# Presentation: 834096

## H.R. 3194 - Subtitle E: Automated Exporting System Relating to Export Information

***H.R. 3194 - Subtitle E: Automated Exporting System Relating to Export Information***

**Notes:**
The Census Bureau is mandated by statue to process and disseminate trade data.

Ninety-eight percent of the import statistics are collected electronically.

Currently export data are collected for the most part manually.  Of the 1.6 million export transactions processed monthly, 
       30% are collected via paper, approximately 500,000 Shipper’s Export Declarations;
       36% for shipments to Canada through the US-Canadian data exchange;
      27% from the 300 companies authorized by the Census Bureau to report electronically their
               export transactions monthly directly to us; and
       7% are collected via the Automated Export System (AES).

The Census Bureau projects exports will grow at a rate of 6% each year for at least ten years, therefore AES is the foundation for positioning US businesses to be competitive in international growth.

In January of 1998 we began an aggressive marketing campaign to promote AES.

We know that many export filers have moved their export process into the world of electronic commerce.  This is evident by the documents we receive for processing.  These filers have captured export data electronically and spat these data to paper to accommodate our manual process.

Hence, AES allows us to join them in global electronic commerce.

## AES MANDATORY ?

- <date/time>

- NOVEMBER 29, 1999
- Section 1251 - “Proliferation Prevention Enhancement Act of 1999”

***AES MANDATORY ***?

-  U.S. Munitions List (State)

-  Commerce Control List (BXA)

## IMPLEMENTATION OF AES LEGISLATION

***IMPLEMENTATION OF AES LEGISLATION***

**Certification Report (Section 1252)**

** ****Feasibility Report (Section 1254)**

** ****Submit reports to The Senate Committee on Foreign **
**     ****Relations and House Committee on International**
**     ****Relations**

** ****Revise the Foreign Trade Statistics Regulations, **
**    ****Export Administration and State Department **
**    ****Regulations**

## Certification Report

***Certification Report***

-   AES Certification Working Group Established
-   Bureau of the Census
-   Department of Commerce
-   Department of Treasury
-   U.S. Customs Service
-   National Institute of Standards and Technology
-   Certify Functionality and Security of the AES
-   Effective **270** days after certification report provided to the             	House and Senate Committees

## Feasibility Report

***Feasibility Report***

-   AES Feasibility Working Group
-  Bureau of Census		     Department of State
-  Department of Commerce     Department of Defense
-  Department of Energy           Department of Treasury
-  		    Central Intelligence Agency
-  Report due to the Senate Committee on Foreign
-        Relations and the House Committee on International
-        Relations by May 29, 2000

## Elements of the Feasibility Report

***Elements of the Feasibility Report***

-  Advisability and feasibility of mandating AES for **all** SED information
-  Most effective use of AES data by other automated licensing systems:
-   Defense Trade Application System (State)
-   Export Control Automated Support System (Commerce)
-   Foreign Disclosure and Technology Information System (Defense)
-   Proliferation Information Network System (Energy)
-   Enforcement Communication System (Treasury)
-   Export Control System (CIA)
-  Proposed timetable for any expansion of information to AES

## Actions To Date

***Actions To Date***

-  “Working” Draft of the AES Certification Report
-   AES Certification Meeting - February 18, 2000
-  Independent Organization to Certify System
-  Drafted Functionality and Operational Capacity
-       Documentation
-   AES Feasibility Meeting - March 10, 2000