L. 100-418, Sec. 2418(b), inserted at end
"After an agreement is reached with a country pursuant to
negotiations under this paragraph to eliminate foreign availability
of goods or technology, the Secretary may not require a validated
license for the export of such goods or technology to that
country."
Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 100-418, Sec. 2421, substituted "Recognizing
the ineffectiveness of unilateral controls and the importance of
uniform enforcement measures to the effectiveness of multilateral
controls, the President" for "The President" and inserted sentence
at end authorizing the President, for purposes of reviews of the
International Control List, to include as advisors to the United
States delegation to the Committee representatives of industry who
are knowledgeable with respect to the items being reviewed.
Subsec. (i)(1) to (11). Pub. L. 100-418, Sec. 2446, completely
revised and expanded provisions enumerating the objectives of the
negotiations, adding pars. (1) to (11) and striking out former
pars. (1) to (9).
Subsec. (m). Pub. L. 100-418, Sec. 2422, amended subsec.
generally, substituting provision relating to goods containing
controlled parts and components for provision relating to goods
containing microprocessors.
1985 - Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 105(a)(1), inserted
sentence providing that the authority contained in this subsection
includes the authority to prohibit or curtail the transfer of goods
or technology within the United States to embassies and affiliates
of controlled countries.
Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 105(a)(2), struck out
designation "(A)" before "Whenever the Secretary makes any
revision", and struck out subpar. (B) which read as follows:
"Whenever the Secretary denies any export license under this
section, the Secretary shall specify in the notice to the applicant
of the denial of such license that the license was denied under the
authority contained in this section. The Secretary shall also
include in such notice what, if any, modifications in or
restrictions on the goods or technology for which the license was
sought would allow such export to be compatible with controls
imposed under this section, or the Secretary shall indicate in such
notice which officers and employees of the Department of Commerce
who are familiar with the application will be made reasonably
available to the applicant for consultation with regard to such
modifications or restriction, if appropriate."
Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 105(a)(3), struck out "Such
regulations shall not be based upon the assumption that such
effective safeguards can be devised."
Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 105(b)(1), designated
existing provisions as par. (1) and provided that the President
shall establish to a list of controlled countries which may be
expanded or reduced by the President based upon certain enumerated
factors, and struck out provisions which had stated that the policy
of the United States toward individual countries should not be
determined exclusively on the basis of that country's Communist or
non-Communist status but rather on the country's relationships to
the United States and countries friendly to the United States.
Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 105(b)(3), substituted "set forth in this
paragraph" for "specified in the preceding sentence" in last
sentence.
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 105(b)(2), added par. (2).
Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 105(c)(1)(A), struck out
"commodity" before "control list".
Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 105(c)(1)(B), amended par.
(3) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (3) read as follows: "The
Secretary shall issue regulations providing for review of the list
established pursuant to this subsection not less frequently than
every 3 years in the case of controls maintained cooperatively with
other countries, and annually in the case of all other controls, in
order to carry out the policy set forth in section 3(2)(A) and the
provisions of this section, and for the prompt issuance of such
revisions of the list as may be necessary. Such regulations shall
provide interested Government agencies and other affected or
potentially affected parties with an opportunity, during such
review, to submit written data, views, or arguments, with or
without oral presentation. Such regulations shall further provide
that, as part of such review, an assessment be made of the
availability from sources outside the United States, or any of its
territories or possessions, of goods and technology comparable to
those controlled under this section. The Secretary and any agency
rendering advice with respect to export controls shall keep
adequate records of all decisions made with respect to revision of
the list of controlled goods and technology, including the factual
and analytical basis for the decision, and, in the case of the
Secretary, any dissenting recommendations received from any
agency."
Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 106(a)(1), added subpar. (D)
and in provisions following subpar. (D) substituted ", or available
in fact from sources outside the United States to, controlled
countries" for "countries to which exports are controlled under
this section".
Subsec. (d)(4) to (7). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 106(a)(2), added pars.
(4) to (7) and struck out former pars. (4) to (6) which read as
follows:
"(4) The initial version of the list referred to in paragraph (2)
shall be completed and published in an appropriate form in the
Federal Register not later than October 1, 1980.
"(5) The list of militarily critical technologies developed
primarily by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to paragraph (2)
shall become a part of the commodity control list, subject to the
provisions of subsection (c) of this section.
"(6) The Secretary of Defense shall report annually to the
Congress on actions taken to carry out this subsection."
Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 105(d)(1), substituted "the
multiple validated export licenses described in section 4(a)(2) of
this Act in lieu of individual validated licenses" for "a qualified
general license in lieu of a validated license".
Subsec. (e)(3) to (5). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 105(d)(2), added pars.
(3) to (5) and struck out former pars. (3) and (4) which read as
follows:
"(3) To the maximum extent practicable, consistent with the
national security of the United States, the Secretary shall require
a qualified general license, in lieu of a validated license, under
this section for the export of goods or technology if the export of
such goods or technology is restricted pursuant to a multilateral
agreement, formal or informal, to which the United States is a
party, but such export does not require the specific approval of
the parties to such multilateral agreement.
"(4) Not later than July 1, 1980, the Secretary shall establish
procedures for the approval of goods and technology that may be
exported pursuant to a qualified general license."
Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 107(a), (i), (j)(1), inserted
"the Secretary of Defense and other" after "The Secretary, in
consultation with", and substituted "controlled countries" for
"such destinations" and "comparable quality" for "sufficient
quality".
Subsec. (f)(2). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 107(i), substituted
"comparable quality" for "sufficient quality".
Subsec. (f)(3). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 107(b), amended par. (3)
generally. Prior to amendment, par. (3) read as follows: "With
respect to export controls imposed under this section, any
determination of foreign availability which is the basis of a
decision to grant a license for, or to remove a control on, the
export of a good or technology, shall be made in writing and shall
be supported by reliable evidence, including scientific or physical
examination, expert opinion based upon adequate factual
information, or intelligence information. In assessing foreign
availability with respect to license applications, uncorroborated
representations by applicants shall not be deemed sufficient
evidence of foreign availability."
Subsec. (f)(4). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 107(c), (j)(2), substituted
first three sentences for "sentence providing that in any case in
which, in accordance with this subsection, export controls are
imposed under this section notwithstanding foreign availability,
the President shall take steps to initiate negotiations with the
governments of the appropriate foreign countries for the purpose of
eliminating such availability", and substituted "controlled
countries" for "countries to which exports are controlled under
this section".
Subsec. (f)(5). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 107(d)(1), amended par. (5)
generally. Prior to amendment, par. (5) read as follows: "In order
to further carry out the policies set forth in this Act, the
Secretary shall establish, within the Office of Export
Administration of the Department of Commerce, a capability to
monitor and gather information with respect to the foreign
availability of any goods or technology subject to export controls
under this Act."
Subsec. (f)(6). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 107(d)(2), substituted
"Office of Foreign Availability" for "Office of Export
Administration".
Subsec. (f)(7). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 107(e), added par. (7).
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 105(e), amended subsec. (g)
generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (g) read as follows: "In
order to ensure that requirements for validated licenses and
qualified general licenses are periodically removed as goods or
technology subject to such requirements become obsolete with
respect to the national security of the United States, regulations
issued by the Secretary may, where appropriate, provide for annual
increases in the performance levels of goods or technology subject
to any such licensing requirement. Any such goods or technology
which no longer meet the performance levels established by the
latest such increase shall be removed from the list established
pursuant to subsection (c) of this section unless, under such
exceptions and under such procedures as the Secretary shall
prescribe, any other department or agency of the United States
objects to such removal and the Secretary determines, on the basis
of such objection, that the goods or technology shall not be
removed from the list. The Secretary shall also consider, where
appropriate, removing site visitation requirements for goods and
technology which are removed from the list unless objections
described in this subsection are raised."
Subsec. (h)(1). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 107(f)(1), inserted reference
to the intelligence community.
Subsec. (h)(2)(E). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 107(f)(2), added cl. (E).
Subsec. (h)(6). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 107(f)(3), (i), (j)(2),
substituted "controlled countries" for "countries to which exports
are controlled under this section", "comparable quality" for
"sufficient quality", and "the technical advisory committee shall
submit that certification to the Congress at the same time the
certification is made to the Secretary, together with the
documentation for the certification" for "and provides adequate
documentation for such certification, in accordance with the
procedures established pursuant to subsection (f)(1) of this
section, the Secretary shall investigate such availability, and if
such availability is verified, the Secretary shall remove the
requirement of a validated license for the export of the goods or
technology, unless the President determines that the absence of
export controls under this section would prove detrimental to the
national security of the United States", struck out provision that,
in any case in which the President determined that export controls
under this section had to be maintained notwithstanding foreign
availability, the Secretary had to publish that determination
together with a concise statement of its basis and the estimated
economic impact of the decision, inserted provisions directing the
Secretary to investigate certified foreign availability and, not
later than 90 days after the certification is made, submit a report
to the technical advisory committee and the Congress, and added
subpars. (A) to (C) and concluding provision.
Subsec. (i)(3). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 105(f)(1), (2), redesignated
par. (4) as (3) and substituted "agreed to by members of the
Committee" for "agreed to pursuant to paragraph (3)", and struck
out former par. (3) relating to agreement to reduce the scope of
the export controls imposed by agreement of the Committee to a
level acceptable to and enforceable by all governments
participating in the Committee.
Subsec. (i)(4) to (9). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 105(f)(3), added pars.
(4) to (9). Former par. (4) redesignated (3).
Subsec. (j)(1). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 105(g), amended par. (1)
generally. Prior to amendment, par. (1) read as follows: "Any
United States firm, enterprise, or other nongovernmental entity
which, for commercial purposes, enters into any agreement with any
agency of the government of a country to which exports are
restricted for national security purposes, which agreement cites an
intergovernmental agreement (to which the United States and such
country are parties) calling for the encouragement of technical
cooperation and is intended to result in the export from the United
States to the other party of unpublished technical data of United
States origin, shall report the agreement with such agency to the
Secretary."
Subsec. (k). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 105(h), inserted ", including
those countries not participating in the group known as the
Coordinating Committee," after "conducting negotiations with other
countries", and inserted provision that, in cases where such
negotiations produce agreements on export restrictions comparable
in practice to those maintained by the Coordinating Committee, the
Secretary shall treat exports, whether by individual or multiple
licenses, to countries party to such agreements in the same manner
as exports to members of the Coordinating Committee are treated,
including the same manner as exports are treated under subsection
(b)(2) of this section and section 10(o) of this Act.
Subsec. (l). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 105(i), struck out "to military
use" after "Diversion" in heading, and amended text of subsec. (l),
generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (l) read as follows:
"(1) Whenever there is reliable evidence that goods or
technology, which were exported subject to national security
controls under this section to a country to which exports are
controlled for national security purposes, have been diverted to
significant military use in violation of the conditions of an
export license, the Secretary for as long as that diversion to
significant military use continues -
"(A) shall deny all further exports to the party responsible
for that diversion of any goods or technology subject to national
security controls under this section which contribute to that
particular military use, regardless of whether such goods or
technology are available to that country from sources outside the
United States; and
"(B) may take such additional steps under this Act with respect
to the party referred to in subparagraph (A) as are feasible to
deter the further military use of the previously exported goods
or technology.
"(2) As used in this subsection, the terms 'diversion to
significant military use' and 'significant military use' means the
use of United States goods or technology to design or produce any
item on the United States Munitions List."
Subsecs. (m) to (q). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 105(j), added subsecs.
(m) to (q).
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CHANGE OF NAME
Committee on Foreign Affairs of House of Representatives treated
as referring to Committee on International Relations of House of
Representatives by section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104-14, set out as a
note preceding section 21 of Title 2, The Congress.
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EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1985 AMENDMENT
Section 105(c)(2) of Pub. L. 99-64 provided that: "The amendment
made by paragraph (1)(B) of this subsection [amending this section]
shall take effect on October 1, 1985."
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TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
For transfer of functions, personnel, assets, and liabilities of
the United States Customs Service of the Department of the
Treasury, including functions of the Secretary of the Treasury
relating thereto, to the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for
treatment of related references, see sections 203(1), 551(d),
552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department
of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as
modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.
DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS
Functions conferred upon President under this section delegated
to Secretary of Commerce by Ex. Ord. No. 12214, May 2, 1980, 45
F.R. 29783, set out under section 2403 of this Appendix, with the
exception of the functions conferred upon the President under
subsecs. (f)(4) and (i) of this section which were delegated to the
Secretary of State and the functions conferred upon the President
under subsecs. (c), (f)(1), and (h)(6) of this section which were
reserved to the President.
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REVIEW OF PROPOSED CHANGES TO EXPORT THRESHOLDS FOR COMPUTERS
Pub. L. 106-554, Sec. 1(a)(2) [title III, Sec. 314], Dec. 21,
2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A-123, provided that: "Not more than 50
days after the date of the submission of the report referred to in
subsection (d) of section 1211 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 [Pub. L. 105-85] (50 U.S.C.
App. 2404 note), the Comptroller General of the United States shall
submit an assessment to Congress which contains an analysis of the
new computer performance levels being proposed by the President
under such section."
RELEASE OF EXPORT INFORMATION BY DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TO OTHER
AGENCIES FOR PURPOSE OF NATIONAL SECURITY ASSESSMENT
Pub. L. 105-261, div. A, title XV, Sec. 1522, Oct. 17, 1998, 112
Stat. 2179, provided that:
"(a) Release of Export Information. - The Secretary of Commerce
shall, upon the written request of an official specified in
subsection (c), transmit to that official any information relating
to exports that is held by the Department of Commerce and is
requested by that official for the purpose of assessing national
security risks. The Secretary shall transmit such information
within 10 business days after receiving such a request.
"(b) Nature of Information. - The information referred to in
subsection (a) includes information concerning -
"(1) export licenses issued by the Department of Commerce;
"(2) exports that were carried out under an export license
issued by the Department of Commerce; and
"(3) exports from the United States that were carried out
without an export license.
"(c) Requesting Officials. - The officials referred to in
subsection (a) are the Secretary of State, the Secretary of
Defense, the Secretary of Energy, and the Director of Central
Intelligence. Each of those officials may delegate to any other
official within their respective departments and agency the
authority to request information under subsection (a)."
EXPORT CONTROLS ON HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTERS
Pub. L. 105-85, div. A, title XII, subtitle B, Nov. 18, 1997, 111
Stat. 1932, as amended by Pub. L. 105-261, div. A, title XV, Sec.
1524, Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2180; Pub. L. 106-65, div. A, title
X, Sec. 1067(4), title XIV, Sec. 1407(c), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat.
774, 801; Pub. L. 106-398, Sec. 1 [[div. A], title XII, Sec.
1234(a)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A-330, provided that:
"SEC. 1211. EXPORT APPROVALS FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTERS.
"(a) Prior Approval of Exports and Reexports. - The President
shall require that no digital computer with a composite theoretical
performance level of more than 2,000 millions of theoretical
operations per second (MTOPS) or with such other composite
theoretical performance level as may be established subsequently by
the President under subsection (d), may be exported or reexported
without a license to a country specified in subsection (b) if the
Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of
Energy, the Secretary of State, or the Director of the Arms Control
and Disarmament Agency objects, in writing, to such export or
reexport. Any person proposing to export or reexport such a digital
computer shall so notify the Secretary of Commerce, who, within 24
hours after receiving the notification, shall transmit the
notification to the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy,
the Secretary of State, and the Director of the Arms Control and
Disarmament Agency.
"(b) Covered Countries. - For purposes of subsection (a), the
countries specified in this subsection are the countries listed as
'Computer Tier 3' eligible countries in section 740.7(d) of title
15 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on June 10,
1997, subject to modification by the President under subsection
(e).
"(c) Time Limit. - Written objections under subsection (a) to an
export or reexport shall be raised within 10 days after the
notification is received under subsection (a). If such a written
objection to the export or reexport of a computer is raised, the
computer may be exported or reexported only pursuant to a license
issued by the Secretary of Commerce under the Export Administration
Regulations of the Department of Commerce, without regard to the
licensing exceptions otherwise authorized under section 740.7 of
title 15 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on June
10, 1997. If no objection is raised within the 10-day period, the
export or reexport is authorized.
"(d) Adjustment of Composite Theoretical Performance. - The
President, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, the
Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of
State, and the Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency,
may establish a new composite theoretical performance level for
purposes of subsection (a). Such new level shall not take effect
until 60 days after the President submits to the congressional
committees designated in section 1215 a report setting forth the
new composite theoretical performance level and the justification
for such new level. Each report shall, at a minimum -
"(1) address the extent to which high performance computers of
a composite theoretical level between the level established in
subsection (a) or such level as has been previously adjusted
pursuant to this section and the new level, are available from
other countries;
"(2) address all potential uses of military significance to
which high performance computers at the new level could be
applied; and
"(3) assess the impact of such uses on the national security
interests of the United States.
"(e) Adjustment of Covered Countries. -
"(1) In general. - The President, in consultation with the
Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of
Energy, the Secretary of State, and the Director of the Arms
Control and Disarmament Agency, may add a country to or remove a
country from the list of covered countries in subsection (b),
except that a country may be removed from the list only in
accordance with paragraph (2).
"(2) Deletions from list of covered countries. - The removal of
a country from the list of covered countries under subsection (b)
shall not take effect until 120 days after the President submits
to the congressional committees designated in section 1215 a
report setting forth the justification for the deletion.
"(3) Excluded countries. - A country may not be removed from
the list of covered countries under subsection (b) if -
"(A) the country is a 'nuclear-weapon state' (as defined by
Article IX of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear
Weapons) and the country is not a member of the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization; or
"(B) the country is not a signatory of the Treaty on the
Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and the country is listed
on Annex 2 to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty.
"(f) Classification. - Each report under subsections (d) and (e)
shall be submitted in an unclassified form and may, if necessary,
have a classified supplement.
"(g) Delegation of Objection Authority Within the Department of
Defense. - For the purposes of the Department of Defense, the
authority to issue an objection referred to in subsection (a) shall
be executed for the Secretary of Defense by an official at the
Assistant Secretary level within the office of the Under Secretary
of Defense for Policy. In implementing subsection (a), the
Secretary of Defense shall ensure that Department of Defense
procedures maximize the ability of the Department of Defense to be
able to issue an objection within the 10-day period specified in
subsection (c).
"(h) Calculation of 60-Day Period. - The 60-day period referred
to in subsection (d) shall be calculated by excluding the days on
which either House of Congress is not in session because of an
adjournment of the Congress sine die.
"SEC. 1212. REPORT ON EXPORTS OF HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTERS.
"(a) Report. - Not later than 60 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act [Nov. 18, 1997], the President shall provide
to the congressional committees specified in section 1215 a report
identifying all exports of digital computers with a composite
theoretical performance of more than 2,000 millions of theoretical
operations per second (MTOPS) to all countries since January 25,
1996. For each export, the report shall identify -
"(1) whether an export license was applied for and whether one
was granted;
"(2) the date of the transfer of the computer;
"(3) the United States manufacturer and exporter of the
computer;
"(4) the MTOPS level of the computer; and
"(5) the recipient country and end user.
"(b) Additional Information on Exports to Certain Countries. - In
the case of exports to countries specified in subsection (c), the
report under subsection (a) shall identify the intended end use for
the exported computer and the assessment by the executive branch of
whether the end user is a military end user or an end user involved
in activities relating to nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons
or missile technology. Information provided under this subsection
may be submitted in classified form if necessary.
"(c) Covered Countries. - For purposes of subsection (b), the
countries specified in this subsection are -
"(1) the countries listed as 'Computer Tier 3' eligible
countries in section 740.7(d) of title 15 of the Code of Federal
Regulations, as in effect on June 10, 1997; and
"(2) the countries listed in section 740.7(e) of title 15 of
the Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on June 10, 1997.
"SEC. 1213. POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION OF EXPORT OF HIGH
PERFORMANCE COMPUTERS.
"(a) Required Post-Shipment Verification. - The Secretary of
Commerce shall conduct post-shipment verification of each digital
computer with a composite theoretical performance of more than
2,000 millions of theoretical operations per second (MTOPS) that is
exported from the United States, on or after the date of the
enactment of this Act [Nov. 18, 1998], to a country specified in
subsection (b).
"(b) Covered Countries. - For purposes of subsection (a), the
countries specified in this subsection are the countries listed as
'Computer Tier 3' eligible countries in section 740.7 of title 15
of the Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on June 10, 1997,
subject to modification by the President under section 1211(e).
"(c) Annual Report. - The Secretary of Commerce shall submit to
the congressional committees specified in section 1215 an annual
report on the results of post-shipment verifications conducted
under this section during the preceding year. Each such report
shall include a list of all such items exported from the United
States to such countries during the previous year and, with respect
to each such export, the following:
"(1) The destination country.
"(2) The date of export.
"(3) The intended end use and intended end user.
"(4) The results of the post-shipment verification.
"(d) Explanation When Verification Not Conducted. - If a
post-shipment verification has not been conducted in accordance
with subsection (a) with respect to any such export during the
period covered by a report, the Secretary shall include in the
report for that period a detailed explanation of the reasons why
such a post-shipment verification was not conducted.
"(e) Adjustment of Performance Levels. - Whenever a new composite
theoretical performance level is established under section 1211(d),
that level shall apply for purposes of subsection (a) of this
section in lieu of the level set forth in subsection (a).
"SEC. 1214. GAO STUDY ON CERTAIN COMPUTERS; END USER INFORMATION
ASSISTANCE.
"(a) In General. - The Comptroller General of the United States
shall submit to the congressional committees specified in section
1215 a study of the national security risks relating to the sale of
computers with a composite theoretical performance of between 2,000
and 7,000 millions of theoretical operations per second (MTOPS) to
end users in countries specified in subsection (c). The study shall
also analyze any foreign availability of computers described in the
preceding sentence and the impact of such sales on United States
exporters.
"(b) End User Information Assistance to Exporters. - The
Secretary of Commerce shall establish a procedure by which
exporters may seek information on questionable end users in
countries specified in subsection (c) who are seeking to obtain
computers described in subsection (a).
"(c) Covered Countries. - For purposes of subsections (a) and
(b), the countries specified in this subsection are the countries
listed as 'Computer Tier 3' eligible countries in section 740.7(d)
of title 15 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on
June 10, 1997.
"SEC. 1215. CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.
"For purposes of sections 1211(d), 1212(a), 1213(c), and 1214(a)
the congressional committees specified in those sections are the
following:
"(1) The Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and
the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.
"(2) The Committee on International Relations and the Committee
on Armed Services of the House of Representatives."
[Pub. L. 106-398, Sec. 1 [[div. A], title XII, Sec. 1234(b)],
Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A-331, provided that: "The
amendments made by subsection (a) [amending section 1211 of Pub. L.
105-85, set out above] shall apply to any new composite theoretical
performance level established for purposes of section 1211(a) of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 [Pub.
L. 105-85] that is submitted by the President pursuant to section
1211(d) of that Act on or after the date of the enactment of this
Act [Oct. 30, 2000]."]
[For abolition, transfer of functions, and treatment of
references to United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency,
see section 6511 et seq. of Title 22, Foreign Relations and
Intercourse.]
REPORTS ON ADVANCED SUPERCOMPUTER SALES TO CERTAIN FOREIGN NATIONS
Pub. L. 105-85, div. C, title XXXI, Sec. 3157, Nov. 18, 1997, 111
Stat. 2045, as amended by Pub. L. 106-398, Sec. 1 [div. C, title
XXXI, Sec. 3134], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A-456,
provided that:
"(a) Reports. - The Secretary of Energy shall require that any
company that is a participant in the Accelerated Strategic
Computing Initiative (ASCI) program of the Department of Energy
report to the Secretary and to the Secretary of Defense each sale
by that company to a country designated as a Tier III country of a
computer capable of operating at a speed in excess of 2,000
millions theoretical operations per second (MTOPS). The report
shall include a description of the following with respect to each
such sale:
"(1) The anticipated end-use of the computer sold.
"(2) The software included with the computer.
"(3) Any arrangement under the terms of the sale regarding -
"(A) upgrading the computer;
"(B) servicing the computer; or
"(C) furnishing spare parts for the computer.
"(b) Covered Countries. - For purposes of this section, the
countries designated as Tier III countries are the countries listed
as 'computer tier 3' eligible countries in part 740.7 of title 15
of the Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on June 10, 1997
(or any successor list).
"(c) Quarterly Submission of Reports. - The Secretary of Energy
shall require that reports under subsection (a) be submitted
quarterly.
"(d) Annual Report. - The Secretary of Energy shall submit to
Congress an annual report containing all information received under
subsection (a) during the preceding year. The first annual report
shall be submitted not later than July 1, 1998.
"(e) Adjustment of Performance Levels. - Whenever a new composite
theoretical performance level is established under section 1211(d)
[Pub. L. 105-85, set out as a note above], that level shall apply
for the purposes of subsection (a) of this section in lieu of the
level set forth in subsection (a)."
NATIONAL SECURITY IMPLICATIONS OF UNITED STATES EXPORT CONTROL
POLICY
Pub. L. 104-106, div. A, title XIII, Sec. 1322, Feb. 10, 1996,
110 Stat. 478, provided that:
"(a) Findings. - Congress makes the following findings:
"(1) Export controls remain an important element of the
national security policy of the United States.
"(2) It is in the national security interest that United States
export control policy be effective in preventing the transfer, to
potential adversaries or combatants of the United States, of
technology that threatens the national security or defense of the
United States.
"(3) It is in the national security interest that the United
States monitor aggressively the export of militarily critical
technology in order to prevent its diversion to potential
adversaries or combatants of the United States.
"(4) The Department of Defense relies increasingly on
commercial and dual-use technologies, products, and processes to
support United States military capabilities and economic
strength.
"(5) The maintenance of the military advantage of the United
States depends on effective export controls on dual-use items and
technologies that are critical to the military capabilities of
the Armed Forces.
"(b) Sense of Congress. - It is the sense of Congress that -
"(1) the Secretary of Defense should evaluate license
applications for the export of militarily critical commodities
the export of which is controlled for national security reasons
if those commodities are to be exported to certain countries of
concern;
"(2) the Secretary of Defense should identify the dual-use
items and technologies that are critical to the military
capabilities of the Armed Forces, including the military use made
of such items and technologies;
"(3) upon identification by the Secretary of Defense of the
dual-use items and technologies referred to in paragraph (2), the
President should ensure effective export controls or use
unilateral export controls on dual-use items and technologies
that are critical to the military capabilities of the Armed
Forces (regardless of the availability of such items or
technologies overseas) with respect to the countries that -
"(A) pose a threat to the national security interests of the
United States; and
"(B) are not members in good standing of bilateral or
multilateral agreements to which the United States is a party
on the use of such items and technologies; and
"(4) the President, upon recommendation of the Secretary of
Defense, should ensure effective controls on the re-export by
other countries of dual-use items and technologies that are
critical to the military capabilities of the Armed Forces.
"(c) Annual Report. - (1) Not later than December 1 of each year
through 1999, the President shall submit to the committees
specified in paragraph (4) a report on the effect of the export
control policy of the United States on the national security
interests of the United States.
"(2) The report shall include the following:
"(A) A list setting forth each country determined by the
Secretary of Defense, the intelligence community, and other
appropriate agencies to be a rogue nation or potential adversary
or combatant of the United States.
"(B) For each country so listed, a list of -
"(i) the categories of items that the United States currently
prohibits for export to the country;
"(ii) the categories of items that may be exported from the
United States with an individual license, and in such cases,
any licensing conditions normally required and the policy
grounds used for approvals and denials; and
"(iii) the categories of items that may be exported under a
general license designated 'G-DEST'.
"(C) For each category of items listed under subparagraph (B) -
"(i) a statement whether a prohibition, control, or licensing
requirement on a category of items is imposed pursuant to an
international multilateral agreement or is unilateral;
"(ii) a statement whether a prohibition, control, or
licensing requirement on a category of items is imposed by the
other members of an international agreement or is unilateral;
"(iii) when the answer under either clause (i) or clause (ii)
is unilateral, a statement concerning the efforts being made to
ensure that the prohibition, control, or licensing requirement
is made multilateral; and
"(iv) a statement on what impact, if any, a unilateral
prohibition is having, or would have, on preventing the rogue
nation or potential adversary from attaining the items in
question for military purposes.
"(D) A description of United States policy on sharing satellite
imagery that has military significance and a discussion of the
criteria for determining the imagery that has that significance.
"(E) A description of the relationship between United States
policy on the export of space launch vehicle technology and the
Missile Technology Control Regime.
"(F) An assessment of United States efforts to support the
inclusion of additional countries in the Missile Technology
Control Regime.
"(G) An assessment of the ongoing efforts made by potential
participant countries in the Missile Technology Control Regime to
meet the guidelines established by the Missile Technology Control
Regime.
"(H) A discussion of the history of the space launch vehicle
programs of other countries, including a discussion of the
military origins and purposes of such programs and the current
level of military involvement in such programs.
"(3) The President shall submit the report in unclassified form,
but may include a classified annex.
"(4) The committees referred to in paragraph (1) are the
following:
"(A) The Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate.
"(B) The Committee on National Security [now Committee on Armed
Services] and the Committee on International Relations of the
House of Representatives.
"(5) For purposes of this subsection, the term 'Missile
Technology Control Regime' means the policy statement announced on
April 16, 1987, between the United States, the United Kingdom, the
Federal Republic of Germany, France, Italy, Canada, and Japan to
restrict sensitive missile-relevant transfers based on the Missile
Technology Control Regime Annex, and any amendment thereto."
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REVIEW OF EXPORT LICENSES FOR CERTAIN
BIOLOGICAL PATHOGENS
Pub. L. 104-106, div. A, title XIII, Sec. 1323, Feb. 10, 1996,
110 Stat. 480, provided that:
"(a) Department of Defense Review. - Any application to the
Secretary of Commerce for a license for the export of a class 2,
class 3, or class 4 biological pathogen to a country identified to
the Secretary under subsection (c) as a country that is known or
suspected to have a biological weapons program shall be referred to
the Secretary of Defense for review. The Secretary of Defense shall
notify the Secretary of Commerce within 15 days after receipt of an
application under the preceding sentence whether the export of such
biological pathogen pursuant to the license would be contrary to
the national security interests of the United States.
"(b) Denial of License if Contrary to National Security Interest.
- A license described in subsection (a) shall be denied by the
Secretary of Commerce if it is determined that the export of such
biological pathogen to that country would be contrary to the
national security interests of the United States.
"(c) Identification of Countries Known or Suspected To Have a
Program To Develop Offensive Biological Weapons. - (1) The
Secretary of Defense shall determine, for the purposes of this
section, those countries that are known or suspected to have a
program to develop offensive biological weapons. Upon making such
determination, the Secretary shall provide to the Secretary of
Commerce a list of those countries.
"(2) The Secretary of Defense shall update the list under
paragraph (1) on a regular basis. Whenever a country is added to or
deleted from such list, the Secretary shall notify the Secretary of
Commerce.
"(3) Determination under this subsection of countries that are
known or suspected to have a program to develop offensive
biological weapons shall be made in consultation with the Secretary
of State and the intelligence community.
"(d) Definition. - For purposes of this section, the term 'class
2, class 3, or class 4 biological pathogen' means any biological
pathogen that is characterized by the Centers for Disease Control
as a class 2, class 3, or class 4 biological pathogen."
ANNUAL REPORTS ON IMPROVING EXPORT CONTROL MECHANISMS
Pub. L. 104-106, div. A, title XIII, Sec. 1324(a), (b), Feb. 10,
1996, 110 Stat. 480, 481, provided that:
"(a) Joint Reports by Secretaries of State and Commerce. - Not
later than April 1 of each of 1996 and 1997, the Secretary of State
and the Secretary of Commerce shall submit to Congress a joint
report, prepared in consultation with the Secretary of Defense,
relating to United States export-control mechanisms. Each such
report shall set forth measures to be taken to strengthen United
States export-control mechanisms, including -
"(1) steps being taken by each Secretary (A) to share on a
regular basis the export licensing watchlist of that Secretary's
department with the other Secretary, and (B) to incorporate the
export licensing watchlist data received from the other Secretary
into the watchlist of that Secretary's department;
"(2) steps being taken by each Secretary to incorporate into
the watchlist of that Secretary's department similar data from
systems maintained by the Department of Defense and the United
States Customs Service; and
"(3) a description of such further measures to be taken to
strengthen United States export-control mechanisms as the
Secretaries consider to be appropriate.
"(b) Reports by Inspectors General. - (1) Not later than April 1
of each of 1996 and 1997, the Inspector General of the Department
of State and the Inspector General of the Department of Commerce
shall each submit to Congress a report providing that official's
evaluation of the effectiveness during the preceding year of the
export licensing watchlist screening process of that official's
department. The reports shall be submitted in both a classified and
unclassified version.
"(2) Each report of an Inspector General under paragraph (1)
shall (with respect to that official's department) -
"(A) set forth the number of export licenses granted to parties
on the export licensing watchlist;
"(B) set forth the number of end-use checks performed with
respect to export licenses granted to parties on the export
licensing watchlist the previous year;
"(C) assess the screening process used in granting an export
license when an applicant is on the export licensing watchlist;
and
"(D) assess the extent to which the export licensing watchlist
contains all relevant information and parties required by statute
or regulation."
STUDY ON NATIONAL SECURITY EXPORT CONTROLS
Section 2433 of Pub. L. 100-418 directed Secretary of Commerce
and Secretary of Defense, not later than 60 days after Aug. 23,
1988, to enter into appropriate arrangements with National Academy
of Sciences and National Academy of Engineering to conduct a
comprehensive study of adequacy of current export administration
system in safeguarding United States national security while
maintaining United States international competitiveness and Western
technological preeminence, further directed Academies to prepare
and submit to President and Congress, not later than 18 months
after entering into such arrangements, a report containing a
detailed statement of findings and conclusions of Academies
pursuant to such study, together with their recommendations for
such legislative or regulatory reforms as they considered
appropriate, and further provided for an Advisory Panel to aid in
such study, as well as executive branch cooperation, and
appropriations for such study.
-EXEC-
DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY UNDER SECTION 1322(C) OF PUBLIC LAW 104-106
Determination of President of the United States, No. 97-39, Sept.
30, 1997, 62 F.R. 52477, provided:
By the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the
United States of America, I hereby delegate to the Secretary of
Defense the duties and responsibilities vested in the President by
section 1322(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 1996 ("the Act") (Public Law 104-106, 110 Stat. 478-479
(1996)) [set out as a note above].
The reporting requirement delegated by this memorandum may be
redelegated not lower than the Under Secretary level. The
Department of Defense shall obtain concurrence on the report from
the following agencies: the Department of Commerce, the Department
of State, the Department of the Treasury, and the Director of
Central Intelligence on behalf of the intelligence community prior
to submission to the Congress.
Any reference in this memorandum to the provisions of any Act
shall be deemed to be a reference to such Act or its provisions as
may be amended from time to time.
The Secretary of Defense is authorized and directed to publish
this memorandum in the Federal Register.
William J. Clinton.
-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in sections 5, 2403, 2405, 2410,
2410b, 2411, 2413, 2414, 2415, 2416 of this Appendix; title 12
section 95a; title 19 section 1864; title 22 sections 2797a, 5605,
6004, 6713; title 50 section 1702.
-FOOTNOTE-
(!1) So in original. Probably should be followed by "the".
-End-
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50 USC APPENDIX Sec. 2405 01/06/03
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TITLE 50, APPENDIX - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
EXPORT REGULATION
-HEAD-
Sec. 2405. Foreign policy controls
-STATUTE-
(a) Authority
(1) In order to carry out the policy set forth in paragraph
(2)(B), (7), (8), or (13) of section 3 of this Act [section
2402(2)(B), (7), (8), or (13) of this Appendix], the President may
prohibit or curtail the exportation of any goods, technology, or
other information subject to the jurisdiction of the United States
or exported by any person subject to the jurisdiction of the United
States, to the extent necessary to further significantly the
foreign policy of the United States or to fulfill its declared
international obligations. The authority granted by this subsection
shall be exercised by the Secretary, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of
Agriculture, the Secretary of the Treasury, the United States Trade
Representative, and such other departments and agencies as the
Secretary considers appropriate, and shall be implemented by means
of export licenses issued by the Secretary.
(2) Any export control imposed under this section shall apply to
any transaction or activity undertaken with the intent to evade
that export control, even if that export control would not
otherwise apply to that transaction or activity.
(3) Export controls maintained for foreign policy purposes shall
expire on December 31, 1979, or one year after imposition,
whichever is later, unless extended by the President in accordance
with subsections (b) and (f). Any such extension and any subsequent
extension shall not be for a period of more than one year.
(4) Whenever the Secretary denies any export license under this
subsection, the Secretary shall specify in the notice to the
applicant of the denial of such license that the license was denied
under the authority contained in this subsection, and the reasons
for such denial, with reference to the criteria set forth in
subsection (b) of this section. The Secretary shall also include in
such notice what, if any, modifications in or restrictions on the
goods or technology for which the license was sought would allow
such export to be compatible with controls implemented under this
section, or the Secretary shall indicate in such notice which
officers and employees of the Department of Commerce who are
familiar with the application will be made reasonably available to
the applicant for consultation with regard to such modifications or
restrictions, if appropriate.
(5) In accordance with the provisions of section 10 of this Act
[section 2409 of this Appendix], the Secretary of State shall have
the right to review any export license application under this
section which the Secretary of State requests to review.
(6) Before imposing, expanding, or extending export controls
under this section on exports to a country which can use goods,
technology, or information available from foreign sources and so
incur little or no economic costs as a result of the controls, the
President should, through diplomatic means, employ alternatives to
export controls which offer opportunities of distinguishing the
United States from, and expressing the displeasure of the United
States with, the specific actions of that country in response to
which the controls are proposed. Such alternatives include private
discussions with foreign leaders, public statements in situations
where private diplomacy is unavailable or not effective, withdrawal
of ambassadors, and reduction of the size of the diplomatic staff
that the country involved is permitted to have in the United
States.
(b) Criteria
(1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the President
may impose, extend, or expand export controls under this section
only if the President determines that -
(A) such controls are likely to achieve the intended foreign
policy purpose, in light of other factors, including the
availability from other countries of the goods or technology
proposed for such controls, and that foreign policy purpose
cannot be achieved through negotiations or other alternative
means;
(B) the proposed controls are compatible with the foreign
policy objectives of the United States and with overall United
States policy toward the country to which exports are to be
subject to the proposed controls;
(C) the reaction of other countries to the imposition,
extension, or expansion of such export controls by the United
States is not likely to render the controls ineffective in
achieving the intended foreign policy purpose or to be
counterproductive to United States foreign policy interests;
(D) the effect of the proposed controls on the export
performance of the United States, the competitive position of the
United States in the international economy, the international
reputation of the United States as a supplier of goods and
technology, or on the economic well-being of individual United
States companies and their employees and communities does not
exceed the benefit to United States foreign policy objectives;
and
(E) the United States has the ability to enforce the proposed
controls effectively.
(2) With respect to those export controls in effect under this
section on the date of the enactment of the Export Administration
Amendments Act of 1985 [July 12, 1985], the President, in
determining whether to extend those controls, as required by
subsection (a)(3) of this section, shall consider the criteria set
forth in paragraph (1) of this subsection and shall consider the
foreign policy consequences of modifying the export controls.
(c) Consultation with industry
The Secretary in every possible instance shall consult with and
seek advice from affected United States industries and appropriate
advisory committees established under section 135 of the Trade Act
of 1974 [19 U.S.C. 2155] before imposing any export control under
this section. Such consultation and advice shall be with respect to
the criteria set forth in subsection (b)(1) and such other matters
as the Secretary considers appropriate.
(d) Consultation with other countries
When imposing export controls under this section, the President
shall, at the earliest appropriate opportunity, consult with the
countries with which the United States maintains export controls
cooperatively, and with such other countries as the President
considers appropriate, with respect to the criteria set forth in
subsection (b)(1) and such other matters as the President considers
appropriate.
(e) Alternative means
Before resorting to the imposition of export controls under this
section, the President shall determine that reasonable efforts have
been made to achieve the purposes of the controls through
negotiations or other alternative means.
(f) Consultation with Congress
(1) The President may impose or expand export controls under this
section, or extend such controls as required by subsection (a)(3)
of this section, only after consultation with the Congress,
including the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs of the Senate.
(2) The President may not impose, expand, or extend export
controls under this section until the President has submitted to
the Congress a report -
(A) specifying the purpose of the controls;
(B) specifying the determinations of the President (or, in the
case of those export controls described in subsection (b)(2), the
considerations of the President) with respect to each of the
criteria set forth in subsection (b)(1), the bases for such
determinations (or considerations), and any possible adverse
foreign policy consequences of the controls;
(C) describing the nature, the subjects, and the results of, or
the plans for, the consultation with industry pursuant to
subsection (c) and with other countries pursuant to subsection
(d);
(D) specifying the nature and results of any alternative means
attempted under subsection (e), or the reasons for imposing,
expanding, or extending the controls without attempting any such
alternative means; and
(E) describing the availability from other countries of goods
or technology comparable to the goods or technology subject to
the proposed export controls, and describing the nature and
results of the efforts made pursuant to subsection (h) to secure
the cooperation of foreign governments in controlling the foreign
availability of such comparable goods or technology.
Such report shall also indicate how such controls will further
significantly the foreign policy of the United States or will
further its declared international obligations.
(3) To the extent necessary to further the effectiveness of the
export controls, portions of a report required by paragraph (2) may
be submitted to the Congress on a classified basis, and shall be
subject to the provisions of section 12(c) of this Act [section
2411(c) of this Appendix].
(4) In the case of export controls under this section which
prohibit or curtail the export of any agricultural commodity, a
report submitted pursuant to paragraph (2) shall be deemed to be
the report required by section 7(g)(3)(A) of this Act [section
2406(g)(3)(A) of this Appendix].
(5) In addition to any written report required under this
section, the Secretary, not less frequently than annually, shall
present in oral testimony before the Committee on Banking, Housing,
and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign
Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on policies and
actions taken by the Government to carry out the provisions of this
section.
(g) Exclusion for medicine and medical supplies and for certain
food exports
This section does not authorize export controls on medicine or
medical supplies. This section also does not authorize export
controls on donations of goods (including, but not limited to,
food, educational materials, seeds and hand tools, medicines and
medical supplies, water resources equipment, clothing and shelter
materials, and basic household supplies) that are intended to meet
basic human needs. Before export controls on food are imposed,
expanded, or extended under this section, the Secretary shall
notify the Secretary of State in the case of export controls
applicable with respect to any developed country and shall notify
the Administrator of the Agency for International Development in
the case of export controls applicable with respect to any
developing country. The Secretary of State with respect to
developed countries, and the Administrator with respect to
developing countries, shall determine whether the proposed export
controls on food would cause measurable malnutrition and shall
inform the Secretary of that determination. If the Secretary is
informed that the proposed export controls on food would cause
measurable malnutrition, then those controls may not be imposed,
expanded, or extended, as the case may be, unless the President
determines that those controls are necessary to protect the
national security interests of the United States, or unless the
President determines that arrangements are insufficient to ensure
that the food will reach those most in need. Each such
determination by the Secretary of State or the Administrator of the
Agency for International Development, and any such determination by
the President, shall be reported to the Congress, together with a
statement of the reasons for that determination. It is the intent
of Congress that the President not impose export controls under
this section on any goods or technology if he determines that the
principal effect of the export of such goods or technology would be
to help meet basic human needs. This subsection shall not be
construed to prohibit the President from imposing restrictions on
the export of medicine or medical supplies or of food under the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act [50 U.S.C 1701 et
seq.]. This subsection shall not apply to any export control on
medicine, medical supplies, or food, except for donations, which is
in effect on the date of the enactment of the Export Administration
Amendments Act of 1985 [July 12, 1985]. Notwithstanding the
preceding provisions of this subsection, the President may impose
export controls under this section on medicine, medical supplies,
food, and donations of goods in order to carry out the policy set
forth in paragraph (13) of section 3 of this Act [section 2402(13)
of this Appendix].
(h) Foreign availability
(1) In applying export controls under this section, the President
shall take all feasible steps to initiate and conclude negotiations
with appropriate foreign governments for the purpose of securing
the cooperation of such foreign governments in controlling the
export to countries and consignees to which the United States
export controls apply of any goods or technology comparable to
goods or technology controlled under this section.
(2) Before extending any export control pursuant to subsection
(a)(3) of this section, the President shall evaluate the results of
his actions under paragraph (1) of this subsection and shall
include the results of that evaluation in his report to the
Congress pursuant to subsection (f) of this section.
(3) If, within 6 months after the date on which export controls
under this section are imposed or expanded, or within 6 months
after the date of the enactment of the Export Administration
Amendments Act of 1985 [July 12, 1985] in the case of export
controls in effect on such date of enactment, the President's
efforts under paragraph (1) are not successful in securing the
cooperation of foreign governments described in paragraph (1) with
respect to those export controls, the Secretary shall thereafter
take into account the foreign availability of the goods or
technology subject to the export controls. If the Secretary
affirmatively determines that a good or technology subject to the
export controls is available in sufficient quantity and comparable
quality from sources outside the United States to countries subject
to the export controls so that denial of an export license would be
ineffective in achieving the purposes of the controls, then the
Secretary shall, during the period of such foreign availability,
approve any license application which is required for the export of
the good or technology and which meets all requirements for such a
license. The Secretary shall remove the good or technology from the
list established pursuant to subsection (l) of this section if the
Secretary determines that such action is appropriate.
(4) In making a determination of foreign availability under
paragraph (3) of this subsection, the Secretary shall follow the
procedures set forth in section 5(f)(3) of this Act [section
2404(f)(3) of this Appendix].
(i) International obligations
The provisions of subsections (b), (c), (d), (e), (g), and (h)
shall not apply in any case in which the President exercises the
authority contained in this section to impose export controls, or
to approve or deny export license applications, in order to fulfill
obligations of the United States pursuant to treaties to which the
United States is a party or pursuant to other international
agreements.
(j) Countries supporting international terrorism
(1) A validated license shall be required for the export of goods
or technology to a country if the Secretary of State has made the
following determinations:
(A) The government of such country has repeatedly provided
support for acts of international terrorism.
(B) The export of such goods or technology could make a
significant contribution to the military potential of such
country, including its military logistics capability, or could
enhance the ability of such country to support acts of
international terrorism.
(2) The Secretary and the Secretary of State shall notify the
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and the
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate at least 30 days
before issuing any validated license required by paragraph (1).
(3) Each determination of the Secretary of State under paragraph
(1)(A), including each determination in effect on the date of the
enactment of the Antiterrorism and Arms Export Amendments Act of
1989 [Dec. 12, 1989], shall be published in the Federal Register.
(4) A determination made by the Secretary of State under
paragraph (1)(A) may not be rescinded unless the President submits
to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the chairman of
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and the
chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate -
(A) before the proposed rescission would take effect, a report
certifying that -
(i) there has been a fundamental change in the leadership and
policies of the government of the country concerned;
(ii) that government is not supporting acts of international
terrorism; and
(iii) that government has provided assurances that it will
not support acts of international terrorism in the future; or
(B) at least 45 days before the proposed rescission would take
effect, a report justifying the rescission and certifying that -
(i) the government concerned has not provided any support for
international terrorism during the preceding 6-month period; and
(ii) the government concerned has provided assurances that it
will not support acts of international terrorism in the future.
(5) The Secretary and the Secretary of State shall include in the
notification required by paragraph (2) -
(A) a detailed description of the goods or services to be
offered, including a brief description of the capabilities of any
article for which a license to export is sought;
(B) the reasons why the foreign country or international
organization to which the export or transfer is proposed to be
made needs the goods or services which are the subject of such
export or transfer and a description of the manner in which such
country or organization intends to use such articles, services,
or design and construction services;
(C) the reasons why the proposed export or transfer is in the
national interest of the United States;
(D) an analysis of the impact of the proposed export or
transfer on the military capabilities of the foreign country or
international organization to which such export or transfer would
be made;
(E) an analysis of the manner in which the proposed export
would affect the relative military strengths of countries in the
region to which the goods or services which are the subject of
such export would be delivered and whether other countries in the
region have comparable kinds and amounts of articles, services,
or design and construction services; and
(F) an analysis of the impact of the proposed export or
transfer on the United States relations with the countries in the
region to which the goods or services which are the subject of
such export would be delivered.
(k) Negotiations with other countries
(1) Countries participating in certain agreements
The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary, the
Secretary of Defense, and the heads of other appropriate
departments and agencies, shall be responsible for conducting
negotiations with those countries participating in the groups
known as the Coordinating Committee, the Missile Technology
Control Regime, the Australia Group, and the Nuclear Suppliers'
Group, regarding their cooperation in restricting the export of
goods and technology in order to carry out -
(A) the policy set forth in section 3(2)(B) of this Act
[section 2402(2)(B) of this Appendix], and
(B) United States policy opposing the proliferation of
chemical, biological, nuclear, and other weapons and their
delivery systems, and effectively restricting the export of
dual use components of such weapons and their delivery systems,
in accordance with this subsection and subsections (a) and (l).
Such negotiations shall cover, among other issues, which goods
and technology should be subject to multilaterally agreed export
restrictions, and the implementation of the restrictions
consistent with the principles identified in section 5(b)(2)(C)
of this Act [section 2404(b)(2)(C) of this Appendix].
(2) Other countries
The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary, the
Secretary of Defense, and the heads of other appropriate
departments and agencies, shall be responsible for conducting
negotiations with countries and groups of countries not referred
to in paragraph (1) regarding their cooperation in restricting
the export of goods and technology consistent with purposes set
forth in paragraph (1). In cases where such negotiations produce
agreements on export restrictions that the Secretary, in
consultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of
Defense, determines to be consistent with the principles
identified in section 5(b)(2)(C) of this Act [section
2404(b)(2)(C) of this Appendix], the Secretary may treat exports,
whether by individual or multiple licenses, to countries party to
such agreements in the same manner as exports are treated to
countries that are MTCR adherents.
(3) Review of determinations
The Secretary shall annually review any determination under
paragraph (2) with respect to a country. For each such country
which the Secretary determines is not meeting the requirements of
an effective export control system in accordance with section
5(b)(2)(C) [section 2404(b)(2)(C) of this Appendix], the
Secretary shall restrict or eliminate any preferential licensing
treatment for exports to that country provided under this
subsection.
(l) Missile technology
(1) Determination of controlled items
The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the
Secretary of Defense, and the heads of other appropriate
departments and agencies -
(A) shall establish and maintain, as part of the control list
established under this section, a list of all dual use goods
and technology on the MTCR Annex; and
(B) may include, as part of the control list established
under this section, goods and technology that would provide a
direct and immediate impact on the development of missile
delivery systems and are not included in the MTCR Annex but
which the United States is proposing to the other MTCR
adherents to have included in the MTCR Annex.
(2) Requirement of individual validated licenses
The Secretary shall require an individual validated license for
-
(A) any export of goods or technology on the list established
under paragraph (1) to any country; and
(B) any export of goods or technology that the exporter knows
is destined for a project or facility for the design,
development, or manufacture of a missile in a country that is
not an MTCR adherent.
(3) Policy of denial of licenses
(A) Licenses under paragraph (2) should in general be denied if
the ultimate consignee of the goods or technology is a facility
in a country that is not an adherent to the Missile Technology
Control Regime and the facility is designed to develop or build
missiles.
(B) Licenses under paragraph (2) shall be denied if the
ultimate consignee of the goods or technology is a facility in a
country the government of which has been determined under
subsection (j) to have repeatedly provided support for acts of
international terrorism.
(4) Consultation with other departments
(A) A determination of the Secretary to approve an export
license under paragraph (2) for the export of goods or technology
to a country of concern regarding missile proliferation may be
made only after consultation with the Secretary of Defense and
the Secretary of State for a period of 20 days. The countries of
concern referred to in the preceding sentence shall be maintained
on a classified list by the Secretary of State, in consultation
with the Secretary and the Secretary of Defense.
(B) Should the Secretary of Defense disagree with the
determination of the Secretary to approve an export license to
which subparagraph (A) applies, the Secretary of Defense shall so
notify the Secretary within the 20 days provided for consultation
on the determination. The Secretary of Defense shall at the same
time submit the matter to the President for resolution of the
dispute. The Secretary shall also submit the Secretary's
recommendation to the President on the license application.
(C) The President shall approve or disapprove the export
license application within 20 days after receiving the submission
of the Secretary of Defense under subparagraph (B).
(D) Should the Secretary of Defense fail to notify the
Secretary within the time period prescribed in subparagraph (B),
the Secretary may approve the license application without
awaiting the notification by the Secretary of Defense. Should the
President fail to notify the Secretary of his decision on the
export license application within the time period prescribed in
subparagraph (C), the Secretary may approve the license
application without awaiting the President's decision on the
license application.
(E) Within 10 days after an export license is issued under this
subsection, the Secretary shall provide to the Secretary of
Defense and the Secretary of State the license application and
accompanying documents issued to the applicant, to the extent
that the relevant Secretary indicates the need to receive such
application and documents.
(5) Information sharing
The Secretary shall establish a procedure for information
sharing with appropriate officials of the intelligence community,
as determined by the Director of Central Intelligence, and other
appropriate Government agencies, that will ensure effective
monitoring of transfers of MTCR equipment or technology and other
missile technology.
(m) Chemical and biological weapons
(1) Establishment of list
The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the
Secretary of Defense, and the heads of other appropriate
departments and agencies, shall establish and maintain, as part
of the list maintained under this section, a list of goods and
technology that would directly and substantially assist a foreign
government or group in acquiring the capability to develop,
produce, stockpile, or deliver chemical or biological weapons,
the licensing of which would be effective in barring acquisition
or enhancement of such capability.
(2) Requirement for validated licenses
The Secretary shall require a validated license for any export
of goods or technology on the list established under paragraph
(1) to any country of concern.
(3) Countries of concern
For purposes of paragraph (2), the term "country of concern"
means any country other than -
(A) a country with whose government the United States has
entered into a bilateral or multilateral arrangement for the
control of goods or technology on the list established under
paragraph (1); and
(B) such other countries as the Secretary of State, in
consultation with the Secretary and the Secretary of Defense,
shall designate consistent with the purposes of the Chemical
and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act of
1991 [22 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.].
(n) Crime control instruments
(1) Crime control and detection instruments and equipment shall
be approved for export by the Secretary only pursuant to a
validated export license. Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix] -
(A) any determination of the Secretary of what goods or
technology shall be included on the list established pursuant to
subsection (l) (!1) of this section as a result of the export
restrictions imposed by this subsection shall be made with the
concurrence of the Secretary of State, and
(B) any determination of the Secretary to approve or deny an
export license application to export crime control or detection
instruments or equipment shall be made in concurrence with the
recommendations of the Secretary of State submitted to the
Secretary with respect to the application pursuant to section
10(e) of this Act [section 2409(e) of this Appendix],
except that, if the Secretary does not agree with the Secretary of
State with respect to any determination under subparagraph (A) or
(B), the matter shall be referred to the President for resolution.
(2) The provisions of this subsection shall not apply with
respect to exports to countries which are members of the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization or to Japan, Australia, or New
Zealand, or to such other countries as the President shall
designate consistent with the purposes of this subsection and
section 502B of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 [22 U.S.C.
2304].
(o) Control list
The Secretary shall establish and maintain, as part of the
control list, a list of any goods or technology subject to export
controls under this section, and the countries to which such
controls apply. The Secretary shall clearly identify on the control
list which goods or technology, and which countries or
destinations, are subject to which types of controls under this
section. Such list shall consist of goods and technology identified
by the Secretary of State, with the concurrence of the Secretary.
If the Secretary and the Secretary of State are unable to agree on
the list, the matter shall be referred to the President. Such list
shall be reviewed not less frequently than every three years in the
case of controls maintained cooperatively with other countries, and
annually in the case of all other controls, for the purpose of
making such revisions as are necessary in order to carry out this
section. During the course of such review, an assessment shall be
made periodically of the availability from sources outside the
United States, or any of its territories or possessions, of goods
and technology comparable to those controlled for export from the
United States under this section.
(p) Effect on existing contracts and licenses
The President may not, under this section, prohibit or curtail
the export or reexport of goods, technology, or other information -
(1) in performance of a contract or agreement entered into
before the date on which the President reports to the Congress,
pursuant to subsection (f) of this section, his intention to
impose controls on the export or reexport of such goods,
technology, or other information, or
(2) under a validated license or other authorization issued
under this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix],
unless and until the President determines and certifies to the
Congress that -
(A) a breach of the peace poses a serious and direct threat to
the strategic interest of the United States,
(B) the prohibition or curtailment of such contracts,
agreements, licenses, or authorizations will be instrumental in
remedying the situation posing the direct threat, and
(C) the export controls will continue only so long as the
direct threat persists.
(q) Extension of certain controls
Those export controls imposed under this section with respect to
South Africa which were in effect on February 28, 1982, and ceased
to be effective on March 1, 1982, September 15, 1982, or January
20, 1983, shall become effective on the date of the enactment of
this subsection [July 12, 1985], and shall remain in effect until 1
year after such date of enactment. At the end of that 1-year
period, any of those controls made effective by this subsection may
be extended by the President in accordance with subsections (b) and
(f) of this section.
(r) Expanded authority to impose controls
(1) In any case in which the President determines that it is
necessary to impose controls under this section without any
limitation contained in subsection (c), (d), (e), (g), (h), or (m)
(!2) of this section, the President may impose those controls only
if the President submits that determination to the Congress,
together with a report pursuant to subsection (f) of this section
with respect to the proposed controls, and only if a law is enacted
authorizing the imposition of those controls. If a joint resolution
authorizing the imposition of those controls is introduced in
either House of Congress within 30 days after the Congress receives
the determination and report of the President, that joint
resolution shall be referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing,
and Urban Affairs of the Senate and to the appropriate committee of
the House of Representatives. If either such committee has not
reported the joint resolution at the end of 30 days after its
referral, the committee shall be discharged from further
consideration of the joint resolution.
(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term "joint resolution"
means a joint resolution the matter after the resolving clause of
which is as follows: "That the Congress, having received on
a determination of the President under section 6(o)(1) (!2) of
the Export Administration Act of 1979 with respect to the export
controls which are set forth in the report submitted to the
Congress with that determination, authorizes the President to
impose those export controls.", with the date of the receipt of the
determination and report inserted in the blank.
(3) In the computation of the periods of 30 days referred to in
paragraph (1), there shall be excluded the days on which either
House of Congress is not in session because of an adjournment of
more than 3 days to a day certain or because of an adjournment of
the Congress sine die.
(s) Spare parts
(1) At the same time as the President imposes or expands export
controls under this section, the President shall determine whether
such export controls will apply to replacement parts for parts in
goods subject to such export controls.
(2) With respect to export controls imposed under this section
before the date of the enactment of this subsection [Aug. 23,
1988], an individual validated export license shall not be required
for replacement parts which are exported to replace on a
one-for-one basis parts that were in a good that was lawfully
exported from the United States, unless the President determines
that such a license should be required for such parts.
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(Pub. L. 96-72, Sec. 6, Sept. 29, 1979, 93 Stat. 513; Pub. L.
96-533, title I, Sec. 111, Dec. 16, 1980, 94 Stat. 3138; Pub. L.
97-145, Sec. 6, Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1728; Pub. L. 99-64, title
I, Sec. 108(a)-(g)(1), (h)-(j)(1), (k), (l)(1), July 12, 1985, 99
Stat. 131-136; Pub. L. 99-399, title V, Sec. 509(b), Aug. 27, 1986,
100 Stat. 874; Pub. L. 100-418, title II, Sec. 2423, Aug. 23, 1988,
102 Stat. 1358; Pub. L. 101-222, Sec. 4, Dec. 12, 1989, 103 Stat.
1897; Pub. L. 101-510, div. A, title XVII, Sec. 1702(a), Nov. 5,
1990, 104 Stat. 1739; Pub. L. 102-138, title V, Sec. 504(b), Oct.
28, 1991, 105 Stat. 724; Pub. L. 102-182, title III, Secs. 304(b),
309(a), Dec. 4, 1991, 105 Stat. 1246, 1258; Pub. L. 103-236, title
VII, Sec. 736, Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 506; Pub. L. 104-316, title
I, Sec. 128(c), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3841; Pub. L. 105-277,
div. G, title XIV, Sec. 1422(b)(7), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat.
2681-793.)
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REFERENCES IN TEXT
The International Emergency Economic Powers Act, referred to in
subsec. (g), is title II of Pub. L. 95-223, Dec. 28, 1977, 91 Stat.
1626, which is classified generally to chapter 35 (Sec. 1701 et
seq.) of Title 50, War and National Defense. For complete
classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set
out under section 1701 of Title 50 and Tables.
The Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare
Elimination Act of 1991, referred to in subsec. (m)(3)(B), is title
III of Pub. L. 102-182, Dec. 4, 1991, 105 Stat. 1245, which is
classified principally to chapter 65 (Sec. 5601 et seq.) of Title
22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse. For complete classification
of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section
5601 of Title 22 and Tables.
Subsections (l) and (m) of this section, referred to in subsecs.
(n)(1)(A) and (r)(1), were successively redesignated as subsections
(n) and (o), respectively, of this section by Pub. L. 101-510, div.
A, title XVII, Sec. 1702(a)(1), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1739, then
as subsections (o) and (p), respectively, of this section by Pub.
L. 102-182, title III, Sec. 304(b), Dec. 4, 1991, 105 Stat. 1246,
without corresponding amendments to such references.
Section 6(o)(1) of the Export Administration Act of 1979,
referred to in subsec. (r)(2), which was classified to subsec.
(o)(1) of this section, was redesignated successively as section
6(q)(1) by Pub. L. 101-510, div. A, title XVII, Sec. 1702(a)(1),
Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1739, then as section 6(r)(1) by Pub. L.
102-182, title III, Sec. 304(b), Dec. 4, 1991, 105 Stat. 1246,
without a corresponding amendment to such reference.
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PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 2405, Pub. L. 91-184, Sec. 6, Dec. 30, 1969, 83
Stat. 844; Pub. L. 95-52, title I, Secs. 103(d), 112, title II,
Sec. 203(a), June 22, 1977, 91 Stat. 237, 240, 247; Pub. L. 95-223,
title III, Sec. 301(b)(2), Dec. 28, 1977, 91 Stat. 1629, setting
forth provisions respecting violations and penalties, expired on
Sept. 30, 1979.
AMENDMENTS
1998 - Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 105-277, which directed amendment of
"Section 2405(g) of the Export Administration Act of 1979" by
substituting "Administrator of the Agency for International
Development" for "Director of the United States International
Development Cooperation Agency" in two places and substituting
"Administrator" for "Director" in the fourth sentence, was executed
to subsec. (g) of this section, which is section 6 of the Export
Administration Act of 1979, to reflect the probable intent of
Congress.
1996 - Subsec. (f)(3). Pub. L. 104-316 struck out after first
sentence "Each such report shall, at the same time it is submitted
to the Congress, also be submitted to the General Accounting Office
for the purpose of assessing the report's full compliance with the
intent of this subsection."
1994 - Subsec. (j)(5). Pub. L. 103-236 added par. (5).
1991 - Subsecs. (m) to (s). Pub. L. 102-182, Sec. 304(b), added
subsec. (m) and redesignated former subsecs. (m) to (r) as (n) to
(s), respectively.
Pub. L. 102-138, which made an amendment similar to that made by
Pub. L. 102-182, Sec. 304(b), by adding a subsec. (m) and
redesignating former subsecs. (m) to (r) as (n) to (s),
respectively, was repealed by Pub. L. 102-182, Sec. 309(a).
1990 - Subsecs. (k) to (r). Pub. L. 101-510 added subsecs. (k)
and (l) and redesignated former subsecs. (k) to (p) as (m) to (r),
respectively.
1989 - Subsec. (j). Pub. L. 101-222 amended subsec. (j)
generally, substituting pars. (1) to (4) for former pars. (1) and
(2).
1988 - Subsec. (a)(6). Pub. L. 100-418, Sec. 2423(a), added par.
(6).
Subsec. (p). Pub. L. 100-418, Sec. 2423(b), added subsec. (p).
1986 - Subsec. (j)(1). Pub. L. 99-399 substituted "$1,000,000"
for "$7,000,000".
1985 - Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 108(a)(1), substituted
"(8), or (13)" for "or (8)", and inserted ", the Secretary of
Defense, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of the
Treasury, the United States Trade Representative," after "in
consultation with the Secretary of State".
Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 108(a)(3), added par. (2).
Former par. (2) redesignated (3).
Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 108(a)(2), (4), redesignated
par. (2) as (3) and substituted "subsections (b) and (f)" for
"subsections (b) and (e)". Former par. (3) redesignated (4).
Subsec. (a)(4), (5). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 108(a)(2), redesignated
pars. (3) and (4) as (4) and (5), respectively.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 108(b), amended subsec. (b)
generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) read as follows: "When
imposing, expanding, or extending export controls under this
section, the President shall consider -
"(1) the probability that such controls will achieve the
intended foreign policy purpose, in light of other factors,
including the availability from other countries of the goods or
technology proposed for such controls;
"(2) the compatibility of the proposed controls with the
foreign policy objectives of the United States, including the
effort to counter international terrorism, and with overall
United States policy toward the country which is the proposed
target of the controls;
"(3) the reaction of other countries to the imposition or
expansion of such export controls by the United States;
"(4) the likely effects of the proposed controls on the export
performance of the United States, on the competitive position of
the United States in the international economy, on the
international reputation of the United States as a supplier of
goods and technology, and on individual United States companies
and their employees and communities, including the effects of the
controls on existing contracts;
"(5) the ability of the United States to enforce the proposed
controls effectively; and
"(6) the foreign policy consequences of not imposing controls."
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 108(c), amended subsec. (c)
generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (c) read as follows: "The
Secretary, before imposing export controls under this section,
shall consult with such affected United States industries as the
Secretary considers appropriate, with respect to the criteria set
forth in paragraphs (1) and (4) of subsection (b) and such other
matters as the Secretary considers appropriate."
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 108(d)(2), added subsec. (d).
Former subsec. (d) redesignated (e).
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 108(d)(1), redesignated former
subsec. (d) as (e). Former subsec. (e) redesignated (f).
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 108(d)(1), (e), redesignated
former subsec. (e) as (f), amended subsec. (f) generally,
substituting "Consultation with Congress" for "Notification to
Congress" in heading, and in text making consultation with the
Congress mandatory and not merely discretionary before the
President imposes, expands, or extends export controls. Former
subsec. (f) redesignated (g).
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 108(d)(1), (f), redesignated
former subsec. (f) as (g), inserted sentence directing that this
section does not authorize export controls on donations of goods
that are intended to meet basic human needs, and substituted "This
subsection shall not apply to any export control on medicine,
medical supplies, or food, except for donations, which is in effect
on the date of the enactment of the Export Administration
Amendments Act of 1985" for "This subsection shall not apply to any
export control on medicine or medical supplies which is in effect
on the effective date of this Act or to any export control on food
which is in effect on the date of the enactment of the Export
Administration Amendments Act of 1981" and inserted:
"Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this subsection, the
President may impose export controls under this section on
medicine, medical supplies, food, and donations of goods in order
to carry out the policy set forth in paragraph (13) of section 3 of
this Act."
Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 108(g)(1), designated existing
provisions as par. (1) and added pars. (2) to (4).
Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 108(d)(1), redesignated former subsec. (g) as
(h). Former subsec. (h) redesignated (i).
Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 108(d)(1), (h), redesignated
former subsec. (h) as (i) and substituted "(e), (g), and (h)" for
"(f), and (g)". Former subsec. (i) redesignated (j).
Subsec. (j). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 108(d)(1), (i), redesignated
former subsec. (i) as (j), amended subsec. (j) generally,
designating the existing sentence as par. (1) and former pars. (1)
and (2) thereof as subpars. (A) and (B), and adding par. (2).
Former subsec. (j) redesignated (k).
Subsec. (k). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 108(d)(1), redesignated former
subsec. (j) as (k). Former subsec. (k) redesignated (l).
Subsec. (k)(1). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 108(j)(1), inserted sentence
relating to the concurrence of the Secretary of State.
Subsec. (l). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 108(d)(1), (k), redesignated
former subsec. (k) as (l), substituted reference to "the control
list" for existing reference to "the commodity control list' after
"The Secretary shall establish and maintain, as part of", and
substituted "The Secretary shall clearly identify on the control
list which goods or technology, and which countries or
destinations, are subject to which types of controls under this
section" for "Such goods or technology shall be clearly identified
as subject to controls under this section".
Subsecs. (m) to (o). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 108(l)(1), added
subsecs. (m) to (o).
1981 - Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 97-145 inserted provisions
restricting the imposition of export controls on food when such
controls would result in measurable malnutrition, unless the
President determines that the controls are necessary to protect the
United States national security interests or that the food would
not reach persons most in need.
1980 - Pub. L. 96-533 required notification of certain commercial
exports to be given to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate and prescribed that notice be given to the committees at
least 30 days before approval of the export license.
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CHANGE OF NAME
Committee on Foreign Affairs of House of Representatives treated
as referring to Committee on International Relations of House of
Representatives by section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104-14, set out as a
note preceding section 21 of Title 2, The Congress.
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EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1998 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 105-277 effective on earlier of Apr. 1,
1999, or date of abolition of the United States International
Development Cooperation Agency pursuant to reorganization plan
described in section 6601 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and
Intercourse, see section 1401 of Pub. L. 105-277, set out as an
Effective Date note under section 6561 of Title 22.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1985 AMENDMENT
Section 108(g)(2) of Pub. L. 99-64 provided that: "The amendments
made by paragraph (1) of this subsection [amending this section]
shall not apply to export controls in effect under subsection (i),
(j), or (k) of section 6 of the Export Administration Act of 1979
[subsec. (i), (j), or (k) of this section] (as redesignated by
subsection (d) of this section) immediately before the date of the
enactment of this Act [July 12, 1985], or to export controls made
effective by subsection (i)(2) of this section [there is no section
108(i)(2) of Pub. L. 99-64] or by section 6(n) of the Export
Administration Act of 1979 [subsec. (n) of this section] (as added
by subsection (l)(1) of this section)."
Section 108(j)(2) of Pub. L. 99-64 provided that: "The amendment
made by paragraph (1) of this subsection [amending this section]
shall apply to determinations of the Secretary of Commerce which
are made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act [July
12, 1985]."
Section 108(l)(2) of Pub. L. 99-64 provided that: "Subsections
(m) and (o) of section 6 of the Export Administration Act of 1979
[subsecs. (m) and (o) of this section], as added by paragraph (1)
of this subsection, shall not apply to export controls in effect
immediately before the date of the enactment of this Act [July 12,
1985], or to export controls made effective by subsection (i)(2) of
this section [there is no section 108(i)(2) of Pub. L. 99-64] or by
section 6(n) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 [subsec. (n)
of this section] (as added by paragraph (1) of this subsection)."
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DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS
Functions conferred upon President under this section delegated
to Secretary of Commerce by Ex. Ord. No. 12214, May 2, 1980, 45
F.R. 29783, set out under 2403 of this Appendix, with exception of
functions conferred upon President under subsec. (g) of this
section which were delegated to Secretary of State and functions
conferred upon President under subsec. (k) of this section which
were reserved to President.
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EXERCISE OF STATUTORY AUTHORITIES RESPECTING IMPOSITION OF TOTAL
EMBARGO IN EVENT OF SOVIET OR WARSAW PACT MILITARY ACTION IN POLAND
Section 7 of Pub. L. 97-145 provided that: "Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, no provision of the Export Administration
Act of 1979, as amended by this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this
Appendix], or of any other Act shall be construed to prohibit the
exercise of authorities contained in the Export Administration Act
of 1979 to impose a total embargo in the event of Soviet or Warsaw
Pact military action against Poland."
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ADMINISTRATION OF EXPORT CONTROLS ON ENCRYPTION PRODUCTS
For provision that subsec. (h)(2) to (4) of this section is not
applicable with respect to export controls on encryption products,
see Ex. Ord. No. 13026, Sec. 1(a), set out as a note under section
2403 of this Appendix.
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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in sections 5, 2170, 2407, 2410,
2410b, 2410c, 2413, 2414, 2416 of this Appendix; title 8 section
1735; title 10 sections 2249a, 2327; title 12 section 95a; title 18
sections 175b, 2332d; title 19 section 2462; title 22 sections
262p-4q, 2378, 2656f, 2708, 2712, 2797, 2797a, 2797b, 2798,
2799aa-1, 4305, 5605, 6461, 6713, 7205, 7533; title 26 section 901;
title 28 section 1605; title 50 section 1702.
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(!1) See References in Text note below.
(!2) See References in Text note below.
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50 USC APPENDIX Sec. 2406 01/06/03
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TITLE 50, APPENDIX - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
EXPORT REGULATION
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Sec. 2406. Short supply controls
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(a) Authority
(1) In order to carry out the policy set forth in section 3(2)(C)
of this Act [section 2402(2)(C) of this Appendix], the President
may prohibit or curtail the export of any goods subject to the
jurisdiction of the United States or exported by any person subject
to the jurisdiction of the United States. In curtailing exports to
carry out the policy set forth in section 3(2)(C) of this Act
[section 2402(2)(C) of this Appendix], the President shall allocate
a portion of export licenses on the basis of factors other than a
prior history of exportation. Such factors shall include the extent
to which a country engages in equitable trade practices with
respect to United States goods and treats the United States
equitably in times of short supply.
(2) Upon imposing quantitative restrictions on exports of any
goods to carry out the policy set forth in section 3(2)(C) of this
Act [section 2402(2)(C) of this Appendix], the Secretary shall
include in a notice published in the Federal Register with respect
to such restrictions an invitation to all interested parties to
submit written comments within 15 days from the date of publication
on the impact of such restrictions and the method of licensing used
to implement them.
(3) In imposing export controls under this section, the
President's authority shall include, but not be limited to, the
imposition of export license fees.
(b) Monitoring
(1) In order to carry out the policy set forth in section 3(2)(C)
of this Act [section 2402(2)(C) of this Appendix], the Secretary
shall monitor exports, and contracts for exports, of any good
(other than a commodity which is subject to the reporting
requirements of section 812 (!1) of the Agricultural Act of 1970 [7
U.S.C. 612c-3]) when the volume of such exports in relation to
domestic supply contributes, or may contribute, to an increase in
domestic prices or a domestic shortage, and such price increase or
shortage has, or may have, a serious adverse impact on the economy
or any sector thereof. Any such monitoring shall commence at a time
adequate to assure that the monitoring will result in a data base
sufficient to enable policies to be developed, in accordance with
section 3(2)(C) of this Act [section 2402(2)(C) of this Appendix],
to mitigate a short supply situation or serious inflationary price
rise or, if export controls are needed, to permit imposition of
such controls in a timely manner. Information which the Secretary
requires to be furnished in effecting such monitoring shall be
confidential, except as provided in paragraph (2) of this
subsection.
(2) The results of such monitoring shall, to the extent
practicable, be aggregated and included in weekly reports setting
forth, with respect to each item monitored, actual and anticipated
exports, the destination by country, and the domestic and worldwide
price, supply, and demand. Such reports may be made monthly if the
Secretary determines that there is insufficient information to
justify weekly reports.
(3) The Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of Energy to
determine whether monitoring or export controls under this section
are warranted with respect to exports of facilities, machinery, or
equipment normally and principally used, or intended to be used, in
the production, conversion, or transportation of fuels and energy
(except nuclear energy), including, but not limited to, drilling
rigs, platforms, and equipment; petroleum refineries, natural gas
processing, liquefaction, and gasification plants; facilities for
production of synthetic natural gas or synthetic crude oil; oil and
gas pipelines, pumping stations, and associated equipment; and
vessels for transporting oil, gas, coal, and other fuels.
(c) Petitions for monitoring or controls
(1)(A) Any entity, including a trade association, firm, or
certified or recognized union or group of workers, that is
representative of an industry or a substantial segment of an
industry that processes metallic materials capable of being
recycled may transmit a written petition to the Secretary
requesting the monitoring of exports or the imposition of export
controls, or both, with respect to any such material, in order to
carry out the policy set forth in section 3(2)(C) of this Act
[section 2402(2)(C) of this Appendix].
(B) Each petition shall be in such form as the Secretary shall
prescribe and shall contain information in support of the action
requested. The petition shall include any information reasonably
available to the petitioner indicating that each of the criteria
set forth in paragraph (3)(A) of this subsection is satisfied.
(2) Within 15 days after receipt of any petition described in
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall publish a notice in the Federal
Register. The notice shall -
(A) include the name of the material that is the subject of the
petition,
(B) include the Schedule B number of the material as set forth
in the Statistical Classification of Domestic and Foreign
Commodities Exported from the United States,
(C) indicate whether the petitioner is requesting that controls
or monitoring, or both, be imposed with respect to the
exportation of such material, and
(D) provide that interested persons shall have a period of 30
days beginning on the date of publication of such notice to
submit to the Secretary written data, views or arguments, with or
without opportunity for oral presentation, with respect to the
matter involved.
At the request of the petitioner or any other entity described in
paragraph (1)(A) with respect to the material that is the subject
of the petition, or at the request of any entity representative of
producers or exporters of such material, the Secretary shall
conduct public hearings with respect to the subject of the
petition, in which case the 30-day period may be extended to 45
days.
(3)(A) Within 45 days after the end of the 30- or 45-day period
described in paragraph (2), as the case may be, the Secretary shall
determine whether to impose monitoring or controls, or both, on the
export of the material that is the subject of the petition, in
order to carry out the policy set forth in section 3(2)(C) of this
Act [section 2402(2)(C) of this Appendix]. In making such
determination, the Secretary shall determine whether -
(i) there has been a significant increase, in relation to a
specific period of time, in exports of such material in relation
to domestic supply and demand;
(ii) there has been a significant increase in the domestic
price of such material or a domestic shortage of such material
relative to demand;
(iii) exports of such material are as important as any other
cause of a domestic price increase or shortage relative to demand
found under clause (ii);
(iv) a domestic price increase or shortage relative to demand
found under clause (ii) has significantly adversely affected or
may significantly adversely affect the national economy or any
sector thereof, including a domestic industry; and
(v) monitoring or controls, or both, are necessary in order to
carry out the policy set forth in section 3(2)(C) of this Act
[section 2402(2)(C) of this Appendix].
(B) The Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a
detailed statement of the reasons for the Secretary's determination
pursuant to subparagraph (A) of whether to impose monitoring or
controls, or both, including the findings of fact in support of
that determination.
(4) Within 15 days after making a determination under paragraph
(3) to impose monitoring or controls on the export of a material,
the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register proposed
regulations with respect to such monitoring or controls. Within 30
days after the publication of such proposed regulations, and after
considering any public comments on the proposed regulations, the
Secretary shall publish and implement final regulations with
respect to such monitoring or controls.
(5) For purposes of publishing notices in the Federal Register
and scheduling public hearings pursuant to this subsection, the
Secretary may consolidate petitions, and responses to such
petitions, which involve the same or related materials.
(6) If a petition with respect to a particular material or group
of materials has been considered in accordance with all the
procedures prescribed in this subsection, the Secretary may
determine, in the absence of significantly changed circumstances,
that any other petition with respect to the same material or group
of materials which is filed within 6 months after the consideration
of the prior petition has been completed does not merit complete
consideration under this subsection.
(7) The procedures and time limits set forth in this subsection
with respect to a petition filed under this subsection shall take
precedence over any review undertaken at the initiative of the
Secretary with respect to the same subject as that of the petition.
(8) The Secretary may impose monitoring or controls, on a
temporary basis, on the export of a metallic material after a
petition is filed under paragraph (1)(A) with respect to that
material but before the Secretary makes a determination under
paragraph (3) with respect to that material only if -
(A) the failure to take such temporary action would result in
irreparable harm to the entity filing the petition, or to the
national economy or segment thereof, including a domestic
industry, and
(B) the Secretary considers such action to be necessary to
carry out the policy set forth in section 3(2)(C) of this Act
[section 2402(2)(C) of this Appendix].
(9) The authority under this subsection shall not be construed to
affect the authority of the Secretary under any other provision of
this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix], except that if
the Secretary determines, on the Secretary's own initiative, to
impose monitoring or controls, or both, on the export of metallic
materials capable of being recycled, under the authority of this
section, the Secretary shall publish the reasons for such action in
accordance with paragraph (3)(A) and (B) of this subsection.
(10) Nothing contained in this subsection shall be construed to
preclude submission on a confidential basis to the Secretary of
information relevant to a decision to impose or remove monitoring
or controls under the authority of this Act [sections 2401 to 2420
of this Appendix], or to preclude consideration of such information
by the Secretary in reaching decisions required under this
subsection. The provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed
to affect the applicability of section 552(b) of title 5, United
States Code.
(d) Domestically produced crude oil
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act [sections
2401 to 2420 of this Appendix] and notwithstanding subsection (u)
of section 28 of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C. 185),
no domestically produced crude oil transported by pipeline over
right-of-way granted pursuant to section 203 of the Trans-Alaska
Pipeline Authorization Act (43 U.S.C. 1652) (except any such crude
oil which (A) is exported to an adjacent foreign country to be
refined and consumed therein in exchange for the same quantity of
crude oil being exported from that country to the United States;
such exchange must result through convenience or increased
efficiency of transportation in lower prices for consumers of
petroleum products in the United States as described in paragraph
(2)(A)(ii) of this subsection, (B) is temporarily exported for
convenience or increased efficiency of transportation across parts
of an adjacent foreign country and reenters the United States, or
(C) is transported to Canada, to be consumed therein, in amounts
not to exceed an annual average of 50,000 barrels per day, in
addition to exports under subparagraphs (A) and (B), except that
any ocean transportation of such oil shall be by vessels documented
under section 12106 of title 46, United States Code) may be
exported from the United States, or any of its territories and
possessions, subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection.
(2) Crude oil subject to the prohibition contained in paragraph
(1) may be exported only if -
(A) the President so recommends to the Congress after making
and publishing express findings that exports of such crude oil,
including exchanges -
(i) will not diminish the total quantity or quality of
petroleum refined within, stored within, or legally committed
to be transported to and sold within the United States;
(ii) will, within 3 months following the initiation of such
exports or exchanges, result in (I) acquisition costs to the
refiners which purchase the imported crude oil being lower than
the acquisition costs such refiners would have to pay for the
domestically produced oil in the absence of such an export or
exchange, and (II) not less than 75 percent of such savings in
costs being reflected in wholesale and retail prices of
products refined from such imported crude oil;
(iii) will be made only pursuant to contracts which may be
terminated if the crude oil supplies of the United States are
interrupted, threatened, or diminished;
(iv) are clearly necessary to protect the national interest;
and
(v) are in accordance with the provisions of this Act
[sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix]; and
(B) the President includes such findings in his recommendation
to the Congress and the Congress, within 60 days after receiving
that recommendation, agrees to a joint resolution which approves
such exports on the basis of those findings, and which is
thereafter enacted into law.
(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or any
other provision of law, including subsection (u) of section 28 of
the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 [30 U.S.C. 185(u)], the President
may export oil to any country pursuant to a bilateral international
oil supply agreement entered into by the United States with such
nation before June 25, 1979, or to any country pursuant to the
International Emergency Oil Sharing Plan of the International
Energy Agency.
(e) Refined petroleum products
(1) In any case in which the President determines that it is
necessary to impose export controls on refined petroleum products
in order to carry out the policy set forth in section 3(2)(C) of
this Act [section 2402(2)(C) of this Appendix], the President shall
notify the Congress of that determination. The President shall also
notify the Congress if and when he determines that such export
controls are no longer necessary. During any period in which a
determination that such export controls are necessary is in effect,
no refined petroleum product may be exported except pursuant to an
export license specifically authorizing such export. Not later than
5 days after an application for a license to export any refined
petroleum product or residual fuel oil is received, the Secretary
shall notify the Congress of such application, together with the
name of the exporter, the destination of the proposed export, and
the amount and price of the proposed export. Such notification
shall be made to the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs
of the House of Representatives and the chairman of the Committee
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.
(2) The Secretary may not grant such license during the 30-day
period beginning on the date on which notification to the Congress
under paragraph (1) is received, unless the President certifies in
writing to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the
President pro tempore of the Senate that the proposed export is
vital to the national interest and that a delay in issuing the
license would adversely affect that interest.
(3) This subsection shall not apply to (A) any export license
application for exports to a country with respect to which
historical export quotas established by the Secretary on the basis
of past trading relationships apply, or (B) any license application
for exports to a country if exports under the license would not
result in more than 250,000 barrels of refined petroleum products
being exported from the United States to such country in any fiscal
year.
(4) For purposes of this subsection, "refined petroleum product"
means gasoline, kerosene, distillates, propane or butane gas,
diesel fuel, and residual fuel oil refined within the United States
or entered for consumption within the United States.
(5) The Secretary may extend any time period prescribed in
section 10 of this Act [section 2409 of this Appendix] to the
extent necessary to take into account delays in action by the
Secretary on a license application on account of the provisions of
this subsection.
(f) Certain petroleum products
Petroleum products refined in United States Foreign Trade Zones,
or in the United States Territory of Guam, from foreign crude oil
shall be excluded from any quantitative restrictions imposed under
this section except that, if the Secretary finds that a product is
in short supply, the Secretary may issue such regulations as may be
necessary to limit exports.
(g) Agricultural commodities
(1) The authority conferred by this section shall not be
exercised with respect to any agricultural commodity, including
fats and oils or animal hides or skins, without the approval of the
Secretary of Agriculture. The Secretary of Agriculture shall not
approve the exercise of such authority with respect to any such
commodity during any period for which the supply of such commodity
is determined by the Secretary of Agriculture to be in excess of
the requirements of the domestic economy except to the extent the
President determines that such exercise of authority is required to
carry out the policies set forth in subparagraph (A) or (B) of
paragraph (2) of section 3 of this Act [section 2402(2)(A) or (B)
of this Appendix]. The Secretary of Agriculture shall, by
exercising the authorities which the Secretary of Agriculture has
under other applicable provisions of law, collect data with respect
to export sales of animal hides and skins.
(2) Upon approval of the Secretary, in consultation with the
Secretary of Agriculture, agricultural commodities purchased by or
for use in a foreign country may remain in the United States for
export at a later date free from any quantitative limitations on
export which may be imposed to carry out the policy set forth in
section 3(2)(C) of this Act [section 2402(2)(C) of this Appendix]
subsequent to such approval. The Secretary may not grant such
approval unless the Secretary receives adequate assurance and, in
conjunction with the Secretary of Agriculture, finds (A) that such
commodities will eventually be exported, (B) that neither the sale
nor export thereof will result in an excessive drain of scarce
materials and have a serious domestic inflationary impact, (C) that
storage of such commodities in the United States will not unduly
limit the space available for storage of domestically owned
commodities, and (D) that the purpose of such storage is to
establish a reserve of such commodities for later use, not
including resale to or use by another country. The Secretary may
issue such regulations as may be necessary to implement this
paragraph.
(3)(A) If the President imposes export controls on any
agricultural commodity in order to carry out the policy set forth
in paragraph (2)(B), (2)(C), (7), or (8) of section 3 of this Act
[section 2402(2)(B), (2)(C), (7), or (8) of this Appendix], the
President shall immediately transmit a report on such action to the
Congress, setting forth the reasons for the controls in detail and
specifying the period of time, which may not exceed 1 year, that
the controls are proposed to be in effect. If the Congress, within
60 days after the date of its receipt of the report, adopts a joint
resolution pursuant to paragraph (4) approving the imposition of
the export controls, then such controls shall remain in effect for
the period specified in the report, or until terminated by the
President, whichever occurs first. If the Congress, within 60 days
after the date of its receipt of such report, fails to adopt a
joint resolution approving such controls, then such controls shall
cease to be effective upon the expiration of that 60-day period.
(B) The provisions of subparagraph (A) and paragraph (4) shall
not apply to export controls -
(i) which are extended under this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of
this Appendix] if the controls, when imposed, were approved by
the Congress under subparagraph (A) and paragraph (4); or
(ii) which are imposed with respect to a country as part of the
prohibition or curtailment of all exports to that country.
(4)(A) For purposes of this paragraph, the term "joint
resolution" means only a joint resolution the matter after the
resolving clause of which is as follows: "That, pursuant to section
7(g)(3) of the Export Administration Act of 1979, the President may
impose export controls as specified in the report submitted to the
Congress on .", with the blank space being filled with
the appropriate date.
(B) On the day on which a report is submitted to the House of
Representatives and the Senate under paragraph (3), a joint
resolution with respect to the export controls specified in such
report shall be introduced (by request) in the House by the
chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for himself and the
ranking minority member of the Committee, or by Members of the
House designated by the chairman and ranking minority member; and
shall be introduced (by request) in the Senate by the majority
leader of the Senate, for himself and the minority leader of the
Senate, or by Members of the Senate designated by the majority
leader and minority leader of the Senate. If either House is not in
session on the day on which such a report is submitted, the joint
resolution shall be introduced in that House, as provided in the
preceding sentence, on the first day thereafter on which that House
is in session.
(C) All joint resolutions introduced in the House of
Representatives shall be referred to the appropriate committee and
all joint resolutions introduced in the Senate shall be referred to
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
(D) If the committee of either House to which a joint resolution
has been referred has not reported the joint resolution at the end
of 30 days after its referral, the committee shall be discharged
from further consideration of the joint resolution or of any other
joint resolution introduced with respect to the same matter.
(E) A joint resolution under this paragraph shall be considered
in the Senate in accordance with the provisions of section
601(b)(4) of the International Security Assistance and Arms Export
Control Act of 1976. For the purpose of expediting the
consideration and passage of joint resolutions reported or
discharged pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph, it shall
be in order for the Committee on Rules of the House of
Representatives to present for consideration a resolution of the
House of Representatives providing procedures for the immediate
consideration of a joint resolution under this paragraph which may
be similar, if applicable, to the procedures set forth in section
601(b)(4) of the International Security Assistance and Arms Export
Control Act of 1976.
(F) In the case of a joint resolution described in subparagraph
(A), if, before the passage by one House of a joint resolution of
that House, that House receives a resolution with respect to the
same matter from the other House, then -
(i) the procedure in that House shall be the same as if no
joint resolution had been received from the other House; but
(ii) the vote on final passage shall be on the joint resolution
of the other House.
(5) In the computation of the period of 60 days referred to in
paragraph (3) and the period of 30 days referred to in subparagraph
(D) of paragraph (4), there shall be excluded the days on which
either House of Congress is not in session because of an
adjournment of more than 3 days to a day certain or because of an
adjournment of the Congress sine die.
(h) Barter agreements
(1) The exportation pursuant to a barter agreement of any goods
which may lawfully be exported from the United States, for any
goods which may lawfully be imported into the United States, may be
exempted, in accordance with paragraph (2) of this subsection, from
any quantitative limitation on exports (other than any reporting
requirement) imposed to carry out the policy set forth in section
3(2)(C) of this Act [section 2402(2)(C) of this Appendix].
(2) The Secretary shall grant an exemption under paragraph (1) if
the Secretary finds, after consultation with the appropriate
department or agency of the United States, that -
(A) for the period during which the barter agreement is to be
performed -
(i) the average annual quantity of the goods to be exported
pursuant to the barter agreement will not be required to
satisfy the average amount of such goods estimated to be
required annually by the domestic economy and will be surplus
thereto; and
(ii) the average annual quantity of the goods to be imported
will be less than the average amount of such goods estimated to
be required annually to supplement domestic production; and
(B) the parties to such barter agreement have demonstrated
adequately that they intend, and have the capacity, to perform
such barter agreement.
(3) For purposes of this subsection, the term "barter agreement"
means any agreement which is made for the exchange, without
monetary consideration, of any goods produced in the United States
for any goods produced outside of the United States.
(4) This subsection shall apply only with respect to barter
agreements entered into after the effective date of this Act
[September 30, 1979].
(i) Unprocessed red cedar
(1) The Secretary shall require a validated license, under the
authority contained in subsection (a) of this section, for the
export of unprocessed western red cedar (Thuja plicata) logs,
harvested from State or Federal lands. The Secretary shall impose
quantitative restrictions upon the export of unprocessed western
red cedar logs during the 3-year period beginning on the effective
date of this Act [September 30, 1979] as follows:
(A) Not more than thirty million board feet scribner of such
logs may be exported during the first year of such 3-year period.
(B) Not more than fifteen million board feet scribner of such
logs may be exported during the second year of such period.
(C) Not more than five million board feet scribner of such logs
may be exported during the third year of such period.
After the end of such 3-year period, no unprocessed western red
cedar logs harvested from State or Federal lands may be exported
from the United States.
(2) To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall
utilize the multiple validated export licenses described in section
4(a)(2) of this Act [section 2403(a)(2) of this Appendix] in lieu
of validated licenses for exports under this subsection.
(3) The Secretary shall allocate export licenses to exporters
pursuant to this subsection on the basis of a prior history of
exportation by such exporters and such other factors as the
Secretary considers necessary and appropriate to minimize any
hardship to the producers of western red cedar and to further the
foreign policy of the United States.
(4) Unprocessed western red cedar logs shall not be considered to
be an agricultural commodity for purposes of subsection (g) of this
section.
(5) As used in this subsection, the term "unprocessed western red
cedar" means red cedar timber which has not been processed into -
(A) lumber of American Lumber Standards Grades of Number 3
dimension or better, or Pacific Lumber Inspection Bureau Export
R-List Grades of Number 3 common or better;
(B) chips, pulp, and pulp products;
(C) veneer and plywood;
(D) poles, posts, or pilings cut or treated with preservative
for use as such and not intended to be further processed; or
(E) shakes and shingles.
(j) Effect of controls on existing contracts
The export restrictions contained in subsection (i) of this
section and any export controls imposed under this section shall
not affect any contract to harvest unprocessed western red cedar
from State lands which was entered into before October 1, 1979, and
the performance of which would make the red cedar available for
export. Any export controls imposed under this section on any
agricultural commodity (including fats, oils, and animal hides and
skins) or on any forest product or fishery product, shall not
affect any contract to export entered into before the date on which
such controls are imposed. For purposes of this subsection, the
term "contract to export" includes, but is not limited to, an
export sales agreement and an agreement to invest in an enterprise
which involves the export of goods or technology.
(k) Oil exports for use by United States military facilities
For purposes of subsection (d) of this section, and for purposes
of any export controls imposed under this Act [sections 2401 to
2420 of this Appendix], shipments of crude oil, refined petroleum
products, or partially refined petroleum products from the United
States for use by the Department of Defense or United
States-supported installations or facilities shall not be
considered to be exports.
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(Pub. L. 96-72, Sec. 7, Sept. 29, 1979, 93 Stat. 515; Pub. L.
99-64, title I, Secs. 109, 110, July 12, 1985, 99 Stat. 137, 139;
Pub. L. 100-180, div. A, title XII, Sec. 1246, Dec. 4, 1987, 101
Stat. 1165; Pub. L. 100-418, title II, Sec. 2424(a), Aug. 23, 1988,
102 Stat. 1359; Pub. L. 100-449, title III, Sec. 305(a), Sept. 28,
1988, 102 Stat. 1876.)
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REFERENCES IN TEXT
Section 812 of the Agricultural Act of 1970, referred to in
subsec. (b)(1), which was classified to section 612c-3 of Title 7,
Agriculture, was repealed by Pub. L. 101-624, title XV, Sec. 1578,
Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3702.
Section 7(g)(3) of the Export Administration Act of 1979,
referred to in subsec. (g)(4)(A), is classified to subsec. (g)(3)
of this section.
Section 601(b)(4) of the International Security Assistance and
Arms Export Control Act of 1976, referred to in subsec. (g)(4)(E),
is section 601(b)(4) of Pub. L. 94-329, June 30, 1976, 90 Stat.
729, which made provision for expedited procedures in the Senate,
and is not classified to the Code.
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PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 2406, Pub. L. 91-184, Sec. 7, Dec. 30, 1969, 83
Stat. 845; Pub. L. 95-52, title I, Secs. 113(a), 114, title II,
Sec. 201(c), June 22, 1977, 91 Stat. 241, 246, setting forth
enforcement procedures applicable to the Export Administration Act
of 1969, expired on Sept. 30, 1979.
AMENDMENTS
1988 - Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 100-449 struck out "or" before
"(B)" and inserted ", or (C) is transported to Canada, to be
consumed therein, in amounts not to exceed an annual average of
50,000 barrels per day, in addition to exports under subparagraphs
(A) and (B), except that any ocean transportation of such oil shall
be by vessels documented under section 12106 of title 46, United
States Code" after "reenters the United States".
Subsec. (d)(4). Pub. L. 100-418 struck out par. (4) which
provided that notwithstanding section 2419 of this Appendix, the
provisions of this subsection expire Sept. 30, 1990.
1987 - Subsec. (k). Pub. L. 100-180 added subsec. (k).
1985 - Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 109, amended subsec. (c)
generally to require the Secretary to make and publish certain
determinations of private petitions as well as on self-initiated
motions before imposing monitoring or controls or both on exports
of metallic materials capable of being recycled, to require that
each petition filed requesting the imposition of monitoring,
controls, or both, on metallic materials capable of being recycled
indicate that each of the criteria in par. (3)(A) is satisfied, to
require the Secretary to publish certain determinations, including
findings of fact in support of the determinations, before deciding
whether to impose monitoring, controls, or both on exports of such
material, including whether there has been a significant increase,
in relation to a specific period of time, in exports of such
material in relation to domestic supply and demand, and whether
exports of such material are as important as any other cause of the
domestic price increase or shortage relative to demand, to allow
the Secretary to impose monitoring, controls, or both, on a
temporary basis after a petition is filed if the Secretary
considers such action to be necessary to carry out the policy set
forth in section 3(2)(C) of the Act, but before the Secretary makes
a determination under par. (3) only if failure to take such
temporary action would result in irreparable harm to the entity
filing the petition, or to the national economy or segment thereof,
including a domestic industry, requires that if the Secretary
determines, on his initiative, to monitor, control, or both, the
export of such material, the Secretary shall publish the reasons
for such determination in accordance with par. (3)(A) and (B),
requires that exports of material be as important as any other
cause of the increased domestic prices or shortage, and sets a
standard under which exports need not be the sole or principal
cause of the price rise or domestic shortage in order for exports
of the material to be controlled or monitored.
Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 110(a)(1), substituted
"subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection" for "unless the
requirements of paragraph (2) of this subsection are met".
Subsec. (d)(2)(A). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 110(a)(2), substituted
"the President so recommends to the Congress after making and
publishing" for "the President makes and publishes" in the
provisions preceding cl. (i).
Subsec. (d)(2)(B). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 110(a)(3), substituted
"includes such findings in his recommendation" for "reports such
findings" and "after receiving that recommendation, agrees to a
joint resolution which approves such exports on the basis of those
findings, and which is thereafter enacted into law" for
"thereafter, agrees to a concurrent resolution approving such
exports on the basis of the findings".
Subsec. (d)(4). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 110(a)(4), added par. (4).
Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 110(b), substituted "In any
case in which the President determines that it is necessary to
impose export controls on refined petroleum products in order to
carry out the policy set forth in section 3(2)(C) of this Act, the
President shall notify the Congress of that determination. The
President shall also notify the Congress if and when he determines
that such export controls are no longer necessary. During any
period in which a determination that such export controls are
necessary is in effect, no" for "No".
Subsec. (g)(3). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 110(d), amended par. (3)
generally. Prior to amendment, par. (3) read as follows: "If the
authority conferred by this section or section 6 is exercised to
prohibit or curtail the export of any agricultural commodity in
order to carry out the policies set forth in subparagraph (B) or
(C) of paragraph (2) of section 3 of this Act, the President shall
immediately report such prohibition or curtailment to the Congress,
setting forth the reasons therefor in detail. If the Congress,
within 30 days after the date of its receipt of such report, adopts
a concurrent resolution disapproving such prohibition or
curtailment, then such prohibition or curtailment shall cease to be
effective with the adoption of such resolution. In the computation
of such 30-day period, there shall be excluded the days on which
either House is not in session because of an adjournment of more
than 3 days to a day certain or because of an adjournment of the
Congress sine die."
Subsec. (g)(4), (5). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 110(d), added pars. (4)
and (5).
Subsec. (i)(1). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 110(c)(1), inserted
"harvested from State or Federal lands" after "red cedar logs" in
concluding provision.
Subsec. (i)(2). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 110(c)(3), added par. (2).
Former par. (2) redesignated (3).
Subsec. (i)(3), (4). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 110(c)(2), redesignated
former pars. (2) and (3) as (3) and (4), respectively. Former pars.
(3) and (4) redesignated (4) and (5), respectively.
Subsec. (i)(5). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 110(c)(2), redesignated
former par. (4) as (5).
Subsec. (i)(5)(A). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 110(c)(4), amended subpar.
(A) generally, substituting "lumber of American Lumber Standards
Grades of Number 3 dimension or better, or Pacific Lumber
Inspection Bureau Export R-List Grades of Number 3 common or
better" for "lumber without wane".
Subsec. (j). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 110(e), added subsec. (j) and
struck out former subsec. (j) which related to the export of
horses. See section 466c of Title 46, Appendix, Shipping.
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CHANGE OF NAME
Committee on Foreign Affairs of House of Representatives treated
as referring to Committee on International Relations of House of
Representatives by section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104-14, set out as a
note preceding section 21 of Title 2, The Congress.
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EFFECTIVE AND TERMINATION DATES OF 1988 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 100-449 effective on the date the United
States-Canada Free-Trade Agreement enters into force (Jan. 1,
1989), and to cease to have effect on the date the Agreement ceases
to be in force, see section 501(a), (c) of Pub. L. 100-449, set out
in a note under section 2112 of Title 19, Customs Duties.
REGULATIONS
Section 19(b)(2) of Pub. L. 96-72 provided that: "Regulations
implementing the provisions of section 7(c) of this Act [subsec.
(c) of this section] shall be issued and take effect not later than
January 1, 1980."
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DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS
Functions conferred upon President under this section delegated
to Secretary of Commerce by Ex. Ord. No. 12214, May 2, 1980, 45
F.R. 29783, set out under section 2403 of this Appendix, with
exception of functions conferred upon President under subsec.
(d)(2) of this section which were reserved to President.
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ADEQUACY OF EXISTING STATUTORY RESTRICTIONS ON EXPORT OF CRUDE OIL
PRODUCED IN CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES IN PROTECTING ENERGY AND
NATIONAL SECURITY INTEREST AND AMERICAN CONSUMER; STUDY AND REPORT
TO CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES
Section 2424(b) of Pub. L. 100-418 directed Secretary of
Commerce, in consultation with Secretary of Energy, to submit to
Congress not later than 12 months after Aug. 23, 1988, a report
containing results of a comprehensive review undertaken to assess
whether existing statutory restrictions on export of crude oil
produced in contiguous United States were adequate to protect
energy and national security interests of United States and
American consumers, taking into account such things as adequacy of
domestic supplies of crude oil and refined petroleum products in
meeting national security as well as consumer needs in the United
States generally and on West Coast particularly, and further
provided for public hearing and comment on this review as well as
consultation with other Federal agencies and committees of
Congress.
MONITORING OF WOOD EXPORTS
Section 2432 of Pub. L. 100-418 directed Secretary of Commerce,
for a period of 2 years beginning on Aug. 23, 1988, to monitor
exports of processed and unprocessed wood to all countries of the
Pacific Rim, and to include results of such monitoring in monthly
reports to Congress, setting forth, with respect to each item
monitored, actual exports, destination by country, and domestic and
worldwide price, supply, and demand.
UNPROCESSED RED CEDAR EXEMPT FROM EXPORT REGULATIONS
Pub. L. 98-411, title V, Sec. 514, Aug. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 1575,
provided that: "None of the funds appropriated or made available by
this Act [Pub. L. 98-411] may be used to enforce or give effect to
any restriction on the export of unprocessed western red cedar
harvested from State lands pursuant to a harvesting contract
entered into prior to October 1, 1979."
Pub. L. 96-126, title III, Sec. 308, Nov. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 980,
provided that: "Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law,
the State of Alaska is exempted from application of the provisions
of section 7(i) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (Public
Law 96-72) [subsec. (i) of this section]."
In making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 1981, Pub. L.
96-536, Secs. 101(o), 102, Dec. 16, 1980, 94 Stat. 3169, as amended
by Pub. L. 97-12, Sec. 401, June 5, 1981, 95 Stat. 95, provided in
part for the period Dec. 15, 1980, to Sept. 30, 1981: "such amounts
as may be necessary for programs, projects, and activities provided
for in the Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, the
Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1981 (H.R.
7584), to the extent and in the manner provided for in such Act as
enacted by the Congress." H.R. 7584, which was enacted by the
Congress and vetoed by the President Dec. 13, 1980, contained a
section 610 that read: "None of the funds appropriated or made
available by this Act may be used to enforce or give effect to the
quantitative restrictions required to be imposed by subsection
7(i)(1) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (Public Law 96-72)
[subsec. (i)(1) of this section] in any way which would make such
restrictions applicable to the export of: (a) up to ninety million
board feet (computed without regard to exports or export
authorizations made prior to the effective date of this Act) of
unprocessed western red cedar harvested from State or Federal lands
pursuant to a harvesting contract entered into prior to October 1,
1979, or any extension thereof; or (b) lumber of American Lumber
Standards Grades of Number 3 dimensions or better, of Pacific
Lumber Inspection Bureau Export R-List Grades of Number 3 Common or
better.". Continuing appropriations for fiscal year 1982 were made,
subject to specified provisions and under the authority and
conditions provided in the above cited appropriation Act for fiscal
1981, as follows: For the period Oct. 1, 1981, to Dec. 15, 1981, by
Pub. L. 97-51, Secs. 101(a)(1), (4), 102, Oct. 1, 1981, 95 Stat.
958, 959, 961, as amended by Pub. L. 97-85, Nov. 23, 1981, 95 Stat.
1098; and for the period Dec. 15, 1981, to Sept. 30, 1982, by Pub.
L. 97-92, Secs. 101(h), 102, Dec. 15, 1981, 95 Stat. 1190, 1193, as
amended by Pub. L. 97-161, Mar. 31, 1982, 96 Stat. 22.
-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in sections 2405, 2413, 2414 of this
Appendix; title 7 section 1736f-1; title 16 sections 620c, 620j;
title 26 section 993.
-FOOTNOTE-
(!1) See References in Text note below.
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50 USC APPENDIX Sec. 2407 01/06/03
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TITLE 50, APPENDIX - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
EXPORT REGULATION
-HEAD-
Sec. 2407. Foreign boycotts
-STATUTE-
(a) Prohibitions and exceptions
(1) For the purpose of implementing the policies set forth in
subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (5) of section 3 of this Act
[section 2402(5)(A) or (B) of this Appendix], the President shall
issue regulations prohibiting any United States person, with
respect to his activities in the interstate or foreign commerce of
the United States, from taking or knowingly agreeing to take any of
the following actions with intent to comply with, further, or
support any boycott fostered or imposed by a foreign country
against a country which is friendly to the United States and which
is not itself the object of any form of boycott pursuant to United
States law or regulation:
(A) Refusing, or requiring any other person to refuse, to do
business with or in the boycotted country, with any business
concern organized under the laws of the boycotted country, with
any national or resident of the boycotted country, or with any
other person, pursuant to an agreement with, a requirement of, or
a request from or on behalf of the boycotting country. The mere
absence of a business relationship with or in the boycotted
country with any business concern organized under the laws of the
boycotted country, with any national or resident of the boycotted
country, or with any other person, does not indicate the
existence of the intent required to establish a violation of
regulations issued to carry out this subparagraph.
(B) Refusing, or requiring any other person to refuse, to
employ or otherwise discriminating against any United States
person on the basis of race, religion, sex, or national origin of
that person or of any owner, officer, director, or employee of
such person.
(C) Furnishing information with respect to the race, religion,
sex, or national origin of any United States person or of any
owner, officer, director, or employee of such person.
(D) Furnishing information about whether any person has, has
had, or proposes to have any business relationship (including a
relationship by way of sale, purchase, legal or commercial
representation, shipping or other transport, insurance,
investment, or supply) with or in the boycotted country, with any
business concern organized under the laws of the boycotted
country, with any national or resident of the boycotted country,
or with any other person which is known or believed to be
restricted from having any business relationship with or in the
boycotting country. Nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit the
furnishing of normal business information in a commercial context
as defined by the Secretary.
(E) Furnishing information about whether any person is a member
of, has made contributions to, or is otherwise associated with or
involved in the activities of any charitable or fraternal
organization which supports the boycotted country.
(F) Paying, honoring, confirming, or otherwise implementing a
letter of credit which contains any condition or requirement
compliance with which is prohibited by regulations issued
pursuant to this paragraph, and no United States person shall, as
a result of the application of this paragraph, be obligated to
pay or otherwise honor or implement such letter of credit.
(2) Regulations issued pursuant to paragraph (1) shall provide
exceptions for -
(A) complying or agreeing to comply with requirements (i)
prohibiting the import of goods or services from the boycotted
country or goods produced or services provided by any business
concern organized under the laws of the boycotted country or by
nationals or residents of the boycotted country, or (ii)
prohibiting the shipment of goods to the boycotting country on a
carrier of the boycotted country, or by a route other than that
prescribed by the boycotting country or the recipient of the
shipment;
(B) complying or agreeing to comply with import and shipping
document requirements with respect to the country of origin, the
name of the carrier and route of shipment, the name of the
supplier of the shipment or the name of the provider of other
services, except that no information knowingly furnished or
conveyed in response to such requirements may be stated in
negative, blacklisting, or similar exclusionary terms, other than
with respect to carriers or route of shipment as may be permitted
by such regulations in order to comply with precautionary
requirements protecting against war risks and confiscation;
(C) complying or agreeing to comply in the normal course of
business with the unilateral and specific selection by a
boycotting country, or national or resident thereof, of carriers,
insurers, suppliers of services to be performed within the
boycotting country or specific goods which, in the normal course
of business, are identifiable by source when imported into the
boycotting country;
(D) complying or agreeing to comply with export requirements of
the boycotting country relating to shipments or transshipments of
exports to the boycotted country, to any business concern of or
organized under the laws of the boycotted country, or to any
national or resident of the boycotted country;
(E) compliance by an individual or agreement by an individual
to comply with the immigration or passport requirements of any
country with respect to such individual or any member of such
individual's family or with requests for information regarding
requirements of employment of such individual within the
boycotting country; and
(F) compliance by a United States person resident in a foreign
country or agreement by such person to comply with the laws of
that country with respect to his activities exclusively therein,
and such regulations may contain exceptions for such resident
complying with the laws or regulations of that foreign country
governing imports into such country of trademarked, trade named,
or similarly specifically identifiable products, or components of
products for his own use, including the performance of
contractual services within that country, as may be defined by
such regulations.
(3) Regulations issued pursuant to paragraphs (2)(C) and (2)(F)
shall not provide exceptions from paragraphs (1)(B) and (1)(C).
(4) Nothing in this subsection may be construed to supersede or
limit the operation of the antitrust or civil rights laws of the
United States.
(5) This section shall apply to any transaction or activity
undertaken, by or through a United States person or any other
person, with intent to evade the provisions of this section as
implemented by the regulations issued pursuant to this subsection,
and such regulations shall expressly provide that the exceptions
set forth in paragraph (2) shall not permit activities or
agreements (expressed or implied by a course of conduct, including
a pattern of responses) otherwise prohibited, which are not within
the intent of such exceptions.
(b) Foreign policy controls
(1) In addition to the regulations issued pursuant to subsection
(a) of this section, regulations issued under section 6 of this Act
[section 2405 of this Appendix] shall implement the policies set
forth in section 3(5) [section 2402(5) of this Appendix].
(2) Such regulations shall require that any United States person
receiving a request for the furnishing of information, the entering
into or implementing of agreements, or the taking of any other
action referred to in section 3(5) [section 2402(5) of this
Appendix] shall report that fact to the Secretary, together with
such other information concerning such request as the Secretary may
require for such action as the Secretary considers appropriate for
carrying out the policies of that section. Such person shall also
report to the Secretary whether such person intends to comply and
whether such person has complied with such request. Any report
filed pursuant to this paragraph shall be made available promptly
for public inspection and copying, except that information
regarding the quantity, description, and value of any goods or
technology to which such report relates may be kept confidential if
the Secretary determines that disclosure thereof would place the
United States person involved at a competitive disadvantage. The
Secretary shall periodically transmit summaries of the information
contained in such reports to the Secretary of State for such action
as the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary,
considers appropriate for carrying out the policies set forth in
section 3(5) of this Act [section 2402(5) of this Appendix].
(c) Preemption
The provisions of this section and the regulations issued
pursuant thereto shall preempt any law, rule, or regulation of any
of the several States or the District of Columbia, or any of the
territories or possessions of the United States, or of any
governmental subdivision thereof, which law, rule, or regulation
pertains to participation in, compliance with, implementation of,
or the furnishing of information regarding restrictive trade
practices or boycotts fostered or imposed by foreign countries
against other countries.
-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 96-72, Sec. 8, Sept. 29, 1979, 93 Stat. 521.)
-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The antitrust laws of the United States, referred to in subsec.
(a)(4), are classified generally to chapter 1 (Sec. 1 et seq.) of
Title 15, Commerce and Trade.
The civil rights laws of the United States, referred to in
subsec. (a)(4), are classified generally to chapter 21 (Sec. 1981
et seq.) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.
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PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 2407, Pub. L. 91-184, Sec. 8, Dec. 30, 1969, 83
Stat. 846; Pub. L. 95-52, title II, Sec. 203(b), June 22, 1977, 91
Stat. 247, relating to exemption from administrative procedure and
judicial review provisions, expired on Sept. 30, 1979.
-TRANS-
DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS
Functions conferred upon President under this section delegated
to Secretary of Commerce by Ex. Ord. No. 12214, May 2, 1980, 45
F.R. 29783, set out under section 2403 of this Appendix.
-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in sections 2410, 2411, 2412, 2414 of
this Appendix; title 19 section 3553; title 22 section 2679c.
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50 USC APPENDIX Sec. 2408 01/06/03
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TITLE 50, APPENDIX - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
EXPORT REGULATION
-HEAD-
Sec. 2408. Procedures for hardship relief from export controls
-STATUTE-
(a) Filing of petitions
Any person who, in such person's domestic manufacturing process
or other domestic business operation, utilizes a product produced
abroad in whole or in part from a good historically obtained from
the United States but which has been made subject to export
controls, or any person who historically has exported such a good,
may transmit a petition of hardship to the Secretary requesting an
exemption from such controls in order to alleviate any unique
hardship resulting from the imposition of such controls. A petition
under this section shall be in such form as the Secretary shall
prescribe and shall contain information demonstrating the need for
the relief requested.
(b) Decision of Secretary
Not later than 30 days after receipt of any petition under
subsection (a), the Secretary shall transmit a written decision to
the petitioner granting or denying the requested relief. Such
decision shall contain a statement setting forth the Secretary's
basis for the grant or denial. Any exemption granted may be subject
to such conditions as the Secretary considers appropriate.
(c) Factors to be considered
For purposes of this section, the Secretary's decision with
respect to the grant or denial of relief from unique hardship
resulting directly or indirectly from the imposition of export
controls shall reflect the Secretary's consideration of factors
such as the following:
(1) Whether denial would cause a unique hardship to the
petitioner which can be alleviated only by granting an exception
to the applicable regulations. In determining whether relief
shall be granted, the Secretary shall take into account -
(A) ownership of material for which there is no practicable
domestic market by virtue of the location or nature of the
material;
(B) potential serious financial loss to the applicant if not
granted an exception;
(C) inability to obtain, except through import, an item
essential for domestic use which is produced abroad from the
good under control;
(D) the extent to which denial would conflict, to the
particular detriment of the applicant, with other national
policies including those reflected in any international
agreement to which the United States is a party;
(E) possible adverse effects on the economy (including
unemployment) in any locality or region of the United States;
and
(F) other relevant factors, including the applicant's lack of
an exporting history during any base period that may be
established with respect to export quotas for the particular
good.
(2) The effect a finding in favor of the applicant would have
on attainment of the basic objectives of the short supply control
program.
In all cases, the desire to sell at higher prices and thereby
obtain greater profits shall not be considered as evidence of a
unique hardship, nor will circumstances where the hardship is due
to imprudent acts or failure to act on the part of the petitioner.
-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 96-72, Sec. 9, Sept. 29, 1979, 93 Stat. 524.)
-MISC1-
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 2408, Pub. L. 91-184, Sec. 9, Dec. 30, 1969, 83
Stat. 846, relating to providing information to exporters, expired
on Sept. 30, 1979.
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50 USC APPENDIX Sec. 2409 01/06/03
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TITLE 50, APPENDIX - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
EXPORT REGULATION
-HEAD-
Sec. 2409. Procedures for processing export license applications;
other inquiries
-STATUTE-
(a) Primary responsibility of Secretary
(1) All export license applications required under this Act
[sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix] shall be submitted by the
applicant to the Secretary. All determinations with respect to any
such application shall be made by the Secretary, subject to the
procedures provided in this section.
(2) It is the intent of the Congress that a determination with
respect to any export license application be made to the maximum
extent possible by the Secretary without referral of such
application to any other department or agency of the Government.
(3) To the extent necessary, the Secretary shall seek information
and recommendations from the Government departments and agencies
concerned with aspects of United States domestic and foreign
policies and operations having an important bearing on exports.
Such departments and agencies shall cooperate fully in rendering
such information and recommendations.
(b) Initial screening
Within 10 days after the date on which any export license
application is submitted pursuant to subsection (a)(1), the
Secretary shall -
(1) send the applicant an acknowledgment of the receipt of the
application and the date of the receipt;
(2) submit to the applicant a written description of the
procedures required by this section, the responsibilities of the
Secretary and of other departments and agencies with respect to
the application, and the rights of the applicant;
(3) return the application without action if the application is
improperly completed or if additional information is required,
with sufficient information to permit the application to be
properly resubmitted, in which case if such application is
resubmitted, it shall be treated as a new application for the
purpose of calculating the time periods prescribed in this
section;
(4) determine whether it is necessary to refer the application
to any other department or agency and, if such referral is
determined to be necessary, inform the applicant of any such
department or agency to which the application will be referred;
and
(5) determine whether it is necessary to submit the application
to a multilateral review process, pursuant to a multilateral
agreement, formal or informal, to which the United States is a
party and, if so, inform the applicant of this requirement.
(c) Action on certain applications
Except as provided in subsection (o), in each case in which the
Secretary determines that it is not necessary to refer an
application to any other department or agency for its information
and recommendations, a license shall be formally issued or denied
within 60 days after a properly completed application has been
submitted pursuant to this section.
(d) Referral to other departments and agencies
Except in the case of exports described in subsection (o), in
each case in which the Secretary determines that it is necessary to
refer an application to any other department or agency for its
information and recommendations, the Secretary shall, within 20
days after the submission of a properly completed application -
(1) refer the application, together with all necessary analysis
and recommendations of the Department of Commerce, concurrently
to all such departments or agencies; and
(2) if the applicant so requests, provide the applicant with an
opportunity to review for accuracy any documentation to be
referred to any such department or agency with respect to such
application for the purpose of describing the export in question
in order to determine whether such documentation accurately
describes the proposed export.
Notwithstanding the 10-day period set forth in subsection (b), in
the case of exports described in subsection (o), in each case in
which the Secretary determines that it is necessary to refer an
application to any other department or agency for its information
and recommendations, the Secretary shall, immediately upon receipt
of the properly completed application, refer the application to
such department or agency for its review. Such review shall be
concurrent with that of the Department of Commerce.
(e) Action by other departments and agencies
(1) Any department or agency to which an application is referred
pursuant to subsection (d) shall submit to the Secretary the
information or recommendations requested with respect to the
application. The information or recommendations shall be submitted
within 20 days after the department or agency receives the
application or, in the case of exports described in subsection (o),
before the expiration of the time periods permitted by that
subsection. Except as provided in paragraph (2), any such
department or agency which does not submit its recommendations
within the time period prescribed in the preceding sentence shall
be deemed by the Secretary to have no objection to the approval of
such application.
(2)(A) Except in the case of exports described in subsection (o),
if the head of any such department or agency notifies the Secretary
before the expiration of the time period provided in paragraph (1)
for submission of its recommendations that more time is required
for review by such department or agency, such department or agency
shall have an additional 20-day period to submit its
recommendations to the Secretary. If such department or agency does
not submit its recommendations within the time period prescribed by
the preceding sentence, it shall be deemed by the Secretary to have
no objection to the approval of such application.
(B) In the case of exports described in subsection (o), if the
head of any such department or agency notifies the Secretary,
before the expiration of the 15-day period provided in subsection
(o)(1), that more time is required for review by such department or
agency, the Secretary shall notify the applicant, pursuant to
subsection (o)(1)(C), that additional time is required to consider
the application, and such department or agency shall have
additional time to consider the application within the limits
permitted by subsection (o)(2). If such department or agency does
not submit its recommendations within the time periods permitted
under subsection (o), it shall be deemed by the Secretary to have
no objection to the approval of such application.
(f) Action by Secretary
(1) Within 60 days after receipt of the recommendations of other
departments and agencies with respect to a license application, as
provided in subsection (e), the Secretary shall formally issue or
deny the license. In deciding whether to issue or deny a license,
the Secretary shall take into account any recommendation of a
department or agency with respect to the application in question.
In cases where the Secretary receives conflicting recommendations,
the Secretary shall, within the 60-day period provided for in this
subsection, take such action as may be necessary to resolve such
conflicting recommendations. The provisions of this paragraph shall
not apply in the case of exports described in subsection (o).
(2) In cases where the Secretary receives questions or negative
considerations or recommendations from any other department or
agency with respect to an application, the Secretary shall, to the
maximum extent consistent with the national security and foreign
policy of the United States, inform the applicant in writing of the
specific questions raised and any such negative considerations or
recommendations. Before a final determination with respect to the
application is made, the applicant shall be entitled -
(A) to respond in writing to such questions, considerations, or
recommendations within 30 days after receipt of such information
from the Secretary; and
(B) upon the filing of a written request with the Secretary
within 15 days after the receipt of such information, to respond
in person to the department or agency raising such questions,
considerations, or recommendations.
The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply in the case of
exports described in subsection (o).
(3) In cases where the Secretary has determined that an
application should be denied, the applicant shall be informed in
writing, within 5 days after such determination is made, of -
(A) the determination,
(B) the statutory basis for the proposed denial,
(C) the policies set forth in section 3 of this Act [section
2402 of this Appendix] which would be furthered by the proposed
denial,
(D) what if any modifications in or restrictions on the goods
or technology for which the license was sought would allow such
export to be compatible with export controls imposed under this
Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix],
(E) which officers and employees of the Department of Commerce
who are familiar with the application will be made reasonably
available to the applicant for considerations with regard to such
modifications or restrictions, if appropriate,
(F) to the extent consistent with the national security and
foreign policy of the United States, the specific considerations
which led to the determination to deny the application, and
(G) the availability of appeal procedures.
The Secretary shall allow the applicant at least 30 days to respond
to the Secretary's determination before the license application is
denied. In the event decisions on license applications are deferred
inconsistent with the provisions of this section, the applicant
shall be so informed in writing within 5 days after such deferral.
(4) If the Secretary determines that a particular application or
set of applications is of exceptional importance and complexity,
and that additional time is required for negotiations to modify the
application or applications, the Secretary may extend any time
period prescribed in this section. The Secretary shall notify the
Congress and the applicant of such extension and the reasons
therefor. The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply in the
case of exports described in subsection (o).
(g) Special procedures for Secretary of Defense
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the
Secretary of Defense is authorized to review any proposed export of
any goods or technology to any country to which exports are
controlled for national security purposes and, whenever the
Secretary of Defense determines that the export of such goods or
technology will make a significant contribution, which would prove
detrimental to the national security of the United States, to the
military potential of any such country, to recommend to the
President that such export be disapproved.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of
Defense shall determine, in consultation with the Secretary, and
confirm in writing the types and categories of transactions which
should be reviewed by the Secretary of Defense in order to make a
determination referred to in paragraph (1). Whenever a license or
other authority is requested for the export to any country to which
exports are controlled for national security purposes of goods or
technology within any such type or category, the Secretary shall
notify the Secretary of Defense of such request, and the Secretary
may not issue any license or other authority pursuant to such
request before the expiration of the period within which the
President may disapprove such export. The Secretary of Defense
shall carefully consider any notification submitted by the
Secretary pursuant to this paragraph and, not later than 20 days
after notification of the request, shall -
(A) recommend to the President and the Secretary that he
disapprove any request for the export of the goods or technology
involved to the particular country if the Secretary of Defense
determines that the export of such goods or technology will make
a significant contribution, which would prove detrimental to the
national security of the United States, to the military potential
of such country or any other country;
(B) notify the Secretary that he would recommend approval
subject to specified conditions; or
(C) recommend to the Secretary that the export of goods or
technology be approved.
Whenever the Secretary of Defense makes a recommendation to the
President pursuant to paragraph (2)(A), the Secretary shall also
submit his recommendation to the President on the request to export
if the Secretary differs with the Secretary of Defense. If the
President notifies the Secretary, within 20 days after receiving a
recommendation from the Secretary of Defense, that he disapproves
such export, no license or other authority may be issued for the
export of such goods or technology to such country. If the
Secretary of Defense fails to make a recommendation or notification
under this paragraph within the 20-day period specified in the
third sentence, or if the President, within 20 days after receiving
a recommendation from the Secretary of Defense with respect to an
export, fails to notify the Secretary that he approves or
disapproves the export, the Secretary shall approve or deny the
request for a license or other authority to export without such
recommendation or notification.
(3) The Secretary shall approve or disapprove a license
application, and issue or deny a license, in accordance with the
provisions of this subsection, and, to the extent applicable, in
accordance with the time periods and procedures otherwise set forth
in this section.
(h) Multilateral controls
In any case in which an application, which has been finally
approved under subsection (c), (f), or (g) of this section, is
required to be submitted to a multilateral review process, pursuant
to a multilateral agreement, formal or informal, to which the
United States is a party, the license shall not be issued as
prescribed in such subsections, but the Secretary shall notify the
applicant of the approval of the application (and the date of such
approval) by the Secretary subject to such multilateral review. The
license shall be issued upon approval of the application under such
multilateral review. If such multilateral review has not resulted
in a determination with respect to the application within 40 days
after such date, the Secretary's approval of the license shall be
final and the license shall be issued, unless the Secretary
determines that issuance of the license would prove detrimental to
the national security of the United States. At the time at which
the Secretary makes such a determination, the Secretary shall
notify the applicant of the determination and shall notify the
Congress of the determination, the reasons for the determination,
the reasons for which the multilateral review could not be
concluded within such 40-day period, and the actions planned or
being taken by the United States Government to secure conclusion of
the multilateral review. At the end of every 40-day period after
such notification to Congress, the Secretary shall advise the
applicant and the Congress of the status of the application, and
shall report to the Congress in detail on the reasons for the
further delay and any further actions being taken by the United
States Government to secure conclusion of the multilateral review.
In addition, at the time at which the Secretary issues or denies
the license upon conclusion of the multilateral review, the
Secretary shall notify the Congress of such issuance or denial and
of the total time required for the multilateral review.
(i) Records
The Secretary and any department or agency to which any
application is referred under this section shall keep accurate
records with respect to all applications considered by the
Secretary or by any such department or agency, including, in the
case of the Secretary, any dissenting recommendations received from
any such department or agency.
(j) Appeal and court action
(1) The Secretary shall establish appropriate procedures for any
applicant to appeal to the Secretary the denial of an export
license application of the applicant.
(2) In any case in which any action prescribed in this section is
not taken on a license application within the time periods
established by this section (except in the case of a time period
extended under subsection (f)(4) of which the applicant is
notified), the applicant may file a petition with the Secretary
requesting compliance with the requirements of this section. When
such petition is filed, the Secretary shall take immediate steps to
correct the situation giving rise to the petition and shall
immediately notify the applicant of such steps.
(3) If, within 20 days after a petition is filed under paragraph
(2), the processing of the application has not been brought into
conformity with the requirements of this section, or the
application has been brought into conformity with such requirements
but the Secretary has not so notified the applicant, the applicant
may bring an action in an appropriate United States district court
for a restraining order, a temporary or permanent injunction, or
other appropriate relief, to require compliance with the
requirements of this section. The United States district courts
shall have jurisdiction to provide such relief, as appropriate.
(k) Changes in requirements for applications
Except as provided in subsection (b)(3) of this section, in any
case in which, after a license application is submitted, the
Secretary changes the requirements for such a license application,
the Secretary may request appropriate additional information of the
applicant, but the Secretary may not return the application to the
applicant without action because it fails to meet the changed
requirements.
(l) Other inquiries
(1) In any case in which the Secretary receives a written request
asking for the proper classification of a good or technology on the
control list, the Secretary shall, within 10 working days after
receipt of the request, inform the person making the request of the
proper classification.
(2) In any case in which the Secretary receives a written request
for information about the applicability of export license
requirements under this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this
Appendix] to a proposed export transaction or series of
transactions, the Secretary shall, within 30 days after receipt of
the request, reply with that information to the person making the
request.
(m) Small business assistance
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this
subsection [July 12, 1985], the Secretary shall develop and
transmit to the Congress a plan to assist small businesses in the
export licensing application process under this Act [sections 2401
to 2420 of this Appendix]. The plan shall include, among other
things, arrangements for counseling small businesses on filing
applications and identifying goods or technology on the control
list, proposals for seminars and conferences to educate small
businesses on export controls and licensing procedures, and the
preparation of informational brochures. The Secretary shall, not
later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of the Export
Enhancement Act of 1988 [Aug. 23, 1988], report to the Congress on
steps taken to implement the plan developed under this subsection
to assist small businesses in the export licensing application
process.
(n) Reports on license applications
(1) Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this subsection [July 12, 1985], and not later than the end of each
3-month period thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and to
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate
a report listing -
(A) all applications on which action was completed during the
preceding 3-month period and which required a period longer than
the period permitted under subsection (c), (f)(1), or (h) of this
section, as the case may be, before notification of a decision to
approve or deny the application was sent to the applicant; and
(B) in a separate section, all applications which have been in
process for a period longer than the period permitted under
subsection (c), (f)(1), or (h) of this section, as the case may
be, and upon which final action has not been taken.
(2) With regard to each application, each listing shall identify
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(A) the application case number;
(B) the value of the goods or technology to which the
application relates;
(C) the country of destination of the goods or technology;
(D) the date on which the application was received by the
Secretary;
(E) the date on which the Secretary approved or denied the
application;
(F) the date on which the notification of approval or denial of
the application was sent to the applicant; and
(G) the total number of days which elapsed between receipt of
the application, in its properly completed form, and the earlier
of the last day of the 3-month period to which the report
relates, or the date on which notification of approval or denial
of the application was sent to the applicant.
(3) With respect to an application which was referred to other
departments or agencies, the listing shall also include -
(A) the departments or agencies to which the application was
referred;
(B) the date or dates of such referral; and
(C) the date or dates on which recommendations were received
from those departments or agencies.
(4) With respect to an application referred to any other
department or agency which did not submit or has not submitted its
recommendations on the application within the period permitted
under subsection (e) of this section to submit such
recommendations, the listing shall also include -
(A) the office responsible for processing the application and
the position of the officer responsible for the office; and
(B) the period of time that elapsed before the recommendations
were submitted or that has elapsed since referral of the
application, as the case may be.
(5) Each report shall also provide an introduction which contains
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(A) a summary of the number of applications described in
paragraph (1)(A) and (B) of this subsection, and the value of the
goods or technology involved in the applications, grouped
according to -
(i) the number of days which elapsed before action on the
applications was completed, or which has elapsed without action
on the applications being completed, as follows: 61 to 75 days,
76 to 90 days, 91 to 105 days, 106 to 120 days, and more than
120 days; and
(ii) the number of days which elapsed before action on the
applications was completed, or which has elapsed without action
on the applications being completed, beyond the period
permitted under subsection (c), (f)(1), or (h) of this section
for the processing of applications, as follows: not more than
15 days, 16 to 30 days, 31 to 45 days, 46 to 60 days, and more
than 60 days; and
(B) a summary by country of destination of the number of
applications described in paragraph (1)(A) and (B) of this
subsection, and the value of the goods or technology involved in
the applications, on which action was not completed within 60
days.
(o) Exports to members of Coordinating Committee
(1) Fifteen working days after the date of formal filing with the
Secretary of an individual validated license application for the
export of goods or technology to a country that maintains export
controls on such goods or technology pursuant to the agreement of
the governments participating in the group known as the
Coordinating Committee, a license for the transaction specified in
the application shall become valid and effective and the goods or
technology are authorized for export pursuant to such license
unless -
(A) the application has been otherwise approved by the
Secretary, in which case it shall be valid and effective
according to the terms of the approval;
(B) the application has been denied by the Secretary pursuant
to this section and the applicant has been so informed, or the
applicant has been informed, pursuant to subsection (f)(3) of
this section, that the application should be denied; or
(C) the Secretary requires additional time to consider the
application and the applicant has been so informed.
(2) In the event that the Secretary notifies an applicant
pursuant to paragraph (1)(C) that more time is required to consider
an individual validated license application, a license for the
transaction specified in the application shall become valid and
effective and the goods or technology are authorized for export
pursuant to such license 30 working days after the date that such
license application was formally filed with the Secretary unless -
(A) the application has been otherwise approved by the
Secretary, in which case it shall be valid and effective
according to the terms of the approval; or
(B) the application has been denied by the Secretary pursuant
to this section and the applicant has been so informed, or the
applicant has been informed, pursuant to subsection (f)(3) of
this section, that the application should be denied.
(3) In reviewing an individual license application subject to
this subsection, the Secretary shall evaluate the information set
forth in the application and the reliability of the end-user.
(4) Nothing in this subsection shall affect the scope or
availability of licenses authorizing multiple exports set forth in
section 4(a)(2) of this Act [section 2403(a)(2) of this Appendix].
(5) The provisions of this subsection shall take effect 4 months
after the date of the enactment of the Export Administration
Amendments Act of 1985 [July 12, 1985].
-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 96-72, Sec. 10, Sept. 29, 1979, 93 Stat. 525; Pub. L.
99-64, title I, Sec. 111, July 12, 1985, 99 Stat. 142; Pub. L.
100-418, title II, Sec. 2425(a), (c), Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat.
1360, 1361.)
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PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 2409, Pub. L. 91-184, Sec. 10, Dec. 30, 1969, 83
Stat. 846; Pub. L. 93-500, Sec. 3(b), Oct. 29, 1974, 88 Stat. 1552;
Pub. L. 93-608, Sec. 2(1), Jan. 2, 1975, 88 Stat. 1971; Pub. L.
95-52, title I, Sec. 116(a), (b)(2), June 22, 1977, 91 Stat. 241,
242, setting forth requirements respecting semiannual reports to
President and Congress, expired on Sept. 30, 1979.
AMENDMENTS
1988 - Subsec. (g)(2). Pub. L. 100-418, Sec. 2425(a)(1)-(3),
substituted "President and the Secretary" for "President" in
subpar. (A), inserted before last sentence "Whenever the Secretary
of Defense makes a recommendation to the President pursuant to
paragraph (2)(A), the Secretary shall also submit his
recommendation to the President on the request to export if the
Secretary differs with the Secretary of Defense.", and inserted at
end "If the Secretary of Defense fails to make a recommendation or
notification under this paragraph within the 20-day period
specified in the third sentence, or if the President, within 20
days after receiving a recommendation from the Secretary of Defense
with respect to an export, fails to notify the Secretary that he
approves or disapproves the export, the Secretary shall approve or
deny the request for a license or other authority to export without
such recommendation or notification."
Subsec. (g)(4). Pub. L. 100-418, Sec. 2425(a)(4), struck out par.
(4) which read as follows: "Whenever the President exercises his
authority under this subsection to modify or overrule a
recommendation made by the Secretary of Defense or exercises his
authority to modify or overrule any recommendation made by the
Secretary of Defense under subsection (c) or (d) of section 5 of
this Act with respect to the list of goods and technologies
controlled for national security purposes, the President shall
promptly transmit to the Congress a statement indicating his
decision, together with the recommendation of the Secretary of
Defense."
Subsec. (m). Pub. L. 100-418, Sec. 2425(c), inserted sentence at
end requiring the Secretary, not later than 120 days after Aug. 23,
1988, to report to Congress on steps taken to implement the plan
developed to assist small businesses in the export licensing
application process.
1985 - Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 111(e)(1), inserted "; other
inquiries" in section catchline.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 99-94, Sec. 111(a)(2), (b)(1), substituted
"Except as provided in subsection (o) of this section, in each
case" for "In each case" and "60" for "90".
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 111(a)(3), (b)(2), substituted
"Except in the case of exports described in subsection (o) of this
section, in each case" for "In each case" and "20" for "30" in
provisions preceding par. (1), and inserted flush provision
following par. (2) relating to exports described in subsec. (o)
when it becomes necessary to refer an application to another
department or agency for information and recommendations.
Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 111(b)(3)(A), substituted
"Any department or agency to which an application is referred
pursuant to subsection (d) shall submit to the Secretary the
information or recommendations requested with respect to the
application" for "Any department or agency to which an application
is referred pursuant to subsection (d) shall submit to the
Secretary, within 30 days after its receipt of the application, the
information or recommendations requested with respect to such
application" and inserted sentence directing that information or
recommendations be submitted within 20 days after the department or
agency receives the application or, in the case of exports
described in subsection (o), before the expiration of the time
periods permitted by that subsection.
Subsec. (e)(2)(A). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 111(a)(3), (b)(3)(B)(i),
designated existing provisions of par. (2) as subpar. (A) and
substituted "Except in the case of exports described in subsection
(o), if the head" for "If the head" and "20" for "30".
Subsec. (e)(2)(B). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 111(b)(3)(B)(ii), added
subpar. (B).
Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 111(a)(2), (b)(4),
substituted "60" for "90" in two places and inserted sentence
providing that the provisions of this paragraph shall not apply in
the case of exports described in subsection (o).
Subsec. (f)(2). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 111(c), inserted "in writing"
after "inform the applicant", and substituted provisions describing
the steps to which the applicant is entitled before a final
determination with respect to the application is made and providing
that the provisions of this paragraph shall not apply in the case
of exports described in subsection (o), for provision that the
Secretary accord the applicant an opportunity, before the final
determination with respect to the application is made, to respond
in writing to such questions, considerations, or recommendations.
Subsec. (f)(3). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 111(d), inserted two new
sentences describing the content of the writing which the applicant
is entitled to receive when the Secretary determines that an
application should be denied and directing that the Secretary allow
the applicant at least 30 days to respond to the Secretary's
determination before the license application is denied, and struck
out existing sentence which had provided: "In cases where the
Secretary has determined that an application should be denied, the
applicant shall be informed in writing, within 5 days after such
determination is made, of the determination, of the statutory basis
for denial, the policies set forth in section 3 of the Act [section
2402 of this Appendix] which would be furthered by denial, and, to
the extent consistent with the national security and foreign policy
of the United States, the specific considerations which led to the
denial, and of the availability of appeal procedures."
Subsec. (f)(4). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 111(b)(4), inserted sentence
providing that provisions of this paragraph shall not apply in the
case of exports described in subsec. (o).
Subsec. (g)(2). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 111(a)(3), substituted "20"
for "30" in provisions preceding subpar. (A) and in provisions
following subpar. (C).
Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 111(a)(1), substituted "40" for
"60" wherever appearing.
Subsec. (j)(3). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 111(a)(3), substituted "20"
for "30".
Subsecs. (k) to (o). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 111(e)(2), added
subsecs. (k) to (o).
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CHANGE OF NAME
Committee on Foreign Affairs of House of Representatives treated
as referring to Committee on International Relations of House of
Representatives by section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104-14, set out as a
note preceding section 21 of Title 2, The Congress.
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REGULATIONS
Section 19(b)(1) of Pub. L. 96-72 provided that: "Regulations
implementing the provisions of section 10 of this Act [this
section] shall be issued and take effect not later than July 1,
1980."
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DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS
Functions conferred upon President under this section delegated
to Secretary of Commerce by Ex. Ord. No. 12214, May 2, 1980, 45
F.R. 29783, set out under section 2403 of this Appendix, with
exception of functions conferred upon President under subsec. (g)
of this section which were reserved to President.
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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in sections 2404, 2405, 2406, 2412,
2413, 2416 of this Appendix.
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50 USC APPENDIX Sec. 2410 01/06/03
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TITLE 50, APPENDIX - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
EXPORT REGULATION
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Sec. 2410. Violations
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(a) In general
Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, whoever
knowingly violates or conspires to or attempts to violate any
provision of this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix] or
any regulation, order, or license issued thereunder shall be fined
not more than five times the value of the exports involved or
$50,000, whichever is greater, or imprisoned not more than 5 years,
or both.
(b) Willful violations
(1) Whoever willfully violates or conspires to or attempts to
violate any provision of this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this
Appendix] or any regulation, order, or license issued thereunder,
with knowledge that the exports involved will be used for the
benefit of, or that the destination or intended destination of the
goods or technology involved is, any controlled country or any
country to which exports are controlled for foreign policy purposes
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(A) except in the case of an individual, shall be fined not
more than five times the value of the exports involved or
$1,000,000, whichever is greater; and
(B) in the case of an individual, shall be fined not more than
$250,000, or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.
(2) Any person who is issued a validated license under this Act
[sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix] for the export of any good
or technology to a controlled country and who, with knowledge that
such a good or technology is being used by such controlled country
for military or intelligence gathering purposes contrary to the
conditions under which the license was issued, willfully fails to
report such use to the Secretary of Defense -
(A) except in the case of an individual, shall be fined not
more than five times the value of the exports involved or
$1,000,000, whichever is greater; and
(B) in the case of an individual, shall be fined not more than
$250,000, or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.
(3) Any person who possesses any goods or technology -
(A) with the intent to export such goods or technology in
violation of an export control imposed under section 5 or 6 of
this Act [section 2404 or 2405 of this Appendix] or any
regulation, order, or license issued with respect to such
control, or
(B) knowing or having reason to believe that the goods or
technology would be so exported,
shall, in the case of a violation of an export control imposed
under section 5 [section 2404 of this Appendix] (or any regulation,
order, or license issued with respect to such control), be subject
to the penalties set forth in paragraph (1) of this subsection and
shall, in the case of a violation of an export control imposed
under section 6 [section 2405 of this Appendix] (or any regulation,
order, or license issued with respect to such control), be subject
to the penalties set forth in subsection (a).
(4) Any person who takes any action with the intent to evade the
provisions of this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix] or
any regulation, order, or license issued under this Act [sections
2401 to 2420 of this Appendix] shall be subject to the penalties
set forth in subsection (a), except that in the case of an evasion
of an export control imposed under section 5 or 6 of this Act
[section 2404 or 2405 of this Appendix] (or any regulation, order,
or license issued with respect to such control), such person shall
be subject to the penalties set forth in paragraph (1) of this
subsection.
(5) Nothing in this subsection or subsection (a) shall limit the
power of the Secretary to define by regulations violations under
this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix].
(c) Civil penalties; administrative sanctions
(1) The Secretary (and officers and employees of the Department
of Commerce specifically designated by the Secretary) may impose a
civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 for each violation of this Act
[sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix] or any regulation, order,
or license issued under this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this
Appendix], either in addition to or in lieu of any other liability
or penalty which may be imposed, except that the civil penalty for
each such violation involving national security controls imposed
under section 5 of this Act [section 2404 of this Appendix] or
controls imposed on the export of defense articles and defense
services under section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act [22 U.S.C.
2778] may not exceed $100,000.
(2)(A) The authority under this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of
this Appendix] to suspend or revoke the authority of any United
States person to export goods or technology may be used with
respect to any violation of the regulations issued pursuant to
section 8(a) of this Act [section 2407(a) of this Appendix].
(B) Any administrative sanction (including any civil penalty or
any suspension or revocation of authority to export) imposed under
this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix] for a violation
of the regulations issued pursuant to section 8(a) of this Act
[section 2407(a) of this Appendix] may be imposed only after notice
and opportunity for an agency hearing on the record in accordance
with sections 554 through 557 of title 5, United States Code.
(C) Any charging letter or other document initiating
administrative proceedings for the imposition of sanctions for
violations of the regulations issued pursuant to section 8(a) of
this Act [section 2407(a) of this Appendix] shall be made available
for public inspection and copying.
(3) An exception may not be made to any order issued under this
Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix] which revokes the
authority of a United States person to export goods or technology
unless the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs of the Senate are first consulted concerning the exception.
(4) The President may by regulation provide standards for
establishing levels of civil penalty provided in this subsection
based upon the seriousness of the violation, the culpability of the
violator, and the violator's record of cooperation with the
Government in disclosing the violation.
(d) Payment of penalties
The payment of any penalty imposed pursuant to subsection (c) may
be made a condition, for a period not exceeding one year after the
imposition of such penalty, to the granting, restoration, or
continuing validity of any export license, permission, or privilege
granted or to be granted to the person upon whom such penalty is
imposed. In addition, the payment of any penalty imposed under
subsection (c) may be deferred or suspended in whole or in part for
a period of time no longer than any probation period (which may
exceed one year) that may be imposed upon such person. Such a
deferral or suspension shall not operate as a bar to the collection
of the penalty in the event that the conditions of the suspension,
deferral, or probation are not fulfilled.
(e) Refunds
Any amount paid in satisfaction of any penalty imposed pursuant
to subsection (c), or any amounts realized from the forfeiture of
any property interest or proceeds pursuant to subsection (g), shall
be covered into the Treasury as a miscellaneous receipt. The head
of the department or agency concerned may, in his discretion,
refund any such penalty imposed pursuant to subsection (c), within
2 years after payment, on the ground of a material error of fact or
law in the imposition of the penalty. Notwithstanding section
1346(a) of title 28, United States Code, no action for the refund
of any such penalty may be maintained in any court.
(f) Actions for recovery of penalties
In the event of the failure of any person to pay a penalty
imposed pursuant to subsection (c), a civil action for the recovery
thereof may, in the discretion of the head of the department or
agency concerned, be brought in the name of the United States. In
any such action, the court shall determine de novo all issues
necessary to the establishment of liability. Except as provided in
this subsection and in subsection (d), no such liability shall be
asserted, claimed, or recovered upon by the United States in any
way unless it has previously been reduced to judgment.
(g) Forfeiture of property interest and proceeds
(1) Any person who is convicted under subsection (a) or (b) of a
violation of an export control imposed under section 5 of this Act
[section 2404 of this Appendix] (or any regulation, order, or
license issued with respect to such control) shall, in addition to
any other penalty, forfeit to the United States -
(A) any of that person's interest in, security of, claim
against, or property or contractual rights of any kind in the
goods or tangible items that were the subject of the violation;
(B) any of that person's interest in, security of, claim
against, or property or contractual rights of any kind in
tangible property that was used in the export or attempt to
export that was the subject of the violation; and
(C) any of that person's property constituting, or derived
from, any proceeds obtained directly or indirectly as a result of
the violation.
(2) The procedures in any forfeiture under this subsection, and
the duties and authority of the courts of the United States and the
Attorney General with respect to any forfeiture action under this
subsection or with respect to any property that may be subject to
forfeiture under this subsection, shall be governed by the
provisions of section 1963 of title 18, United States Code.
(h) Prior convictions
(1) No person convicted of a violation of this Act [sections 2401
to 2420 of this Appendix] (or any regulation, license, or order
issued under this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix]),
any regulation, license, or order issued under the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act [50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.], section
793, 794, or 798 of title 18, United States Code, section 4(b) of
the Internal Security Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 783(b)),(!1) or
section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778) shall be
eligible, at the discretion of the Secretary, to apply for or use
any export license under this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this
Appendix] for a period of up to 10 years from the date of the
conviction. The Secretary may revoke any export license under this
Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix] in which such person
has an interest at the time of the conviction.
(2) The Secretary may exercise the authority under paragraph (1)
with respect to any person related, through affiliation, ownership,
control, or position of responsibility, to any person convicted of
any violation of law set forth in paragraph (1), upon a showing of
such relationship with the convicted party, and subject to the
procedures set forth in section 13(c) of this Act [section 2412(c)
of this Appendix].
(i) Other authorities
Nothing in subsection (c), (d), (f), (g), or (h) limits -
(1) the availability of other administrative or judicial
remedies with respect to violations of this Act [sections 2401 to
2420 of this Appendix], or any regulation, order, or license
issued under this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix];
(2) the authority to compromise and settle administrative
proceedings brought with respect to violations of this Act
[sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix], or any regulation,
order, or license issued under this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of
this Appendix]; or
(3) the authority to compromise, remit or mitigate seizures and
forfeitures pursuant to section 1(b) of title VI of the Act of
June 15, 1917 (22 U.S.C. 401(b)).
-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 96-72, Sec. 11, Sept. 29, 1979, 93 Stat. 529; Pub. L.
97-145, Sec. 4(a)-(c), Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1727; Pub. L. 99-64,
title I, Sec. 112, July 12, 1985, 99 Stat. 146; Pub. L. 100-418,
title II, Sec. 2426, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1361.)
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REFERENCES IN TEXT
The International Emergency Economic Powers Act, referred to in
subsec. (h)(1), is title II of Pub. L. 95-223, Dec. 28, 1977, 91
Stat. 1626, which is classified generally to chapter 35 (Sec. 1701
et seq.) of Title 50, War and National Defense. For complete
classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set
out under section 1701 of Title 50 and Tables.
Section 4(b) of the Internal Security Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C.
783(b)), referred to in subsec. (h)(1), was redesignated as section
4(a) of that Act, 50 U.S.C. 783(a), by Pub. L. 103-199, title VIII,
Sec. 803(2)(B), Dec. 17, 1993, 107 Stat. 2329.
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PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 2410, Pub. L. 91-184, Sec. 11, Dec. 30, 1969, 83
Stat. 846; Pub. L. 95-52, title II, Sec. 204, June 22, 1977, 91
Stat. 247, defining "person" and "United States person" for
purposes of the Export Administration Act of 1969, expired on Sept.
30, 1979.
AMENDMENTS
1988 - Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 100-418, Sec. 2426, designated
existing provisions as par. (1), inserted "this Act (or any
regulation, license, or order issued under this Act), any
regulation, license, or order issued under the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act," after "violation of", and added
par. (2).
1985 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 112(a), inserted "or
conspires to or attempts to violate".
Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 112(b)(1), in provisions
preceding subpar. (A), substituted "Whoever willfully violates or
conspires to or attempts to violate any provision of this Act or
any regulation, order, or license issued thereunder, with knowledge
that the exports involved will be used for the benefit of, or that
the destination or intended destination of the goods or technology
involved is, any controlled country or any country to which exports
are controlled for foreign policy purposes" for "Whoever willfully
exports anything contrary to any provision of this Act or any
regulation, order, or license issued thereunder, with knowledge
that such exports will be used for the benefit of any country to
which exports are restricted for national security or foreign
policy purposes".
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 112(b)(2), struck out
sentence which provided that for purposes of this paragraph,
"controlled country" means any country described in section 620(f)
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
Subsec. (b)(3) to (5). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 112(b)(3), added pars.
(3) to (5).
Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 112(c)(1), substituted
"Secretary (and officers and employees of the Department of
Commerce specifically designated by the Secretary)" for "head of
any department or agency exercising any functions under this Act,
or any officer or employee of such department or agency
specifically designated by the head thereof,".
Subsec. (c)(3), (4). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 112((c)(2), added pars.
(3) and (4).
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 112(d), inserted ", or any
amounts realized from the forfeiture of any property interest or
proceeds pursuant to subsection (g)," after "Any amount paid in
satisfaction of any penalty imposed pursuant to subsection (c)",
and inserted "imposed pursuant to subsection (c)" after "refund any
such penalty".
Subsecs. (g), (h). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 112(e)(2), added subsecs.
(g) and (h). Former subsec. (g) redesignated (i).
Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 112(e)(1), (f), redesignated
former subsec. (g) as (i) and substituted "(f), (g), or (h)" for
"or (f)" in provisions preceding par. (1).
1981 - Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 97-145, Sec. 4(a), in penalty
provisions, substituted separate penalties for individuals and
others in subpars. (A) and (B), for provisions prescribing a fine
of not more than five times the value of the exports involved or
$100,000, whichever was greater, or imprisonment of not more than
10 years, or both.
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 97-145, Sec. 4(b), in penalty provisions,
substituted separate penalties for individuals and others in
subpars. (A) and (B), for provisions prescribing a fine of not more
than five times the value of the exports involved or $100,000,
whichever was greater, or imprisonment for not more than 5 years,
or both.
Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 97-145, Sec. 3(c), inserted exception
that the civil penalty for each violation involving national
security controls imposed under section 2404 of this Appendix or
controls imposed on the export of defense articles and defense
services under section 2778 of title 22 may not exceed $100,000.
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CHANGE OF NAME
Committee on Foreign Affairs of House of Representatives treated
as referring to Committee on International Relations of House of
Representatives by section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104-14, set out as a
note preceding section 21 of Title 2, The Congress.
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EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1981 AMENDMENT
Section 4(d) of Pub. L. 97-145 provided that: "The amendments
made by this section [amending this section] apply with respect to
violations occurring after the date of the enactment of this Act
[Dec. 29, 1981]."
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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in sections 2410b, 2411, 2412, 2413
of this Appendix; title 18 sections 951, 1956; title 22 sections
2778, 2779a, 2780; title 50 section 2332.
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(!1) See References in Text note below.
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50 USC APPENDIX Sec. 2410a 01/06/03
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TITLE 50, APPENDIX - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
EXPORT REGULATION
-HEAD-
Sec. 2410a. Multilateral export control violations
-STATUTE-
(a) Determination by the President
The President, subject to subsection (c), shall apply sanctions
under subsection (b) for a period of not less than 2 years and not
more than 5 years, if the President determines that -
(1) a foreign person has violated any regulation issued by a
country to control exports for national security purposes
pursuant to the agreement of the group known as the Coordinating
Committee, and
(2) such violation has resulted in substantial enhancement of
Soviet and East bloc capabilities in submarine or antisubmarine
warfare, ballistic or antiballistic missile technology, strategic
aircraft, command, control, communications and intelligence, or
other critical technologies as determined by the President, on
the advice of the National Security Council, to represent a
serious adverse impact on the strategic balance of forces.
The President shall notify the Congress of each action taken under
this section. This section, except subsections (h) and (j), applies
only to violations that occur after the date of the enactment of
the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 [Aug. 23, 1988].
(b) Sanctions
The sanctions referred to in subsection (a) shall apply to the
foreign person committing the violation, as well as to any parent,
affiliate, subsidiary, and successor entity of the foreign person,
and, except as provided in subsection (c), are as follows:
(1) a prohibition on contracting with, and procurement of
products and services from, a sanctioned person, by any
department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States
Government, and
(2) a prohibition on importation into the United States of all
products produced by a sanctioned person.
(c) Exceptions
The President shall not apply sanctions under this section -
(1) in the case of procurement of defense articles or defense
services -
(A) under existing contracts or subcontracts, including the
exercise of options for production quantities to satisfy United
States operational military requirements;
(B) if the President determines that the foreign person or
other entity to which the sanctions would otherwise be applied
is a sole source supplier of essential defense articles or
services and no alternative supplier can be identified; or
(C) if the President determines that such articles or
services are essential to the national security under defense
coproduction agreements; or
(2) to -
(A) products or services provided under contracts or other
binding agreements (as such terms are defined by the President
in regulations) entered into before the date on which the
President notifies the Congress of the intention to impose the
sanctions;
(B) spare parts;
(C) component parts, but not finished products, essential to
United States products or production;
(D) routine servicing and maintenance of products; or
(E) information and technology.
(d) Exclusion
The President shall not apply sanctions under this section to a
parent, affiliate, subsidiary, and successor entity of a foreign
person if the President determines that -
(1) the parent, affiliate, subsidiary, or successor entity (as
the case may be) has not knowingly violated the export control
regulation violated by the foreign person, and
(2) the government of the country with jurisdiction over the
parent, affiliate, subsidiary, or successor entity had in effect,
at the time of the violation by the foreign person, an effective
export control system consistent with principles agreed to in the
Coordinating Committee, including the following:
(A) national laws providing appropriate civil and criminal
penalties and statutes of limitations sufficient to deter
potential violations;
(B) a program to evaluate export license applications that
includes sufficient technical expertise to assess the licensing
status of exports and ensure the reliability of end-users;
(C) an enforcement mechanism that provides authority for
trained enforcement officers to investigate and prevent illegal
exports;
(D) a system of export control documentation to verify the
movement of goods and technology; and
(E) procedures for the coordination and exchange of
information concerning violations of the agreement of the
Coordinating Committee.
(e) Definitions
For purposes of this section -
(1) the term "component part" means any article which is not
usable for its intended functions without being imbedded in or
integrated into any other product and which, if used in
production of a finished product, would be substantially
transformed in that process;
(2) the term "finished product" means any article which is
usable for its intended functions without being imbedded or
integrated into any other product, but in no case shall such term
be deemed to include an article produced by a person other than a
sanctioned person that contains parts or components of the
sanctioned person if the parts or components have been
substantially transformed during production of the finished
product; and
(3) the term "sanctioned person" means a foreign person, and
any parent, affiliate, subsidiary, or successor entity of the
foreign person, upon whom sanctions have been imposed under this
section.
(f) Subsequent modifications of sanctions
The President may, after consultation with the Congress, limit
the scope of sanctions applied to a parent, affiliate, subsidiary,
or successor entity of the foreign person determined to have
committed the violation on account of which the sanctions were
imposed if the President determines that -
(1) the parent, affiliate, subsidiary, or successor entity (as
the case may be) has not, on the basis of available evidence,
itself violated the export control regulation involved, either
directly or through a course of conduct;
(2) the government with jurisdiction over the parent,
affiliate, subsidiary, or successor entity has improved its
export control system as measured by the criteria set forth in
subsection (d)(2);
(3) the parent, affiliate, subsidiary, or successor entity, has
instituted improvements in internal controls sufficient to detect
and prevent violations of the export control regime implemented
under paragraph (2); and
(4) the impact of the sanctions imposed on the parent,
affiliate, subsidiary, or successor entity is proportionate to
the increased defense expenditures imposed on the United States.
Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the President may not limit
the scope of the sanction referred to in subsection (b)(1) with
respect to the parent of the foreign person determined to have
committed the violation, until that sanction has been in effect for
at least 2 years.
(g) Reports to Congress
The President shall include in the annual report submitted under
section 14 [section 2413 of this Appendix], a report on the status
of any sanctions imposed under this section, including any
exceptions, exclusions, or modifications of sanctions that have
been applied under subsection (c), (d), or (f).
(h) Discretionary imposition of sanctions
If the President determines that a foreign person has violated a
regulation issued by a country to control exports for national
security purposes pursuant to the agreement of the group known as
the Coordinating Committee, but in a case in which subsection
(a)(2) may not apply, the President may apply the sanctions
referred to in subsection (b) against that foreign person for a
period of not more than 5 years.
(i) Compensation for diversion of militarily critical technologies
to controlled countries
(1) In cases in which sanctions have been applied against a
foreign person under subsection (a), the President shall initiate
discussions with the foreign person and the government with
jurisdiction over that foreign person regarding compensation on the
part of the foreign person in an amount proportionate to the costs
of research and development and procurement of new defensive
systems by the United States and the allies of the United States to
counteract the effect of the technological advance achieved by the
Soviet Union as a result of the violation by that foreign person.
(2) The President shall, at the time that discussions are
initiated under paragraph (1), report to the Congress that such
discussions are being undertaken, and shall report to the Congress
the outcome of those discussions.
(j) Other actions by the President
Upon making a determination under subsection (a) or (h), the
President shall -
(1) initiate consultations with the foreign government with
jurisdiction over the foreign person who committed the violation
involved, in order to seek prompt remedial action by that
government;
(2) initiate discussions with the governments participating in
the Coordinating Committee regarding the violation and means to
ensure that similar violations do not occur; and
(3) consult with and report to the Congress on the nature of
the violation and the actions the President proposes to take, or
has taken, to rectify the situation.
(k) Damages for certain violations
(1) In any case in which the President makes a determination
under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall determine the
costs of restoring the military preparedness of the United States
on account of the violation involved. The Secretary of Defense
shall notify the Attorney General of his determination, and the
Attorney General may bring an action for damages, in any
appropriate district court of the United States, to recover such
costs against the person who committed the violation, any person
that is owned or controlled by the person who committed the
violation, and any person who owns and controls the person who
committed the violation.
(3) (!1) The total amount awarded in any case brought under
paragraph (2) (!1) shall be determined by the court in light of the
facts and circumstances, but shall not exceed the amount of the net
loss to the national security of the United States. An action under
this subsection shall be commenced not later than 3 years after the
violation occurs, or one year after the violation is discovered,
whichever is later.
(l) Definition
For purposes of this section, the term "foreign person" means any
person other than a United States person.
-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 96-72, Sec. 11A, as added Pub. L. 100-418, title II, Sec.
2444, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1366.)
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PROHIBITION ON PURCHASE OF TOSHIBA PRODUCTS FOR RESALE IN MILITARY
EXCHANGE STORES
Pub. L. 101-165, title IX, Sec. 9087, Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat.
1148, provided that during period beginning Nov. 21, 1989, and
through Dec. 28, 1991, no product manufactured or assembled by
Toshiba America, Inc., or Toshiba Corporation (or any of its
affiliates or subsidiaries) may be purchased by the Department of
Defense for the purpose of resale of such product in a military
exchange store or in any other morale, welfare, recreation, or
resale activity operated by the Department of Defense (either
directly or by concessionaire), with an exception for microwave
ovens manufactured or assembled in the United States. Similar
provisions were contained in the following prior appropriation
acts:
Pub. L. 100-463, title VIII, Sec. 8092, Oct. 1, 1988, 102 Stat.
2270-34.
Pub. L. 100-456, div. A, title III, Sec. 313, Sept. 29, 1988, 102
Stat. 1951.
MANDATORY SANCTIONS AGAINST TOSHIBA AND KONGSBERG
Sections 2442 and 2443 of Pub. L. 100-418 contained congressional
statement of findings, directed President to impose, for a period
of 3 years, (1) a prohibition on contracting with, and procurement
of products and services from, Toshiba Machine Company and
Kongsberg Trading Company, and any other foreign person whom
President found to have knowingly facilitated the diversion of
advanced milling machinery by Toshiba Machine Company and Kongsberg
Trading Company to the Soviet Union, by any department, agency, or
instrumentality of United States Government, and (2) a prohibition
on importation into United States of all products produced by
Toshiba Machine Company, Kongsberg Trading Company, and any such
foreign person; and directed President to impose, for a period of 3
years, a prohibition on contracting with, and procurement of
products and services from, the Toshiba Corporation and Kongsberg
Vaapenfabrikk, by any department, agency, or instrumentality of the
United States Government, with certain exceptions.
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(!1) So in original. Subsec. (k) was enacted without a par. (2).
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50 USC APPENDIX Sec. 2410b 01/06/03
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TITLE 50, APPENDIX - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
EXPORT REGULATION
-HEAD-
Sec. 2410b. Missile proliferation control violations
-STATUTE-
(a) Violations by United States persons
(1) Sanctions
(A) If the President determines that a United States person
knowingly -
(i) exports, transfers, or otherwise engages in the trade of
any item on the MTCR Annex, in violation of the provisions of
section 38 (22 U.S.C. 2778) or chapter 7 of the Arms Export
Control Act [22 U.S.C. 2797 et seq.], section 5 or 6 of this
Act [section 2404 or 2405 of this Appendix], or any regulations
or orders issued under any such provisions,
(ii) conspires to or attempts to engage in such export,
transfer, or trade, or
(iii) facilitates such export, transfer, or trade by any
other person,
then the President shall impose the applicable sanctions
described in subparagraph (B).
(B) The sanctions which apply to a United States person under
subparagraph (A) are the following:
(i) If the item on the MTCR Annex involved in the export,
transfer, or trade is missile equipment or technology within
category II of the MTCR Annex, then the President shall deny to
such United States person, for a period of 2 years, licenses
for the transfer of missile equipment or technology controlled
under this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix].
(ii) If the item on the MTCR Annex involved in the export,
transfer, or trade is missile equipment or technology within
category I of the MTCR Annex, then the President shall deny to
such United States person, for a period of not less than 2
years, all licenses for items the export of which is controlled
under this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix].
(2) Discretionary sanctions
In the case of any determination referred to in paragraph (1),
the Secretary may pursue any other appropriate penalties under
section 11 of this Act [section 2410 of this Appendix].
(3) Waiver
The President may waive the imposition of sanctions under
paragraph (1) on a person with respect to a product or service if
the President certifies to the Congress that -
(A) the product or service is essential to the national
security of the United States; and
(B) such person is a sole source supplier of the product or
service, the product or service is not available from any
alternative reliable supplier, and the need for the product or
service cannot be met in a timely manner by improved
manufacturing processes or technological developments.
(b) Transfers of missile equipment or technology by foreign persons
(1) Sanctions
(A) Subject to paragraphs (3) through (7), if the President
determines that a foreign person, after the date of the enactment
of this section [Nov. 5, 1990], knowingly -
(i) exports, transfers, or otherwise engages in the trade of
any MTCR equipment or technology that contributes to the
design, development, or production of missiles in a country
that is not an MTCR adherent and would be, if it were United
States-origin equipment or technology, subject to the
jurisdiction of the United States under this Act [sections 2401
to 2420 of this Appendix],
(ii) conspires to or attempts to engage in such export,
transfer, or trade, or
(iii) facilitates such export, transfer, or trade by any
other person,
or if the President has made a determination with respect to a
foreign person under section 73(a) of the Arms Export Control Act
[22 U.S.C. 2797b(a)], then the President shall impose on that
foreign person the applicable sanctions under subparagraph (B).
(B) The sanctions which apply to a foreign person under
subparagraph (A) are the following:
(i) If the item involved in the export, transfer, or trade is
within category II of the MTCR Annex, then the President shall
deny, for a period of 2 years, licenses for the transfer to
such foreign person of missile equipment or technology the
export of which is controlled under this Act [sections 2401 to
2420 of this Appendix].
(ii) If the item involved in the export, transfer, or trade
is within category I of the MTCR Annex, then the President
shall deny, for a period of not less than 2 years, licenses for
the transfer to such foreign person of items the export of
which is controlled under this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of
this Appendix].
(iii) If, in addition to actions taken under clauses (i) and
(ii), the President determines that the export, transfer, or
trade has substantially contributed to the design, development,
or production of missiles in a country that is not an MTCR
adherent, then the President shall prohibit, for a period of
not less than 2 years, the importation into the United States
of products produced by that foreign person.
(2) Inapplicability with respect to MTCR adherents
Paragraph (1) does not apply with respect to -
(A) any export, transfer, or trading activity that is
authorized by the laws of an MTCR adherent, if such
authorization is not obtained by misrepresentation or fraud; or
(B) any export, transfer, or trade of an item to an end user
in a country that is an MTCR adherent.
(3) Effect of enforcement actions by MTCR adherents
Sanctions set forth in paragraph (1) may not be imposed under
this subsection on a person with respect to acts described in
such paragraph or, if such sanctions are in effect against a
person on account of such acts, such sanctions shall be
terminated, if an MTCR adherent is taking judicial or other
enforcement action against that person with respect to such acts,
or that person has been found by the government of an MTCR
adherent to be innocent of wrongdoing with respect to such acts.
(4) Advisory opinions
The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State and
the Secretary of Defense, may, upon the request of any person,
issue an advisory opinion to that person as to whether a proposed
activity by that person would subject that person to sanctions
under this subsection. Any person who relies in good faith on
such an advisory opinion which states that the proposed activity
would not subject a person to such sanctions, and any person who
thereafter engages in such activity, may not be made subject to
such sanctions on account of such activity.
(5) Waiver and report to Congress
(A) In any case other than one in which an advisory opinion has
been issued under paragraph (4) stating that a proposed activity
would not subject a person to sanctions under this subsection,
the President may waive the application of paragraph (1) to a
foreign person if the President determines that such waiver is
essential to the national security of the United States.
(B) In the event that the President decides to apply the waiver
described in subparagraph (A), the President shall so notify the
Congress not less than 20 working days before issuing the waiver.
Such notification shall include a report fully articulating the
rationale and circumstances which led the President to apply the
waiver.
(6) Additional waiver
The President may waive the imposition of sanctions under
paragraph (1) on a person with respect to a product or service if
the President certifies to the Congress that -
(A) the product or service is essential to the national
security of the United States; and
(B) such person is a sole source supplier of the product or
service, the product or service is not available from any
alternative reliable supplier, and the need for the product or
service cannot be met in a timely manner by improved
manufacturing processes or technological developments.
(7) Exceptions
The President shall not apply the sanction under this
subsection prohibiting the importation of the products of a
foreign person -
(A) in the case of procurement of defense articles or defense
services -
(i) under existing contracts or subcontracts, including the
exercise of options for production quantities to satisfy
requirements essential to the national security of the United
States;
(ii) if the President determines that the person to which
the sanctions would be applied is a sole source supplier of
the defense articles and services, that the defense articles
or services are essential to the national security of the
United States, and that alternative sources are not readily
or reasonably available; or
(iii) if the President determines that such articles or
services are essential to the national security of the United
States under defense coproduction agreements or NATO Programs
of Cooperation;
(B) to products or services provided under contracts entered
into before the date on which the President publishes his
intention to impose the sanctions; or
(C) to -
(i) spare parts,
(ii) component parts, but not finished products, essential
to United States products or production,
(iii) routine services and maintenance of products, to the
extent that alternative sources are not readily or reasonably
available, or
(iv) information and technology essential to United States
products or production.
(c) Definitions
For purposes of this section and subsections (k) and (l) of
section 6 [section 2405(k) and (l) of this Appendix] -
(1) the term "missile" means a category I system as defined in
the MTCR Annex, and any other unmanned delivery system of similar
capability, as well as the specially designed production
facilities for these systems;
(2) the term "Missile Technology Control Regime" or "MTCR"
means the policy statement, between the United States, the United
Kingdom, the Federal Republic of Germany, France, Italy, Canada,
and Japan, announced on April 16, 1987, to restrict sensitive
missile-relevant transfers based on the MTCR Annex, and any
amendments thereto;
(3) the term "MTCR adherent" means a country that participates
in the MTCR or that, pursuant to an international understanding
to which the United States is a party, controls MTCR equipment or
technology in accordance with the criteria and standards set
forth in the MTCR;
(4) the term "MTCR Annex" means the Guidelines and Equipment
and Technology Annex of the MTCR, and any amendments thereto;
(5) the terms "missile equipment or technology" and "MTCR
equipment or technology" mean those items listed in category I or
category II of the MTCR Annex;
(6) the term "foreign person" means any person other than a
United States person;
(7)(A) the term "person" means a natural person as well as a
corporation, business association, partnership, society, trust,
any other nongovernmental entity, organization, or group, and any
governmental entity operating as a business enterprise, and any
successor of any such entity; and
(B) in the case of countries where it may be impossible to
identify a specific governmental entity referred to in
subparagraph (A), the term "person" means -
(i) all activities of that government relating to the
development or production of any missile equipment or
technology; and
(ii) all activities of that government affecting the
development or production of aircraft, electronics, and space
systems or equipment; and
(8) the term "otherwise engaged in the trade of" means, with
respect to a particular export or transfer, to be a freight
forwarder or designated exporting agent, or a consignee or end
user of the item to be exported or transferred.
-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 96-72, Sec. 11B, as added Pub. L. 101-510, div. A, title
XVII, Sec. 1702(b), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1741.)
-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Arms Export Control Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(1)(A)(i),
is Pub. L. 90-269, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1320, as amended.
Chapter 7 of the Act is classified generally to subchapter VII
(Sec. 2797 et seq.) of chapter 39 of Title 22, Foreign Relations
and Intercourse. For complete classification of this Act to the
Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2751 of Title 22
and Tables.
-TRANS-
DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS
Functions of President under this section delegated to Secretary
of Commerce, with certain exceptions, by section 2(b) of Ex. Ord.
No. 12851, June 11, 1993, 58 F.R. 33181, set out as a note under
section 2797 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse.
-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in section 2368 of this title; title
22 sections 2375, 2797b.
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50 USC APPENDIX Sec. 2410c 01/06/03
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TITLE 50, APPENDIX - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
EXPORT REGULATION
-HEAD-
Sec. 2410c. Chemical and biological weapons proliferation sanctions
-STATUTE-
(a) Imposition of sanctions
(1) Determination by the President
Except as provided in subsection (b)(2), the President shall
impose both of the sanctions described in subsection (c) if the
President determines that a foreign person, on or after October
28, 1991, has knowingly and materially contributed -
(A) through the export from the United States of any goods or
technology that are subject to the jurisdiction of the United
States under this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix],
or
(B) through the export from any other country of any goods or
technology that would be, if they were United States goods or
technology, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States
under this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix],
to the efforts by any foreign country, project, or entity
described in paragraph (2) to use, develop, produce, stockpile,
or otherwise acquire chemical or biological weapons.
(2) Countries, projects, or entities receiving assistance
Paragraph (1) applies in the case of -
(A) any foreign country that the President determines has, at
any time after January 1, 1980 -
(i) used chemical or biological weapons in violation of
international law;
(ii) used lethal chemical or biological weapons against its
own nationals; or
(iii) made substantial preparations to engage in the
activities described in clause (i) or (ii);
(B) any foreign country whose government is determined for
purposes of section 6(j) of this Act [section 2405(j) of this
Appendix] to be a government that has repeatedly provided
support for acts of international terrorism; or
(C) any other foreign country, project, or entity designated
by the President for purposes of this section.
(3) Persons against which sanctions are to be imposed
Sanctions shall be imposed pursuant to paragraph (1) on -
(A) the foreign person with respect to which the President
makes the determination described in that paragraph;
(B) any successor entity to that foreign person;
(C) any foreign person that is a parent or subsidiary of that
foreign person if that parent or subsidiary knowingly assisted
in the activities which were the basis of that determination;
and
(D) any foreign person that is an affiliate of that foreign
person if that affiliate knowingly assisted in the activities
which were the basis of that determination and if that
affiliate is controlled in fact by that foreign person.
(b) Consultations with and actions by foreign government of
jurisdiction
(1) Consultations
If the President makes the determinations described in
subsection (a)(1) with respect to a foreign person, the Congress
urges the President to initiate consultations immediately with
the government with primary jurisdiction over that foreign person
with respect to the imposition of sanctions pursuant to this
section.
(2) Actions by government of jurisdiction
In order to pursue such consultations with that government, the
President may delay imposition of sanctions pursuant to this
section for a period of up to 90 days. Following these
consultations, the President shall impose sanctions unless the
President determines and certifies to the Congress that that
government has taken specific and effective actions, including
appropriate penalties, to terminate the involvement of the
foreign person in the activities described in subsection (a)(1).
The President may delay imposition of sanctions for an additional
period of up to 90 days if the President determines and certifies
to the Congress that that government is in the process of taking
the actions described in the preceding sentence.
(3) Report to Congress
The President shall report to the Congress, not later than 90
days after making a determination under subsection (a)(1), on the
status of consultations with the appropriate government under
this subsection, and the basis for any determination under
paragraph (2) of this subsection that such government has taken
specific corrective actions.
(c) Sanctions
(1) Description of sanctions
The sanctions to be imposed pursuant to subsection (a)(1) are,
except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the
following:
(A) Procurement sanction
The United States Government shall not procure, or enter into
any contract for the procurement of, any goods or services from
any person described in subsection (a)(3).
(B) Import sanctions
The importation into the United States of products produced
by any person described in subsection (a)(3) shall be
prohibited.
(2) Exceptions
The President shall not be required to apply or maintain
sanctions under this section -
(A) in the case of procurement of defense articles or defense
services -
(i) under existing contracts or subcontracts, including the
exercise of options for production quantities to satisfy
United States operational military requirements;
(ii) if the President determines that the person or other
entity to which the sanctions would otherwise be applied is a
sole source supplier of the defense articles or services,
that the defense articles or services are essential, and that
alternative sources are not readily or reasonably available;
or
(iii) if the President determines that such articles or
services are essential to the national security under defense
coproduction agreements;
(B) to products or services provided under contracts entered
into before the date on which the President publishes his
intention to impose sanctions;
(C) to -
(i) spare parts,
(ii) component parts, but not finished products, essential
to United States products or production, or
(iii) routine servicing and maintenance of products, to the
extent that alternative sources are not readily or reasonably
available;
(D) to information and technology essential to United States
products or production; or
(E) to medical or other humanitarian items.
(d) Termination of sanctions
The sanctions imposed pursuant to this section shall apply for a
period of at least 12 months following the imposition of sanctions
and shall cease to apply thereafter only if the President
determines and certifies to the Congress that reliable information
indicates that the foreign person with respect to which the
determination was made under subsection (a)(1) has ceased to aid or
abet any foreign government, project, or entity in its efforts to
acquire chemical or biological weapons capability as described in
that subsection.
(e) Waiver
(1) Criterion for waiver
The President may waive the application of any sanction imposed
on any person pursuant to this section, after the end of the
12-month period beginning on the date on which that sanction was
imposed on that person, if the President determines and certifies
to the Congress that such waiver is important to the national
security interests of the United States.
(2) Notification of and report to Congress
If the President decides to exercise the waiver authority
provided in paragraph (1), the President shall so notify the
Congress not less than 20 days before the waiver takes effect.
Such notification shall include a report fully articulating the
rationale and circumstances which led the President to exercise
the waiver authority.
(f) Definition of foreign person
For the purposes of this section, the term "foreign person" means
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(1) an individual who is not a citizen of the United States or
an alien admitted for permanent residence to the United States;
or
(2) a corporation, partnership, or other entity which is
created or organized under the laws of a foreign country or which
has its principal place of business outside the United States.
-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 96-72, Sec. 11C, as added and amended Pub. L. 102-182,
title III, Secs. 305(a), 309(b)(1), Dec. 4, 1991, 105 Stat. 1247,
1258.)
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PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 2410c, Pub. L. 96-72, Sec. 11C, as added Pub. L.
102-138, title V, Sec. 505(a), Oct. 28, 1991, 105 Stat. 724,
contained provisions substantially identical to those added by
section 305(a) of Pub. L. 102-182, prior to repeal by Pub. L.
102-182, Sec. 309(a).
AMENDMENTS
1991 - Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 102-182, Sec. 309(b)(1),
substituted "October 28, 1991" for reference to the "date of the
enactment of this section" which was enacted Dec. 4, 1991.
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DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS
Functions of President under this section delegated to Secretary
of State, with certain exceptions, by section 1(a) of Ex. Ord. No.
12851, June 11, 1993, 58 F.R. 33181, set out as a note under
section 2797 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse.
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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in section 2405 of this Appendix.
-End-
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50 USC APPENDIX Sec. 2411 01/06/03
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TITLE 50, APPENDIX - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
EXPORT REGULATION
-HEAD-
Sec. 2411. Enforcement
-STATUTE-
(a) General authority
(1) To the extent necessary or appropriate to the enforcement of
this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix] or to the
imposition of any penalty, forfeiture, or liability arising under
the Export Control Act of 1949 [former sections 2021 to 2032 of
this Appendix] or the Export Administration Act of 1969 [former
sections 2401 to 2413 of this Appendix], the head of any department
or agency exercising any function thereunder (and officers or
employees of such department or agency specifically designated by
the head thereof) may make such investigations within the United
States, and the Commissioner of Customs (and officers or employees
of the United States Customs Service specifically designated by the
Commissioner) may make such investigations outside of the United
States, and the head of such department or agency (and such
officers or employees) may obtain such information from, require
such reports or the keeping of such records by, make such
inspection of the books, records, and other writings, premises, or
property of, and take the sworn testimony of, any person. In
addition, such officers or employees may administer oaths or
affirmations, and may by subpena require any person to appear and
testify or to appear and produce books, records, and other
writings, or both, and in the case of contumacy by, or refusal to
obey a subpena issued to, any such person, a district court of the
United States, after notice to any such person and hearing, shall
have jurisdiction to issue an order requiring such person to appear
and give testimony or to appear and produce books, records, and
other writings, or both, and any failure to obey such order of the
court may be punished by such court as a contempt thereof. In
addition to the authority conferred by this paragraph, the
Secretary (and officers or employees of the Department of Commerce
designated by the Secretary) may conduct, outside the United
States, pre-license investigations and post-shipment verifications
of items licensed for export, and investigations in the enforcement
of section 8 of this Act [section 2407 of this Appendix].
(2)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, the United
States Customs Service is authorized, in the enforcement of this
Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix], to search, detain
(after search), and seize goods or technology at those ports of
entry or exit from the United States where officers of the Customs
Service are authorized by law to conduct such searches, detentions,
and seizures, and at those places outside the United States where
the Customs Service, pursuant to agreements or other arrangements
with other countries, is authorized to perform enforcement
activities.
(B) An officer of the United States Customs Service may do the
following in carrying out enforcement authority under this Act
[sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix]:
(i) Stop, search, and examine a vehicle, vessel, aircraft, or
person on which or whom such officer has reasonable cause to
suspect there are any goods or technology that has been, is
being, or is about to be exported from the United States in
violation of this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix].
(ii) Search any package or container in which such officer has
reasonable cause to suspect there are any goods or technology
that has been, is being, or is about to be exported from the
United States in violation of this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of
this Appendix].
(iii) Detain (after search) or seize and secure for trial any
goods or technology on or about such vehicle, vessel, aircraft,
or person, or in such package or container, if such officer has
probable cause to believe the goods or technology has been, is
being, or is about to be exported from the United States in
violation of this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix].
(iv) Make arrests without warrant for any violation of this Act
[sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix] committed in his or her
presence or view or if the officer has probable cause to believe
that the person to be arrested has committed or is committing
such a violation.
The arrest authority conferred by clause (iv) of this subparagraph
is in addition to any arrest authority under other laws. The
Customs Service may not detain for more than 20 days any shipment
of goods or technology eligible for export under a general license
under section 4(a)(3) [section 2403(a)(3) of this Appendix]. In a
case in which such detention is on account of a disagreement
between the Secretary and the head of any other department or
agency with export license authority under other provisions of law
concerning the export license requirements for such goods or
technology, such disagreement shall be resolved within that 20-day
period. At the end of that 20-day period, the Customs Service shall
either release the goods or technology, or seize the goods or
technology as authorized by other provisions of law.
(3)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, the
Secretary shall have the responsibility for the enforcement of
section 8 of this Act [section 2407 of this Appendix] and, in the
enforcement of the other provisions of this Act [sections 2401 to
2420 of this Appendix], the Secretary is authorized to search,
detain (after search), and seize goods or technology at those
places within the United States other than those ports specified in
paragraph (2)(A) of this subsection. The search, detention (after
search), or seizure of goods or technology at those ports and
places specified in paragraph (2)(A) may be conducted by officers
or employees of the Department of Commerce designated by the
Secretary with the concurrence of the Commissioner of Customs or a
person designated by the Commissioner.
(B) The Secretary may designate any employee of the Office of
Export Enforcement of the Department of Commerce to do the
following in carrying out enforcement authority under this Act
[sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix]:
(i) Execute any warrant or other process issued by a court or
officer of competent jurisdiction with respect to the enforcement
of the provisions of this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this
Appendix].
(ii) Make arrests without warrant for any violation of this Act
[sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix] committed in his or her
presence or view, or if the officer or employee has probable
cause to believe that the person to be arrested has committed or
is committing such a violation.
(iii) Carry firearms in carrying out any activity described in
clause (i) or (ii).
(4) The authorities first conferred by the Export Administration
Amendments Act of 1985 under paragraph (3) shall be exercised
pursuant to guidelines approved by the Attorney General. Such
guidelines shall be issued not later than 120 days after the date
of the enactment of the Export Administration Amendments Act of
1985 [July 12, 1985].
(5) All cases involving violations of this Act [sections 2401 to
2420 of this Appendix] shall be referred to the Secretary for
purposes of determining civil penalties and administrative
sanctions under section 11(c) of this Act [section 2410(c) of this
Appendix], or to the Attorney General for criminal action in
accordance with this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix].
(6) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the United States
Customs Service may expend in the enforcement of export controls
under this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix] not more
than $12,000,000 in the fiscal year 1985 and not more than
$14,000,000 in the fiscal year 1986.
(7) Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the
Export Administration Amendments Act of 1985 [July 12, 1985], the
Secretary, with the concurrence of the Secretary of the Treasury,
shall publish in the Federal Register procedures setting forth, in
accordance with this subsection, the responsibilities of the
Department of Commerce and the United States Customs Service in the
enforcement of this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix].
In addition, the Secretary, with the concurrence of the Secretary
of the Treasury, may publish procedures for the sharing of
information in accordance with subsection (c)(3) of this section,
and procedures for the submission to the appropriate departments
and agencies by private persons of information relating to the
enforcement of this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix].
(8) For purposes of this section, a reference to the enforcement
of this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix] or to a
violation of this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix]
includes a reference to the enforcement or a violation of any
regulation, order, or license issued under this Act [sections 2401
to 2420 of this Appendix].
(b) Immunity
No person shall be excused from complying with any requirements
under this section because of his privilege against
self-incrimination, but the immunity provisions of section 6002 of
title 18, United States Code, shall apply with respect to any
individual who specifically claims such privilege.
(c) Confidentiality
(1) Except as otherwise provided by the third sentence of section
8(b)(2) [section 2407(b)(2) of this Appendix] and by section
11(c)(2)(C) of this Act [section 2410(c)(2)(C) of this Appendix],
information obtained under this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this
Appendix] on or before June 30, 1980, which is deemed confidential,
including Shippers' Export Declarations, or with reference to which
a request for confidential treatment is made by the person
furnishing such information, shall be exempt from disclosure under
section 552 of title 5, United States Code, and such information
shall not be published or disclosed unless the Secretary determines
that the withholding thereof is contrary to the national interest.
Information obtained under this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this
Appendix] after June 30, 1980, may be withheld only to the extent
permitted by statute, except that information obtained for the
purpose of consideration of, or concerning, license applications
under this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix] shall be
withheld from public disclosure unless the release of such
information is determined by the Secretary to be in the national
interest. Enactment of this subsection shall not affect any
judicial proceeding commenced under section 552 of title 5, United
States Code, to obtain access to boycott reports submitted prior to
October 31, 1976, which was pending on May 15, 1979; but such
proceeding shall be continued as if this Act [sections 2401 to 2420
of this Appendix] had not been enacted.
(2) Nothing in this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix]
shall be construed as authorizing the withholding of information
from the Congress or from the General Accounting Office. All
information obtained at any time under this Act [sections 2401 to
2420 of this Appendix] or previous Acts regarding the control of
exports, including any report or license application required under
this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix], shall be made
available to any committee or subcommittee of Congress of
appropriate jurisdiction upon request of the chairman or ranking
minority member of such committee or subcommittee. No such
committee or subcommittee, or member thereof, shall disclose any
information obtained under this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this
Appendix] or previous Acts regarding the control of exports which
is submitted on a confidential basis unless the full committee
determines that the withholding of that information is contrary to
the national interest. Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this
subsection, information referred to in the second sentence of this
paragraph shall, consistent with the protection of intelligence,
counterintelligence, and law enforcement sources, methods, and
activities, as determined by the agency that originally obtained
the information, and consistent with the provisions of section 313
of the Budget and Accounting Act 1921 [31 U.S.C. 716], be made
available only by that agency, upon request, to the Comptroller
General of the United States or to any officer or employee of the
General Accounting Office who is authorized by the Comptroller
General to have access to such information. No officer or employee
of the General Accounting Office shall disclose, except to the
Congress in accordance with this paragraph, any such information
which is submitted on a confidential basis and from which any
individual can be identified.
(3) Any department or agency which obtains information which is
relevant to the enforcement of this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of
this Appendix], including information pertaining to any
investigation, shall furnish such information to each department or
agency with enforcement responsibilities under this Act [sections
2401 to 2420 of this Appendix] to the extent consistent with the
protection of intelligence, counterintelligence, and law
enforcement sources, methods, and activities. The provisions of
this paragraph shall not apply to information subject to the
restrictions set forth in section 9 of title 13, United States
Code; and return information, as defined in subsection (b) of
section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 [26 U.S.C.
6103(b)], may be disclosed only as authorized by such section. The
Secretary and the Commissioner of Customs, upon request, shall
exchange any licensing and enforcement information with each other
which is necessary to facilitate enforcement efforts and effective
license decisions. The Secretary, the Attorney General, and the
Commissioner of Customs shall consult on a continuing basis with
one another and with the heads of other departments and agencies
which obtain information subject to this paragraph, in order to
facilitate the exchange of such information.
(d) Reporting requirements
In the administration of this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this
Appendix], reporting requirements shall be so designed as to reduce
the cost of reporting, recordkeeping, and export documentation
required under this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix] to
the extent feasible consistent with effective enforcement and
compilation of useful trade statistics. Reporting, recordkeeping,
and export documentation requirements shall be periodically
reviewed and revised in the light of developments in the field of
information technology.
(e) Simplification of regulations
The Secretary, in consultation with appropriate United States
Government departments and agencies and with appropriate technical
advisory committees established under section 5(h) [section 2404(h)
of this Appendix], shall review the regulations issued under this
Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix] and the commodity
control list in order to determine how compliance with the
provisions of this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix] can
be facilitated by simplifying such regulations, by simplifying or
clarifying such list, or by any other means.
-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 96-72, Sec. 12, Sept. 29, 1979, 93 Stat. 530; Pub. L.
97-145, Secs. 3, 5, Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1727, 1728; Pub. L.
99-64, title I, Sec. 113, July 12, 1985, 99 Stat. 148; Pub. L.
99-514, Sec. 2, Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2095; Pub. L. 100-418,
title II, Sec. 2427, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1361.)
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REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Export Control Act of 1949, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), is
act Feb. 26, 1949, ch. 11, 63 Stat. 7, as amended, which was
classified to sections 2021 to 2032 of this Appendix, and
terminated on Dec. 31, 1969, pursuant to the terms of that Act. For
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
The Export Administration Act of 1969, referred to in subsec.
(a)(1), is Pub. L. 91-184, Dec. 30, 1969, 83 Stat. 841, as amended,
which was classified generally to sections 2401 to 2413 of this
Appendix, and terminated on Sept. 30, 1979, pursuant to the terms
of that Act. For complete classification of this Act to the Code,
see Tables.
The Export Administration Amendments Act of 1985, referred to in
subsec. (a)(4), is titles I and II of Pub. L. 99-64, July 12, 1985,
99 Stat. 120, which, among other amendments, enacted par. (3) of
subsec. (a) of this section. For complete classification of this
Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1985 Amendment note set out
under section 2401 of this Appendix and Tables.
Section 313 of the Budget and Accounting Act 1921, referred to in
subsec. (c)(2), is section 313 of act June 10, 1921, ch. 18, title
III, 42 Stat. 26, which was classified to section 54 of former
Title 31, and which was repealed by Pub. L. 97-258, Sec. 5(b),
Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1068, and reenacted by the first section
thereof as section 716 of Title 31, Money and Finance.
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PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 2411, Pub. L. 91-184, Sec. 12, Dec. 30, 1969, 83
Stat. 846, relating to the effect on the Act of Feb. 15, 1936 (49
Stat. 1140) and section 414 of the Mutual Security Act of 1934 (22
U.S.C. 1934) provisions of the Export Administration Act of 1969,
expired on Sept. 30, 1979.
AMENDMENTS
1988 - Subsec. (a)(2)(B). Pub. L. 100-418 inserted at end "The
Customs Service may not detain for more than 20 days any shipment
of goods or technology eligible for export under a general license
under section 4(a)(3). In a case in which such detention is on
account of a disagreement between the Secretary and the head of any
other department or agency with export license authority under
other provisions of law concerning the export license requirements
for such goods or technology, such disagreement shall be resolved
within that 20-day period. At the end of that 20-day period, the
Customs Service shall either release the goods or technology, or
seize the goods or technology as authorized by other provisions of
law."
1986 - Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 99-514 substituted "Internal
Revenue Code of 1986" for "Internal Revenue Code of 1954".
1985 - Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 113(a), designated
existing provisions of subsec. (a) as par. (1), substituted "such
investigations within the United States, and the Commissioner of
Customs (and officers or employees of the United States Customs
Service specifically designated by the Commissioner) may make such
investigations outside of the United States, and the head of such
department or agency (and such officers or employees) may" for
"such investigations and", and "a district court of the United
States," for "the district court of the United States for any
district in which such person is found or resides or transacts
business, upon application, and", and inserted sentence providing
that in addition to the authority conferred by this paragraph, the
Secretary (and officers or employees of the Department of Commerce
designated by the Secretary) may conduct, outside the United
States, pre-license investigations and post-shipment verifications
of items licensed for export, and investigations in the enforcement
of section 8 of this Act.
Subsec. (a)(2) to (8). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 113(a)(5), added pars.
(2) to (8).
Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 113, substituted "Any
department or agency which obtains information which is relevant to
the enforcement of this Act, including information pertaining to
any investigation, shall furnish such information to each
department or agency" for "Departments or agencies which obtain
information which is relevant to the enforcement of this Act shall
furnish such information to the department or agency", and inserted
sentences providing that the Secretary and the Commissioner of
Customs, upon request, shall exchange any licensing and enforcement
information with each other which is necessary to facilitate
enforcement efforts and effective license decisions and that the
Secretary, the Attorney General, and the Commissioner of Customs
shall consult on a continuing basis with one another and with the
heads of other departments and agencies which obtain information
subject to this paragraph, in order to facilitate the exchange of
such information.
1981 - Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 97-145, Sec. 5, substantially
reenacted existing provisions, inserted provisions that the
information may not be withheld from the General Accounting Office,
and that the information be made available to the Comptroller
General of the United States or to any officer or employee of the
General Accounting Office who is authorized to have access to such
information which is submitted on a confidential basis and from
which any individual can be identified, consistent with the
protection of intelligence, counterintelligence, and law
enforcement sources, methods, and activities, as determined by the
agency that originally obtained the information, and consistent
with section 54 of title 31, be made available only by that agency.
Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 97-145, Sec. 3, added par. (3).
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TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
For transfer of functions, personnel, assets, and liabilities of
the United States Customs Service of the Department of the
Treasury, including functions of the Secretary of the Treasury
relating thereto, to the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for
treatment of related references, see sections 203(1), 551(d),
552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department
of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as
modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.
-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in sections 2403, 2404, 2405, 2412,
2413 of this Appendix; title 22 sections 2776, 2778, 2779a, 2780,
3281; title 42 section 6274.
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50 USC APPENDIX Sec. 2411a 01/06/03
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TITLE 50, APPENDIX - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
EXPORT REGULATION
-HEAD-
Sec. 2411a. Omitted
-COD-
CODIFICATION
A prior section 2411a, Pub. L. 91-184, Sec. 13, as added Pub. L.
95-52, title I, Sec. 102, June 22, 1977, 91 Stat. 235, authorizing
appropriations to carry out purposes of provisions of Export
Administration Act of 1969, expired on Sept. 30, 1979.
-End-
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50 USC APPENDIX Sec. 2412 01/06/03
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TITLE 50, APPENDIX - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
EXPORT REGULATION
-HEAD-
Sec. 2412. Administrative procedure and judicial review
-STATUTE-
(a) Exemption
Except as provided in section 11(c)(2) [section 2410(c)(2) of
this Appendix] and subsection (c) of this section, the functions
exercised under this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix]
are excluded from the operation of sections 551, 553 through 559,
and 701 through 706 of title 5, United States Code.
(b) Public participation
It is the intent of the Congress that, to the extent practicable,
all regulations imposing controls on exports under this Act
[sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix] be issued in proposed form
with meaningful opportunity for public comment before taking
effect. In cases where a regulation imposing controls under this
Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix] is issued with
immediate effect, it is the intent of the Congress that meaningful
opportunity for public comment also be provided and that the
regulation be reissued in final form after public comments have
been fully considered.
(c) Procedures relating to civil penalties and sanctions
(1) In any case in which a civil penalty or other civil sanction
(other than a temporary denial order or a penalty or sanction for a
violation of section 8 [section 2407 of this Appendix]) is sought
under section 11 of this Act [section 2410 of this Appendix], the
charged party is entitled to receive a formal complaint specifying
the charges and, at his or her request, to contest the charges in a
hearing before an administrative law judge. Subject to the
provisions of this subsection, any such hearing shall be conducted
in accordance with sections 556 and 557 of title 5, United States
Code. With the approval of the administrative law judge, the
Government may present evidence in camera in the presence of the
charged party or his or her representative. After the hearing, the
administrative law judge shall make findings of fact and
conclusions of law in a written decision, which shall be referred
to the Secretary. The Secretary shall, in a written order, affirm,
modify, or vacate the decision of the administrative law judge
within 30 days after receiving the decision. The order of the
Secretary shall be final and is not subject to judicial review,
except as provided in paragraph (3).
(2) The proceedings described in paragraph (1) shall be concluded
within a period of 1 year after the complaint is submitted, unless
the administrative law judge extends such period for good cause
shown.
(3) The order of the Secretary under paragraph (1) shall be
final, except that the charged party may, within 15 days after the
order is issued, appeal the order in the United States Court of
Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, which shall have
jurisdiction of the appeal. The court may, while the appeal is
pending, stay the order of the Secretary. The court may review only
those issues necessary to determine liability for the civil penalty
or other sanction involved. In an appeal filed under this
paragraph, the court shall set aside any finding of fact for which
the court finds there is not substantial evidence on the record and
any conclusion of law which the court finds to be arbitrary,
capricious, an abuse of discretion, or otherwise not in accordance
with law.
(4) An administrative law judge referred to in this subsection
shall be appointed by the Secretary from among those considered
qualified for selection and appointment under section 3105 of title
5, United States Code. Any person who, for at least 2 of the 10
years immediately preceding the date of the enactment of the Export
Administration Amendments Act of 1985 [July 12, 1985], has served
as a hearing commissioner of the Department of Commerce shall be
included among those considered as qualified for selection and
appointment to such position.
(d) Imposition of temporary denial orders
(1) In any case in which it is necessary, in the public interest,
to prevent an imminent violation of this Act [sections 2401 to 2420
of this Appendix] or any regulation, order, or license issued under
this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix], the Secretary
may, without a hearing, issue an order temporarily denying United
States export privileges (hereinafter in this subsection referred
to as a "temporary denial order") to a person. A temporary denial
order may be effective no longer than 180 days unless renewed in
writing by the Secretary for additional 180-day periods in order to
prevent such an imminent violation, except that a temporary denial
order may be renewed only after notice and an opportunity for a
hearing is provided.
(2) A temporary denial order shall define the imminent violation
and state why the temporary denial order was granted without a
hearing. The person or persons subject to the issuance or renewal
of a temporary denial order may file an appeal of the issuance or
renewal of the temporary denial order with an administrative law
judge who shall, within 10 working days after the appeal is filed,
recommend that the temporary denial order be affirmed, modified, or
vacated. Parties may submit briefs and other material to the judge.
The recommendation of the administrative law judge shall be
submitted to the Secretary who shall either accept, reject, or
modify the recommendation by written order within 5 working days
after receiving the recommendation. The written order of the
Secretary under the preceding sentence shall be final and is not
subject to judicial review, except as provided in paragraph (3).
The temporary denial order shall be affirmed only if it is
reasonable to believe that the order is required in the public
interest to prevent an imminent violation of this Act [sections
2401 to 2420 of this Appendix] or any regulation, order, or license
issued under this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix]. All
materials submitted to the administrative law judge and the
Secretary shall constitute the administrative record for purposes
of review by the courts.
(3) An order of the Secretary affirming, in whole or in part, the
issuance of a temporary denial order may, within 15 days after the
order is issued, be appealed by a person subject to the order to
the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
Circuit, which shall have jurisdiction of the appeal. The court may
review only those issues necessary to determine whether the
standard for issuing the temporary denial order has been met. The
court shall vacate the Secretary's order if the court finds that
the Secretary's order is arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of
discretion, or otherwise not in accordance with law.
(e) Appeals from license denials
A determination of the Secretary, under section 10(f) of this Act
[section 2409(f) of this Appendix], to deny a license may be
appealed by the applicant to an administrative law judge who shall
have the authority to conduct proceedings to determine only whether
the item sought to be exported is in fact on the control list. Such
proceedings shall be conducted within 90 days after the appeal is
filed. Any determination by an administrative law judge under this
subsection and all materials filed before such judge in the
proceedings shall be reviewed by the Secretary, who shall either
affirm or vacate the determination in a written decision within 30
days after receiving the determination. The Secretary's written
decision shall be final and is not subject to judicial review.
Subject to the limitations provided in section 12(c) of this Act
[section 2411(c) of this Appendix], the Secretary's decision shall
be published in the Federal Register.
-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 96-72, Sec. 13, Sept. 29, 1979, 93 Stat. 531; Pub. L.
99-64, title I, Sec. 114, July 12, 1985, 99 Stat. 150; Pub. L.
100-418, title II, Sec. 2428, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1361.)
-MISC1-
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 2412, Pub. L. 91-184, Sec. 14, formerly Sec. 13,
Dec. 30, 1969, 83 Stat. 847; renumbered Sec. 14, Pub. L. 95-52,
title I, Sec. 102, June 22, 1977, 91 Stat. 235, which set forth the
effective date of the Export Administration Act of 1969 as the date
upon which the Export Control Act of 1949 expired, Dec. 31, 1969,
expired on Sept. 30, 1979.
AMENDMENTS
1988 - Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 100-418, Sec. 2428(a)(1)(A),
inserted ", except as provided in paragraph (3)" before period at
end.
Subsec. (c)(3), (4). Pub. L. 100-418, Sec. 2428(a)(1)(B), (C),
added par. (3) and redesignated former par. (3) as (4).
Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 100-418, Sec. 2428(b), substituted "180"
for "60" in two places in second sentence.
Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 100-418, Sec. 2428(a)(2), inserted ",
except as provided in paragraph (3)" after "judicial review" before
period at end of fifth sentence and inserted sentence at end that
all materials submitted to the administrative law judge and the
Secretary constitute the administrative record for purposes of
review.
Subsec. (d)(3). Pub. L. 100-418, Sec. 2428(a)(2)(B), added par.
(3).
1985 - Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 114(1), struck out "Exemption from
certain provisions relating to" in section catchline.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 114(2), inserted "and subsection
(c) of this section".
Subsecs. (c) to (e). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 114(3), added subsecs.
(c) to (e).
-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in sections 2410, 2413 of this
Appendix.
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Sec. 2413. Annual report
-STATUTE-
(a) Contents
Not later than December 31 of each year, the Secretary shall
submit to the Congress a report on the administration of this Act
[sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix] during the preceding
fiscal year. All agencies shall cooperate fully with the Secretary
in providing information for such report. Such report shall include
detailed information with respect to -
(1) the implementation of the policies set forth in section 3
[section 2402 of this Appendix];
(2) general licensing activities under sections 5, 6, and 7
[sections 2404, 2405, and 2406 of this Appendix], and any changes
in the exercise of the authorities contained in sections 5(a),
6(a), and 7(a) [sections 2404(a), 2405(a), and 2406(a) of this
Appendix];
(3) the results of the review of United States policy toward
individual countries pursuant to section 5(b) [section 2404(b) of
this Appendix];
(4) the results, in as much detail as may be included
consistent with the national security and the need to maintain
the confidentiality of proprietary information, of the actions,
including reviews and revisions of export controls maintained for
national security purposes, required by section 5(c)(3) [section
2404(c)(3) of this Appendix];
(5) actions taken to carry out section 5(d) [section 2404(d) of
this Appendix];
(6) changes in categories of items under export control
referred to in section 5(e) [section 2404(e) of this Appendix];
(7) determinations of foreign availability made under section
5(f) [section 2404(f) of this Appendix], the criteria used to
make such determinations, the removal of any export controls
under such section, and any evidence demonstrating a need to
impose export controls for national security purposes
notwithstanding foreign availability;
(8) actions taken in compliance with section 5(f)(6) [section
2404(f)(6) of this Appendix];
(9) the operation of the indexing system under section 5(g)
[section 2404(g) of this Appendix];
(10) consultations with the technical advisory committees
established pursuant to section 5(h) [section 2404(h) of this
Appendix], the use made of the advice rendered by such
committees, and the contributions of such committees toward
implementing the policies set forth in this Act [sections 2401 to
2420 of this Appendix];
(11) the effectiveness of export controls imposed under section
6 [section 2405 of this Appendix] in furthering the foreign
policy of the United States;
(12) export controls and monitoring under section 7 [section
2406 of this Appendix];
(13) the information contained in the reports required by
section 7(b)(2) [section 2406(b)(2) of this Appendix], together
with an analysis of -
(A) the impact on the economy and world trade of shortages or
increased prices for commodities subject to monitoring under
this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix] or section
812 (!1) of the Agricultural Act of 1970 [7 U.S.C. 612c-3];
(B) the worldwide supply of such commodities; and
(C) actions being taken by other countries in response to
such shortages or increased prices;
(14) actions taken by the President and the Secretary to carry
out the antiboycott policies set forth in section 3(5) of this
Act [section 2402(5) of this Appendix];
(15) organizational and procedural changes undertaken in
furtherance of the policies set forth in this Act [sections 2401
to 2420 of this Appendix], including changes to increase the
efficiency of the export licensing process and to fulfill the
requirements of section 10 [section 2409 of this Appendix],
including an accounting of appeals received, court orders issued,
and actions taken pursuant thereto under subsection (j) of such
section;
(16) delegations of authority by the President as provided in
section 4(e) of this Act [section 2403(e) of this Appendix];
(17) efforts to keep the business sector of the Nation informed
with respect to policies and procedures adopted under this Act
[sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix];
(18) any reviews undertaken in furtherance of the policies of
this Act, including the results of the review required by section
12(d) [section 2411(d) of this Appendix], and any action taken,
on the basis of the review required by section 12(e) [section
2411(e) of this Appendix], to simplify regulations issued under
this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix];
(19) violations under section 11 [section 2410 of this
Appendix] and enforcement activities under section 12 [section
2411 of this Appendix]; and
(20) the issuance of regulations under the authority of this
Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix], including an
explanation of each case in which regulations were not issued in
accordance with the first sentence of section 13(b) [section
2412(b) of this Appendix].
(b) Report on certain export controls
To the extent that the President determines that the policies set
forth in section 3 of this Act [section 2402 of this Appendix]
require the control of the export of goods and technology other
than those subject to multilateral controls, or require more
stringent controls than the multilateral controls, the President
shall include in each annual report the reasons for the need to
impose, or to continue to impose, such controls and the estimated
domestic economic impact on the various industries affected by such
controls.
(c) Report on negotiations
The President shall include in each annual report a detailed
report on the progress of the negotiations required by section 5(i)
[section 2404(i) of this Appendix], until such negotiations are
concluded.
(d) Report on exports to controlled countries
The Secretary shall include in each annual report a detailed
report which lists every license for exports to controlled
countries which was approved under this Act [sections 2401 to 2420
of this Appendix] during the preceding fiscal year. Such report
shall specify to whom the license was granted, the type of goods or
technology exported, and the country receiving the goods or
technology. The information required by this subsection shall be
subject to the provisions of section 12(c) of this Act [section
2411(c) of this Appendix].
(e) Report on domestic economic impact of exports to controlled
countries
The Secretary shall include in each annual report a detailed
description of the extent of injury to United States industry and
the extent of job displacement caused by United States exports of
goods and technology to controlled countries. The annual report
shall also include a full analysis of the consequences of exports
of turnkey plants and manufacturing facilities to controlled
countries which are used by such countries to produce goods for
export to the United States or to compete with United States
products in export markets.
(f) Annual report of the President
The President shall submit an annual report to the Congress
estimating the additional defense expenditures of the United States
arising from illegal technology transfers, focusing on estimated
defense costs arising from illegal technology transfers that
resulted in a serious adverse impact on the strategic balance of
forces. These estimates shall be based on assessment by the
intelligence community of any technology transfers that resulted in
such serious adverse impact. This report may have a classified
annex covering any information of a sensitive nature.
-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 96-72, Sec. 14, Sept. 29, 1979, 93 Stat. 532; Pub. L.
99-64, title I, Sec. 115, July 12, 1985, 99 Stat. 152; Pub. L.
100-418, title II, Secs. 2418(c), 2445, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat.
1357, 1369.)
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REFERENCES IN TEXT
Section 812 of the Agricultural Act of 1970, referred to in
subsec. (a)(13)(A), which was classified to section 612c-3 of Title
7, Agriculture, was repealed by Pub. L. 101-624, title XV, Sec.
1578, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3702.
-MISC1-
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 2413, Pub. L. 91-184, Sec. 15, formerly Sec. 14,
Dec. 30, 1969, 83 Stat. 847; Pub. L. 92-37, June 30, 1971, 85 Stat.
89; Pub. L. 92-150, Oct. 30, 1971, 85 Stat. 416; Pub. L. 92-284,
Apr. 29, 1972, 86 Stat. 133; Pub. L. 92-412, title I, Sec. 106,
Aug. 29, 1972, 86 Stat. 646; Pub. L. 93-327, June 30, 1974, 88
Stat. 287; Pub. L. 93-372, Aug. 14, 1974, 88 Stat. 444; Pub. L.
93-500, Sec. 13, Oct. 29, 1974, 88 Stat. 1557; renumbered Sec. 15
and amended Pub. L. 95-52, title I, Secs. 101, 102, June 22, 1977,
91 Stat. 235, providing for the termination of authority granted by
the Export Administration Act of 1969, expired on Sept. 30, 1979.
AMENDMENTS
1988 - Subsec. (a)(8). Pub. L. 100-418, Sec. 2418(c), substituted
"5(f)(6)" for "5(f)(5)".
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 100-418, Sec. 2445, added subsec. (f).
1985 - Subsec. (a)(15). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 115(a), struck out
"an analysis of the time required to process license applications,
the number and disposition of export license applications taking
more than 30 days to process, and" after "requirements of section
10, including".
Subsecs. (d), (e). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 115(b), added subsecs. (d)
and (e).
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DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS
Functions conferred upon President under this section delegated
to Secretary of Commerce by Ex. Ord. No. 12214, May 2, 1980, 45
F.R. 29783, set out under section 2403 of this Appendix.
-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in section 2410a of this Appendix.
-FOOTNOTE-
(!1) See References in Text note below.
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50 USC APPENDIX Sec. 2414 01/06/03
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Sec. 2414. Administrative and regulatory authority
-STATUTE-
(a) Under Secretary of Commerce
The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent
of the Senate, an Under Secretary of Commerce for Export
Administration who shall carry out all functions of the Secretary
under this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix] and such
other statutes that relate to national security which were
delegated to the office of the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for
Trade Administration before the date of the enactment of the Export
Administration Amendments Act of 1985 [July 12, 1985], and such
other functions under this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this
Appendix] which were delegated to such office before such date of
enactment, as the Secretary may delegate. The President shall
appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, two
Assistant Secretaries of Commerce to assist the Under Secretary in
carrying out such functions.
(b) Issuance of regulations
The President and the Secretary may issue such regulations as are
necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act [sections 2401 to
2420 of this Appendix]. Any such regulations issued to carry out
the provisions of section 5(a), 6(a), 7(a), or 8(b) [section
2404(a), 2405(a), 2406(a), or 2407(b) of this Appendix] may apply
to the financing, transporting, or other servicing of exports and
the participation therein by any person. Any such regulations the
purpose of which is to carry out the provisions of section 5
[section 2404 of this Appendix], or of section 4(a) [section
2403(a) of this Appendix] for the purpose of administering the
provisions of section 5 [section 2404 of this Appendix], may be
issued only after the regulations are submitted for review to the
Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, such other
departments and agencies as the Secretary considers appropriate,
and the appropriate technical advisory committee. The preceding
sentence does not require the concurrence or approval of any
official, department, or agency to which such regulations are
submitted.
(c) Amendments to regulations
If the Secretary proposes to amend regulations issued under this
Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix], the Secretary shall
report to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of
the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives on the intent and rationale of such amendments.
Such report shall evaluate the cost and burden to United States
exporters of the proposed amendments in relation to any enhancement
of licensing objectives. The Secretary shall consult with the
technical advisory committees authorized under section 5(h) of this
Act [section 2404(h) of this Appendix] in formulating or amending
regulations issued under this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this
Appendix]. The procedures defined by regulations in effect on
January 1, 1984, with respect to sections 4 and 5 of this Act
[sections 2403 and 2404 of this Appendix], shall remain in effect
unless the Secretary determines, on the basis of substantial and
reliable evidence, that specific change is necessary to enhance the
prevention of diversions of exports which would prove detrimental
to the national security of the United States or to reduce the
licensing and paperwork burden on exporters and their distributors.
-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 96-72, Sec. 15, Sept. 29, 1979, 93 Stat. 533; Pub. L.
99-64, title I, Sec. 116(a), July 12, 1985, 99 Stat. 152; Pub. L.
100-418, title II, Secs. 2420(b), 2429, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat.
1358, 1362.)
-MISC1-
AMENDMENTS
1988 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100-418, Sec. 2429, inserted "and
such other statutes that related to national security" after
"Secretary under this Act".
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100-418, Sec. 2420(b), substituted "such
other" for "and such other" and inserted ", and the appropriate
technical advisory committee" after "appropriate".
1985 - Pub. L. 99-64 substituted "Administrative and regulatory
authority" for "Regulatory authority" as section catchline, and
amended text generally. Prior to amendment, section read as
follows: "The President and the Secretary may issue such
regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this
Act. Any such regulations issued to carry out the provisions of
section 5(a), 6(a), 7(a), or 8(b) may apply to the financing,
transporting, or other servicing of exports and the participation
therein by any person."
-CHANGE-
CHANGE OF NAME
Committee on Foreign Affairs of House of Representatives treated
as referring to Committee on International Relations of House of
Representatives by section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104-14, set out as a
note preceding section 21 of Title 2, The Congress.
-MISC2-
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1985 AMENDMENT
Subsec. (a) of this section effective Oct. 1, 1987, see section
116(d) of Pub. L. 99-64, set out as a note under section 5314 of
Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
-TRANS-
DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS
Functions conferred upon President under this section delegated
to Secretary of Commerce by Ex. Ord. No. 12214, May 2, 1980, 45
F.R. 29783, set out under section 2403 of this Appendix.
-MISC3-
SPENDING AUTHORITY UNDER 1985 AMENDMENT
Section 116(e) of Pub. L. 99-64 provided that: "Any new spending
authority (within the meaning of section 401 of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974 [2 U.S.C. 651]) which is provided under this
section [amending this section and sections 5314 and 5315 of Title
5, Government Organization and Employees] shall be effective for
any fiscal year only to the extent or in such amounts as are
provided in appropriation Acts."
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Sec. 2415. Definitions
-STATUTE-
As used in this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix] -
(1) the term "person" includes the singular and the plural and
any individual, partnership, corporation, or other form of
association, including any government or agency thereof;
(2) the term "United States person" means any United States
resident or national (other than an individual resident outside
the United States and employed by other than a United States
person), any domestic concern (including any permanent domestic
establishment of any foreign concern) and any foreign subsidiary
or affiliate (including any permanent foreign establishment) of
any domestic concern which is controlled in fact by such domestic
concern, as determined under regulations of the President;
(3) the term "good" means any article, natural or manmade
substance, material, supply or manufactured product, including
inspection and test equipment, and excluding technical data;
(4) the term "technology" means the information and know-how
(whether in tangible form, such as models, prototypes, drawings,
sketches, diagrams, blueprints, or manuals, or in intangible
form, such as training or technical services) that can be used to
design, produce, manufacture, utilize, or reconstruct goods,
including computer software and technical data, but not the goods
themselves;
(5) the term "export" means -
(A) an actual shipment, transfer, or transmission of goods or
technology out of the United States;
(B) a transfer of goods or technology in the United States to
an embassy or affiliate of a controlled country; or
(C) a transfer to any person of goods or technology either
within the United States or outside of the United States with
the knowledge or intent that the goods or technology will be
shipped, transferred, or transmitted to an unauthorized
recipient;
(6) the term "controlled country" means a controlled country
under section 5(b)(1) of this Act [section 2404(b)(1) of this
Appendix];
(7) the term "United States" means the States of the United
States, the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth,
territory, dependency, or possession of the United States, and
includes the outer Continental Shelf, as defined in section 2(a)
of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331(a)); and
(8) the term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Commerce.
-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 96-72, Sec. 16, Sept. 29, 1979, 93 Stat. 533; Pub. L.
99-64, title I, Sec. 117, July 12, 1985, 99 Stat. 153.)
-MISC1-
AMENDMENTS
1985 - Par. (3). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 117(1), inserted "natural or
manmade substance,".
Par. (4). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 117(2), amended par. (4) generally,
substituting "the term 'technology' means the information and
know-how (whether in tangible form, such as models, prototypes,
drawings, sketches, diagrams, blueprints, or manuals, or in
intangible form, such as training or technical services) that can
be used to design, produce, manufacture, utilize, or reconstruct
goods, including computer software and technical data, but not the
goods themselves;" for "the information and knowhow that can be
used to design, produce, manufacture, utilize, or reconstruct
goods, including computer software and technical data, but not the
goods themselves; and".
Pars. (5) to (8). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 117(3), (4), added pars.
(5) to (7) and redesignated former par. (5) as (8).
-TRANS-
DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS
Functions conferred upon President under this section delegated
to Secretary of Commerce by Ex. Ord. No. 12214, May 2, 1980, 45
F.R. 29783, set out under section 2403 of this Appendix.
-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in title 22 sections 2679c, 2797c.
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50 USC APPENDIX Sec. 2416 01/06/03
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Sec. 2416. Effect on other Acts
-STATUTE-
(a) In general
Except as otherwise provided in this Act [sections 2401 to 2420
of this Appendix], nothing contained in this Act [sections 2401 to
2420 of this Appendix] shall be construed to modify, repeal,
supersede, or otherwise affect the provisions of any other laws
authorizing control over exports of any commodity.
(b) Coordination of controls
The authority granted to the President under this Act [sections
2401 to 2420 of this Appendix] shall be exercised in such manner as
to achieve effective coordination with the authority exercised
under section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778).
(c) Civil aircraft equipment
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any product (1) which
is standard equipment, certified by the Federal Aviation
Administration, in civil aircraft and is an integral part of such
aircraft, and (2) which is to be exported to a country other than a
controlled country, shall be subject to export controls exclusively
under this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix]. Any such
product shall not be subject to controls under section 38(b)(2) of
the Arms Export Control Act [22 U.S.C. 2778(b)(2)].
(d) Nonproliferation controls
(1) Nothing in section 5 or 6 of this Act [section 2404 or 2405
of this Appendix] shall be construed to supersede the procedures
published by the President pursuant to section 309(c) of the
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978 [42 U.S.C. 2139a(c)].
(2) With respect to any export license application which, under
the procedures published by the President pursuant to section
309(c) of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978 [42 U.S.C.
2139a(c)], is referred to the Subgroup on Nuclear Export
Coordination or other interagency group, the provisions of section
10 of this Act [section 2409 of this Appendix] shall apply with
respect to such license application only to the extent that they
are consistent with such published procedures, except that if the
processing of any such application under such procedures is not
completed within 180 days after the receipt of the application by
the Secretary, the applicant shall have the rights of appeal and
court action provided in section 10(j) of this Act [section 2409(j)
of this Appendix].
(e) Termination of other authority
On October 1, 1979, the Mutual Defense Assistance Control Act of
1951 (22 U.S.C. 1611-1613d), is superseded.
(f) Agricultural Act of 1970
Nothing in this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix]
shall affect the provisions of the last sentence of section 812
(!1) of the Agricultural Act of 1970 (7 U.S.C. 612c-3).
-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 96-72, Sec. 17, Sept. 29, 1979, 93 Stat. 534; Pub. L.
99-64, title I, Sec. 118, July 12, 1985, 99 Stat. 154.)
-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Mutual Defense Assistance Control Act of 1951, referred to in
subsec. (e), is act Oct. 26, 1951, ch. 575, 65 Stat. 644, as
amended, which was classified generally to chapter 20A (Sec. 1611
et seq.) of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse, prior to
its supersedure by subsec. (e) of this section. For complete
classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
Section 812 of the Agricultural Act of 1970, referred to in
subsec. (f), which was classified to section 612c-3 of Title 7,
Agriculture, was repealed by Pub. L. 101-624, title XV, Sec. 1578,
Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3702.
-MISC1-
AMENDMENTS
1985 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 118(a)(1), substituted
"Except as otherwise provided in this Act, nothing" for "Nothing".
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 118(a)(2), struck out sentence
which provided that for purposes of this subsection "controlled
country" means any country described in section 620(f) of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 118(b), added subsec. (f).
-TRANS-
DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS
Functions conferred upon President under sections 2401 to 2420 of
this Appendix delegated to Secretary of Commerce, with certain
exceptions, by Ex. Ord. No. 12214, May 2, 1980, 45 F.R. 29783, set
out under section 2403 of this Appendix.
-FOOTNOTE-
(!1) See References in Text note below.
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50 USC APPENDIX Sec. 2417 01/06/03
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Sec. 2417. Authorization of appropriations
-STATUTE-
(a) Requirement of authorizing legislation
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, money
appropriated to the Department of Commerce for expenses to carry
out the purposes of this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this
Appendix] may be obligated or expended only if -
(A) the appropriation thereof has been previously authorized by
law enacted on or after the date of the enactment of the Export
Administration Amendments Act of 1985 [July 12, 1985]; or
(B) the amount of all such obligations and expenditures does
not exceed an amount previously prescribed by law enacted on or
after such date.
(2) To the extent that legislation enacted after the making of an
appropriation to carry out the purposes of this Act [sections 2401
to 2420 of this Appendix] authorizes the obligation or expenditure
thereof, the limitation contained in paragraph (1) shall have no
effect.
(3) The provisions of this subsection shall not be superseded
except by a provision of law enacted after the date of the
enactment of the Export Administration Amendments Act of 1985 [July
12, 1985] which specifically repeals, modifies, or supersedes the
provisions of this subsection.
(b) Authorization
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of
Commerce to carry out the purposes of this Act [sections 2401 to
2420 of this Appendix] -
(1) $42,813,000 for the fiscal year 1993;
(2) such sums as may be necessary for the fiscal year 1994; and
(3) such additional amounts, for each such fiscal year, as may
be necessary for increases in salary, pay, retirement, other
employee benefits authorized by law, and other nondiscretionary
costs.
-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 96-72, Sec. 18, Sept. 29, 1979, 93 Stat. 534; Pub. L.
97-145, Sec. 2(a), Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1727; Pub. L. 99-64,
title I, Sec. 119, July 12, 1985, 99 Stat. 154; Pub. L. 99-633,
Sec. 1, Nov. 7, 1986, 100 Stat. 3522; Pub. L. 100-418, title II,
Sec. 2430, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1362; Pub. L. 103-10, Sec. 1,
Mar. 27, 1993, 107 Stat. 40.)
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AMENDMENTS
1993 - Subsec. (b)(1) to (3). Pub. L. 103-10 added pars. (1) to
(3) and struck out former pars. (1) to (3) which read as follows:
"(1) $35,935,000 for the fiscal year 1988, of which $12,746,000
shall be available only for enforcement, $2,000,000 shall be
available only for foreign availability assessments under
subsections (f) and (h)(6) of section 5, and $21,189,000 shall be
available for all other activities under this Act;
"(2) $46,913,000 for the fiscal year 1989, of which $15,000,000
shall be available only for enforcement, $5,000,000 shall be
available only for foreign availability assessments under
subsections (f) and (h)(6) of section 5, $4,000,000 shall be
available only for regional export control assistance centers, and
$22,913,000 shall be available for all other activities under this
Act; and
"(3) such additional amounts for each of the fiscal years 1988
and 1989 as may be necessary for increases in salary, pay,
retirement, other employee benefits authorized by law, and other
nondiscretionary costs."
1988 - Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 100-418, Sec. 2430(1), substituted
"the fiscal year 1988" for "each of the fiscal years 1987 and 1988"
and struck out "for each such year" after "available" in three
places and "and" after semicolon at end.
Subsec. (b)(2), (3). Pub. L. 100-418, Sec. 2430(2), added pars.
(2) and (3) and struck out former par. (2) which read as follows:
"such additional amounts for each of the fiscal years 1987 and 1988
as may be necessary for increases in salary, pay, retirement, other
employee benefits authorized by law, and other nondiscretionary
costs."
1986 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 99-633 amended subsec. (b) generally.
Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) read as follows: "There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Commerce to
carry out the purposes of this Act -
"(1) $24,600,000 for the fiscal year 1985, of which $8,712,000
shall be available only for enforcement, $1,851,000 shall be
available only for foreign availability assessments under
subsections (f) and (h)(6) of section 5 of this Act, and
$14,037,000 shall be available for all other activities under
this Act;
"(2) $29,382,000 for the fiscal year 1986, of which $9,243,000
shall be available only for enforcement, $2,000,000 shall be
available only for foreign availability assessments under
subsections (f) and (h)(6) of section 5 of this Act, and
$18,139,000 shall be available for all other activities under
this Act; and
"(3) such additional amounts for each of the fiscal years 1985
and 1986 as may be necessary for increases in salary, pay,
retirement, other employee benefits authorized by law, and other
nondiscretionary costs."
1985 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 119, amended subsec. (a)
generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as follows:
"Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no appropriation shall
be made under any law to the Department of Commerce for expenses to
carry out the purposes of this Act unless previously and specifically authorized by law."
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 99-64, Sec. 119, amended subsec. (b)
generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) read as follows: "There
are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Commerce to
carry out the purposes of this Act -
"(1) $9,659,000 for each of the fiscal years 1982 and 1983; and
"(2) such additional amounts, for each such fiscal year, as may
be necessary for increases in salary, pay, retirement, other
employee benefits authorized by law, and other nondiscretionary
costs."
1981 - Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 97-145 substituted authorization
of appropriation of $9,659,000 for each of the fiscal years 1982
and 1983 for authorization of appropriation of $8,000,000 for each
of the fiscal years 1980 and 1981, of which $1,250,000 were to be
available for each such fiscal year only for purpose of carrying
out foreign availability assessments pursuant to section 2404(f)(5)
of this Appendix.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1981 AMENDMENT
Section 2(b) of Pub. L. 97-145 provided that: "The amendment made
by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall be effective as of
October 1, 1981."
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50 USC APPENDIX Sec. 2418 01/06/03
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TITLE 50, APPENDIX - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
EXPORT REGULATION
-HEAD-
Sec. 2418. Effective date
-STATUTE-
This Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix] shall take
effect upon the expiration of the Export Administration Act of 1969
[former sections 2401 to 2413 of this Appendix].
-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 96-72, Sec. 19(a), Sept. 29, 1979, 93 Stat. 535.)
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REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Export Administration Act of 1969, referred to in text, is
Pub. L. 91-184, Dec. 30, 1969, 83 Stat. 841, as amended, which was
classified generally to sections 2401 to 2413 of this Appendix, and
terminated on Sept. 30, 1979, pursuant to the terms of that Act.
For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
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50 USC APPENDIX Sec. 2419 01/06/03
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TITLE 50, APPENDIX - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
EXPORT REGULATION
-HEAD-
Sec. 2419. Termination date
-STATUTE-
The authority granted by this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this
Appendix] terminates on August 20, 2001.
-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 96-72, Sec. 20, Sept. 29, 1979, 93 Stat. 535; Pub. L.
98-108, Sec. 1, Oct. 1, 1983, 97 Stat. 744; Pub. L. 98-207, Dec. 5,
1983, 97 Stat. 1391; Pub. L. 98-222, Feb. 29, 1984, 98 Stat. 36;
Pub. L. 99-64, title I, Sec. 120, July 12, 1985, 99 Stat. 155; Pub.
L. 100-418, title II, Sec. 2431, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1362;
Pub. L. 103-10, Sec. 2, Mar. 27, 1993, 107 Stat. 40; Pub. L.
103-277, July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1407; Pub. L. 106-508, Nov. 13,
2000, 114 Stat. 2360.)
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AMENDMENTS
2000 - Pub. L. 106-508 substituted "August 20, 2001" for "August
20, 1994".
1994 - Pub. L. 103-277 substituted "August 20, 1994" for "June
30, 1994".
1993 - Pub. L. 103-10 substituted "June 30, 1994" for "September
30, 1990".
1988 - Pub. L. 100-418 substituted "1990" for "1989".
1985 - Pub. L. 99-64 amended section generally, substituting
"September 30, 1989" for "March 30, 1984, or upon any prior date
which the President by proclamation may designate."
1984 - Pub. L. 98-222 substituted "March 30" for "February 29".
1983 - Pub. L. 98-207 substituted "February 29, 1984" for
"October 14, 1983".
Pub. L. 98-108 substituted "October 14, 1983" for "September 30,
1983".
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DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS
Functions conferred upon President under sections 2401 to 2420 of
this Appendix delegated to Secretary of Commerce with certain
exceptions, among them functions conferred upon President under
this section, which were reserved to President, see Ex. Ord. No.
12214, May 2, 1980, 45 F.R. 29783, set out under section 2403 of
this Appendix.
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CONTINUATION OF EXPORT CONTROL REGULATIONS
Provisions relating to continued effectiveness of the Export
Administration Act of 1979, 50 App. U.S.C. 2401 et seq., and to
issuance and continued effectiveness of rules, regulations, orders,
licenses, and other forms of administrative action and delegations
of authority relating to administration of that Act, were contained
in the following:
Ex. Ord. No. 13222, Aug. 17, 2001, 66 F.R. 44025, set out as a
note under section 1701 of Title 50, War and National Defense.
Ex. Ord. No. 13206, Apr. 4, 2001, 66 F.R. 18397, set out as a
note under section 1701 of Title 50.
Ex. Ord. No. 12924, Aug. 19, 1994, 59 F.R. 43437, formerly set
out as a note under section 1701 of Title 50, prior to revocation
by Ex. Ord. No. 13206, Sec. 1, Apr. 4, 2001, 66 F.R. 18397.
Ex. Ord. No. 12923, June 30, 1994, 59 F.R. 34551, formerly set
out as a note under section 1701 of Title 50, prior to revocation
by Ex. Ord. No. 12924, Sec. 4, Aug. 19, 1994, 59 F.R. 43438.
Ex. Ord. No. 12867, Sept. 30, 1993, 58 F.R. 51747, set out as a
note under section 1701 of Title 50.
Ex. Ord. No. 12730, Sept. 30, 1990, 55 F.R. 40373, formerly set
out as a note under section 1701 of Title 50, prior to revocation
by Ex. Ord. No. 12867, Sept. 30, 1993, 58 F.R. 51747.
Ex. Ord. No. 12525, July 12, 1985, 50 F.R. 28757, set out as a
note under section 1701 of Title 50.
Ex. Ord. No. 12470, Mar. 30, 1984, 49 F.R. 13099, formerly set
out as a note under section 1701 of Title 50, prior to revocation
by Ex. Ord. No. 12525, July 12, 1985, 50 F.R. 28757.
Ex. Ord. No. 12451, Dec. 20, 1983, 48 F.R. 56563, set out as a
note under section 1701 of Title 50.
Ex. Ord. No. 12444, Oct. 14, 1983, 48 F.R. 48215, formerly set
out as a note under section 1701 of Title 50, prior to revocation
by Ex. Ord. No. 12451, Dec. 20, 1983, 48 F.R. 56563.
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50 USC APPENDIX Sec. 2420 01/06/03
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TITLE 50, APPENDIX - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
EXPORT REGULATION
-HEAD-
Sec. 2420. Savings provisions
-STATUTE-
(a) In general
All delegations, rules, regulations, orders, determinations,
licenses, or other forms of administrative action which have been
made, issued, conducted, or allowed to become effective under the
Export Control Act of 1949 [former sections 2021 to 2032 of this
Appendix] or the Export Administration Act of 1969 [former sections
2401 to 2413 of this Appendix] and which are in effect at the time
this Act takes effect [September 30, 1979] shall continue in effect
according to their terms until modified, superseded, set aside, or
revoked under this Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix].
(b) Administrative proceedings
This Act [sections 2401 to 2420 of this Appendix] shall not apply
to any administrative proceedings commenced or any application for
a license made, under the Export Administration Act of 1969 [former
sections 2401 to 2413 of this Appendix], which is pending at the
time this Act takes effect [September 30, 1979].
-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 96-72, Sec. 21, Sept. 29, 1979, 93 Stat. 535.)
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REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Export Control Act of 1949, referred to in subsec. (a), is
act Feb. 26, 1949, ch. 11, 63 Stat. 7, as amended, which was
classified to sections 2021 to 2032 of this Appendix, and
terminated on Dec. 31, 1969, pursuant to the terms of that Act. For
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
The Export Administration Act of 1969, referred to in text, is
Pub. L. 91-184, Dec. 30, 1969, 83 Stat. 841, as amended, which was
classified generally to sections 2401 to 2413 of this Appendix, and
terminated on Sept. 30, 1979, pursuant to the terms of that Act.
For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
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