Export Control Reform Act of 2018

To authorize the President to control the export, reexport, and transfer of commodities, software, and technology to protect the national security, and to promote the foreign policy, of the United States, and for other purposes. 1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (b) Table of contents The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Definitions. Title I—Authority and administration of controls Sec. 101. Short title. Sec. 102. Statement of policy. Sec. 103. Authority of the President. Sec. 104. Additional authorities. Sec. 105. Administration of export controls. Sec. 106. Control lists. Sec. 107. Licensing. Sec. 108. Compliance assistance. Sec. 109. Requirements to identify and control emerging critical technologies in export control regulations. Sec. 110. Penalties. Sec. 111. Enforcement. Sec. 112. Administrative procedure. Sec. 113. Annual report to Congress. Sec. 114. Repeal. Sec. 115. Effect on other Acts. Sec. 116. Transition provisions. Title II—Anti-Boycott Act of 2018 Sec. 201. Short title. Sec. 202. Statement of policy. Sec. 203. Foreign boycotts. Sec. 204. Enforcement. Title III—Sanctions Regarding Missile Proliferation and Chemical and Biological Weapons Proliferation Sec. 301. Missile proliferation control violations. Sec. 302. Chemical and biological weapons proliferation sanctions. 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Controlled The term controlled (2) Dual-use The term dual-use (3) Export The term export (A) the shipment or transmission of the item out of the United States, including the sending or taking of the item out of the United States, in any manner; and (B) the release or transfer of technology or source code relating to the item to a foreign person in the United States. (4) Export administration regulations The term Export Administration Regulations (A) the Export Administration Regulations as promulgated, maintained, and amended under the authority of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and codified, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, in subchapter C of chapter VII of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations; or (B) regulations that are promulgated, maintained, and amended under the authority of title I on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. (5) Foreign person The term foreign person (6) Item The term item (7) Person (A) In general The term person (i) a natural person; (ii) a corporation, business association, partnership, society, trust, financial institution, insurer, underwriter, guarantor, and any other business organization, any other nongovernmental entity, organization, or group, and any governmental entity operating as a business enterprise; and (iii) any successor to any entity described in clause (ii). (B) Application to governmental entities The term person (8) Reexport The term reexport (A) the shipment or transmission of the item from a foreign country to another foreign country, including the sending or taking of the item from the foreign country to the other foreign country, in any manner; and (B) the release or transfer of technology or source code relating to the item to a foreign person outside the United States. (9) Technology The term technology (A) includes— (i) information necessary for the development, production, use, operation, installation, maintenance, repair, overhaul or refurbishing of an item; and (ii) information at whatever stage of its creation, such as foundational information and know-how, as further defined by regulations; and (B) does not include published information, including prerecorded records, printed books, pamphlets, miscellaneous publications, or other information, that— (i) arises during, or results from, fundamental research and is intended to be published; (ii) is released by instruction in a catalog course or associated teaching laboratory of an academic institution; (iii) appears in patents or open (published) patent publications available from or at any patent office, unless covered by an invention secrecy order; (iv) is non-proprietary system descriptions; (v) is telemetry data; or (vi) is any other category or type of information, as determined by the President for purposes of national security or foreign policy concerns. (10) Transfer The term transfer (11) United States The term United States (12) United States person The term United States person (A) any individual who is a citizen or national of the United States or who is an individual described in subparagraph (B) of section 274B(a)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) (B) a corporation or other legal entity which is organized under the laws of the United States, any State or territory thereof, or the District of Columbia, if natural persons described in subparagraph (A) own, directly or indirectly, more than 50 percent of the outstanding capital stock or other beneficial interest in such legal entity. (13) Weapons of mass destruction The term weapons of mass destruction I Authority and administration of controls 101. Short title This title may be cited as the Export Controls Act of 2018 102. Statement of policy The following is the policy of the United States: (1) The national security and foreign policy of the United States require that the export, reexport, and transfer of items, and specific activities of United States persons, wherever located, be controlled for the following purposes: (A) To control the access to items for use in— (i) the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction or of conventional weapons; (ii) the acquisition of destabilizing numbers or types of conventional weapons; (iii) acts of terrorism; (iv) military programs that could pose a threat to the security of the United States or its allies; or (v) activities undertaken specifically to cause significant interference with or disruption of critical infrastructure. (B) To preserve the qualitative military superiority of the United States. (C) To strengthen the United States industrial base. (D) To carry out the foreign policy of the United States, including the protection of human rights and the promotion of democracy. (E) To carry out obligations and commitments under international agreements and arrangements, including multilateral export control regimes. (F) To facilitate military interoperability between the United States and its North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and other close allies. (G) To ensure national security controls are tailored to focus on those core technologies and other items that are capable of being used to pose a serious national security threat to the United States. (2) The national security of the United States requires that the United States maintain its leadership in the science, technology, engineering, and manufacturing sectors. Such leadership requires that United States persons are competitive in global markets. The impact of the implementation of this title on such leadership and competitiveness must be evaluated on an ongoing basis and applied in imposing controls under sections 103 and 104 to avoid negatively affecting such leadership. (3) The national security and foreign policy of the United States require that the United States participate in multilateral organizations and agreements regarding export controls on items that are consistent with the policy of the United States, and take all the necessary steps to secure the adoption and consistent enforcement, by the governments of such countries, of export controls on items that are consistent with such policy. (4) Export controls should be fully coordinated with the multilateral export control regimes. Export controls that are multilateral are most effective, and should be tailored to focus on those core technologies and other items that are capable of being used to pose a serious national security threat to the United States and its allies. (5) Export controls applied unilaterally to items widely available from foreign sources generally are less effective in preventing end-users from acquiring those items. (6) The effective administration of export controls requires a clear understanding both inside and outside the United States Government of which technologies and other items are controlled and an efficient process should be created to update the controls, such as by removing and adding technologies and other items. (7) The export control system must ensure that it is transparent, predictable, and timely, has the flexibility to be adapted to address new threats in the future, and allows seamless access to and sharing of export control information among all relevant United States national security and foreign policy agencies. (8) Implementation and enforcement of United States export controls require robust capabilities in monitoring, intelligence, and investigation, appropriate penalties for violations, and the ability to swiftly interdict unapproved transfers. (9) Export controls should be balanced with United States counterterrorism, information security, and cyber-security policies to ensure the ability to export, reexport, and transfer technology and other items in support of counterterrorism, critical infrastructure, and other homeland security priorities, while effectively preventing malicious cyber terrorists from obtaining items that threaten the United States and its interests, including the protection of and safety of United States citizens abroad. (10) Export controls complement and are a critical element of the national security policies underlying the laws and regulations governing foreign direct investment in the United States, including controlling the transfer of critical technologies to certain foreign persons. Thus, the President, in close coordination with the Department of Commerce, the Department of Defense, the Department of State, the Department of Energy, and other agencies responsible for export controls, should have a regular and robust process to identify the emerging and other types of critical technologies of concern, as defined in United States foreign direct investment laws, and regulate their release to foreign persons as warranted regardless of the nature of the underlying transaction. Such identification efforts should draw upon the resources and expertise of all relevant parts of the United States Government, industry, and academia. These efforts should be in addition to traditional efforts to modernize and update the lists of controlled items under the multilateral export control regimes. (11) The authority under this title may be exercised only in furtherance of all of the objectives set forth in paragraphs (1) through (10). 103. Authority of the President (a) Authority In order to carry out the policy set forth in paragraphs (1) through (10) of section 102, the President shall control— (1) the export, reexport, and transfer of items, whether by United States persons, wherever located, or by foreign persons, wherever located; and (2) the activities of United States persons, wherever located, relating to specific— (A) nuclear explosive devices; (B) missiles; (C) chemical or biological weapons; (D) whole plants for chemical weapons precursors; (E) foreign maritime nuclear projects; and (F) foreign intelligence services. (b) Requirements In exercising authority under this title, the President shall impose controls to achieve the following objectives: (1) To regulate the export, reexport, and transfer of items described in subsection (a)(1) of United States persons, wherever located, or foreign persons, wherever located. (2) To regulate the activities described in subsection (a)(2) of United States persons, wherever located. (3) To secure the cooperation of other governments and multilateral organizations to impose control systems that are consistent, to the extent possible, with the controls imposed under subsection (a). (4) To maintain the leadership of the United States in science, engineering, technology research and development, and manufacturing. (5) To enhance the viability of commercial firms, academic institutions, and research establishments, and maintain the skilled workforce of such firms, institutions, and establishments, that are necessary to preserving the leadership of the United States described in paragraph (4). (6) To strengthen the United States industrial base, both with respect to current and future defense requirements. (7) To enforce the controls through means such as regulations, requirements for compliance, lists of controlled items, lists of foreign persons who threaten the national security or foreign policy of the United States, and guidance in a form that facilitates compliance by United States persons and foreign persons, in particular academic institutions, scientific and research establishments, and small- and medium-sized businesses. 104. Additional authorities (a) In general In carrying out this title, the President shall— (1) establish and maintain lists published by the Secretary of Commerce of items that are controlled under this title; (2) establish and maintain lists published by the Secretary of Commerce of foreign persons and end-uses that are determined to be a threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States pursuant to the policy set forth in section 102(1)(A) and to whom exports, reexports, and transfers of items are controlled; (3) prohibit unauthorized exports, reexports, and transfers of controlled items; (4) restrict exports, reexports, and transfers of any controlled items to any foreign person or end-use listed under paragraph (2); (5) require licenses or other authorizations, as appropriate, for exports, reexports, and transfers of controlled items, including imposing conditions or restrictions on United States persons and foreign persons with respect to such licenses or other authorizations; (6) establish a process by which the Secretary of Commerce or a license applicant requests an assessment that a foreign item is comparable in quality to an item controlled under this title, and is available in sufficient quantities to render the United States export control of that item or the denial of a license ineffective; (7) require measures for compliance with the export controls established under this title; (8) require and obtain such information from United States persons and foreign persons as is necessary to carry out this title; (9) require, as appropriate, advance notice before an item is exported, reexported, or transferred, as an alternative to requiring a license; (10) require, to the extent feasible, identification of items subject to controls under this title in order to facilitate the enforcement of such controls; (11) inspect, search, detain, seize, or impose temporary denial orders with respect to items, in any form, that are subject to controls under this title, or conveyances on which it is believed that there are items that have been, are being, or are about to be exported, reexported, or transferred in violation of this title; (12) monitor shipments, or other means of transfer; (13) keep the public fully apprised of changes in policy, regulations, and procedures established under this title; (14) appoint technical advisory committees in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act; (15) create, as warranted, exceptions to licensing requirements in order to further the objectives of this title; and (16) undertake any other action as is necessary to carry out this title and is not otherwise prohibited by law. (b) Relationship to IEEPA The authority under this title may not be used to regulate or prohibit under this title the export, reexport, or transfer of any item that may not be regulated or prohibited under section 203(b) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1702(b) (c) Countries supporting international terrorism (1) License requirement (A) In general A license shall be required for the export, reexport, or transfer of items to a country if the Secretary of State has made the following determinations: (i) The government of such country has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism. (ii) The export, reexport, or transfer of such items 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. (B) Determination under other provisions of law A determination of the Secretary of State under section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2371 22 U.S.C. 2780 (2) Notification to Congress The Secretary of State and the Secretary of Commerce 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 license required by paragraph (1). (3) Publication in Federal Register Each determination of the Secretary of State under paragraph (1)(A) shall be published in the Federal Register, except that the Secretary of State may exclude confidential information and trade secrets contained in such determination. (4) Rescission of determination A determination of the Secretary of State under paragraph (1)(A) may not be rescinded unless the President submits to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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 90 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 acts international terrorism during the preceding 24-month period; and (ii) the government concerned has provided assurances that it will not support acts of international terrorism in the future. (5) Disapproval of rescission No rescission under paragraph (4)(B) of a determination under paragraph (1)(A) with respect to the government of a country may be made if Congress, within 90 days after receipt of a report under paragraph (4)(B), enacts a joint resolution described in subsection (f)(2) of section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act with respect to a rescission under subsection (f)(1) of such section with respect to the government of such country. (6) Notification and briefing Not later than— (A) ten days after initiating a review of the activities of the government of the country concerned within the 24-month period referred to in paragraph (4)(B)(i), the Secretary of State shall notify the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate of such initiation; and (B) 20 days after the notification described in paragraph (1), the Secretary of State shall brief the congressional committees described in paragraph (1) on the status of such review. (7) Contents of notification of license The Secretary of State shall include in the notification required by paragraph (2)— (A) a detailed description of the items to be offered, including a brief description of the capabilities of any item for which a license to export, reexport, or transfer the items is sought; (B) the reasons why the foreign country, person, or entity to which the export, reexport, or transfer is proposed to be made has requested the items under the export, reexport, or transfer, and a description of the manner in which such country, person, or entity intends to use such items; (C) the reasons why the proposed export, reexport, or transfer is in the national interest of the United States; (D) an analysis of the impact of the proposed export, reexport, or transfer on the military capabilities of the foreign country, person, or entity to which such transfer would be made; (E) an analysis of the manner in which the proposed export, reexport, or transfer would affect the relative military strengths of countries in the region to which the items that are the subject of such export, reexport, or transfer would be delivered and whether other countries in the region have comparable kinds and amounts of items; and (F) an analysis of the impact of the proposed export, reexport, or transfer on the relations of the United States with the countries in the region to which the items that are the subject of such export, reexport, or transfer would be delivered. (d) Enhanced proliferation controls (1) In general In furtherance of section 103(a) of this title, the President shall, except to the extent authorized by a statute or regulation administered by a Federal department or agency other than the Department of Commerce, require a United States person, wherever located, to apply for and receive a license from the Department of Commerce for the export, reexport, or transfer of items described in paragraph (2) or for the performance of services relating to such items. (2) Items described The items described in this paragraph are— (A) nuclear explosive devices; (B) missiles; (C) chemical or biological weapons; (D) whole plants for chemical weapons precursors; and (E) foreign maritime nuclear projects that would pose a risk to the national security or foreign policy of the United States. (e) Additional prohibitions The Secretary of Commerce may inform United States persons, either individually by specific notice or through amendment to any regulation or order issued under this title, that a license from the Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce is required to engage in any activity if the activity involves the types of movement, service, or support described in subsection (d). The absence of any such notification does not excuse the United States person from compliance with the license requirements of subsection (d), or any regulation or order issued under this title. (f) License review standards The Secretary of Commerce shall deny an application to engage in any activity that involves the types of movement, service, or support described in subsection (d) if the activity would make a material contribution to any of the items described in subsection (d)(2). 105. Administration of export controls (a) In general The President shall delegate to the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State and, as appropriate, the Director of National Intelligence and the heads of other appropriate Federal departments and agencies, the authority to carry out the purposes set forth in subsection (b). (b) Purposes (1) In general The purpose of the delegations of authority pursuant to subsection (a) are— (A) to advise the President with respect to— (i) identifying specific threats to the national security and foreign policy that the authority of this title may be used to address; and (ii) exercising the authority under this title to implement policies, regulations, procedures, and actions that are necessary to effectively counteract those threats; (B) to review and approve— (i) criteria for including items on, and removing such an item from, a list of controlled items established under this title; (ii) an interagency procedure for compiling and amending any list described in clause (i); (iii) criteria for including a person on a list of persons to whom exports, reexports, and transfers of items are prohibited or restricted under this title; (iv) standards for compliance by persons subject to controls under this title; and (v) policies and procedures for the end-use monitoring of exports, reexports, and transfers of items controlled under this title; (C) to obtain independent evaluations, including from Inspectors General of the relevant departments or agencies, on a periodic basis on the effectiveness of the implementation of this title in carrying out the policy set forth in section 102; and (D) to benefit from the inherent equities, experience, and capabilities of the Federal officials described in subsection (a), including— (i) the views of the Department of Defense with respect to the national security implications of a particular control or decision; (ii) the views of the Department of State with respect to the foreign policy implications of a particular control or decision; (iii) the views of the Department of Energy with respect to the implications for nuclear proliferation of a particular control or decision; and (iv) the views of the Department of Commerce with respect to the administration of an efficient, coherent, reliable, enforceable, and predictable export control system, and the resolution of competing views or policy objectives described in section 102. (2) Authority to seek information The Federal officials described in subsection (a) may, in carrying out the purposes set forth in paragraph (1), seek information and advice from experts who are not officers or employees of the Federal Government. (3) Transmittal and implementation of evaluations The results of the independent evaluations conducted pursuant to paragraph (1)(D) shall be transmitted to the President and the Congress, in classified form if necessary. Subject to the delegation of authority by the President, the Federal officials described in subsection (a) shall determine, direct, and ensure that improvements recommended in the evaluations are implemented. 106. Control lists The President shall, pursuant to the delegation of authority in section 105, ensure that— (1) a process is established for regular interagency review of each list established under section 104(a)(1), that pursuant to such review the Secretary of Commerce regularly updates such lists to ensure that new items (including emerging critical technologies) are appropriately controlled, and that the level of control of items on the lists are adjusted as conditions change; (2) information and expertise is obtained from officers and employees from relevant Federal departments, agencies, and offices and persons outside the Federal Government who have technical expertise, with respect to the characteristics of the items considered for each list established under section 104(a)(1) and the effect of controlling the items on addressing the policy set forth in section 102; (3) each list established under section 104(a)(1) appropriately identifies each entry that has been included by virtue of the participation of the United States in a multilateral regime, organization, or group the purpose of which is consistent with and supports the policy of the United States under this title relating to the control of exports, reexports, and transfers of items; and (4) each list established under section 104(a)(1) is published by the Secretary of Commerce in a form that facilitates compliance with it and related requirements, particularly by small- and medium-sized businesses, and academic institutions. 107. Licensing (a) In general The President shall, pursuant to the delegation of authority in section 105, establish a procedure for the Department of Commerce to license or otherwise authorize the export, reexport, and transfer of items controlled under this title in order to carry out the policy set forth in section 102 and the requirements set forth in section 103(b). The procedure shall ensure that— (1) license applications, other requests for authorization, and related dispute resolution procedures are considered and decisions made with the participation of appropriate departments, agencies, and offices that have delegated functions under this title; and (2) licensing decisions are made in an expeditious manner, with transparency to applicants on the status of license and other authorization processing and the reason for denying any license or request for authorization. (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the President should make best efforts to ensure that an accurate, consistent, and timely evaluation and processing of licenses or other requests for authorization to export, reexport, or transfer items controlled under this title is accomplished within 30 days from the date of such license request. (c) Fees No fee may be charged in connection with the submission, processing, or consideration of any application for a license or other authorization or other request made in connection with any regulation in effect under the authority of this title. 108. Compliance assistance (a) System for seeking assistance The President may establish a system to provide United States persons with assistance in complying with this title, which may include a mechanism for providing information, in classified form as appropriate, who are potential customers, suppliers, or business partners with respect to items controlled under this title, in order to further ensure the prevention of the export, reexport, or transfer of items that may pose a threat to the national security or foreign policy of the United States. (b) Security clearances In order to carry out subsection (a), the President may issue appropriate security clearances to persons described in that subsection who are responsible for complying with this title. (c) Assistance for certain businesses (1) In general Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall develop and submit to Congress a plan to assist small- and medium-sized United States in export licensing and other processes under this title. (2) Contents The plan shall include, among other things, arrangements for the Department of Commerce to provide counseling to businesses described in paragraph (1) on filing applications and identifying items controlled under this title, as well as proposals for seminars and conferences to educate such businesses on export controls, licensing procedures, and related obligations. 109. Requirements to identify and control emerging critical technologies in export control regulations (a) In general The President shall, pursuant to the delegation of authority in section 105, establish and, in coordination with the Department of Commerce, the Department of Defense, the Department of State, the Department of Energy, and other departments determined to be necessary, lead a regular, ongoing interagency process to identify emerging critical technologies that are not identified in any list of items controlled for export under United States law or regulations, but that nonetheless could be essential for maintaining or increasing the technological advantage of the United States over countries that pose a significant threat to the national security of the United States with respect to national defense, intelligence, or other areas of national security, or gaining such an advantage over such countries in areas where such an advantage may not currently exist. (b) Requirements The interagency process required under subsection (a) shall— (1) draw upon the expertise, resources, and equities of all relevant United States Government agencies, industries, and academic institutions to identify and describe such emerging critical technologies; (2) require the relevant export control authority to publish proposed regulations for public comment that would control heretofore unlisted emerging critical technologies identified pursuant to subsection (a) and control the release of each such technology to destinations, end uses, or end users as determined by the President; (3) require the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of Defense to propose to the relevant multilateral export control regimes in the following year that such emerging critical technologies be added to the list of technologies controlled by such regimes; (4) determine whether national security concerns warrant continued unilateral export controls over technologies identified pursuant to subsection (a) if the relevant multilateral export control regime does not agree to list such technologies on its control list within three years; and (5) require the agencies responsible for administering the export controls identified in subsection (a) to remove or revise, as appropriate, existing controls determined to warrant removal or revision as a result of insight or information obtained during efforts undertaken to comply with the requirements of this section. 110. Penalties (a) Unlawful acts (1) In general It shall be unlawful for a person to violate, attempt to violate, conspire to violate, or cause a violation of this title or of any regulation, order, license, or other authorization issued under this title, including any of the unlawful acts described in paragraph (2). (2) Specific unlawful acts The unlawful acts described in this paragraph are the following: (A) No person may engage in any conduct prohibited by or contrary to, or refrain from engaging in any conduct required by this title, the Export Administration Regulations, or any order, license or authorization issued thereunder. (B) No person may cause or aid, abet, counsel, command, induce, procure, or approve the doing of any act prohibited, or the omission of any act required by this title, the Export Administration Regulations, or any order, license or authorization issued thereunder. (C) No person may solicit or attempt a violation of this Act, the Export Administration Regulations, or any order, license or authorization issued thereunder. (D) No person may conspire or act in concert with one or more other persons in any manner or for any purpose to bring about or to do any act that constitutes a violation of this title, the Export Administration Regulations, or any order, license or authorization issued thereunder. (E) No person may order, buy, remove, conceal, store, use, sell, loan, dispose of, transfer, transport, finance, forward, or otherwise service, in whole or in part, any item exported or to be exported from the United States, or that is otherwise subject to the Export Administration Regulations, with knowledge that a violation of this title, the Export Administration Regulations, or any order, license or authorization issued thereunder, has occurred, is about to occur, or is intended to occur in connection with the item unless valid authorization is obtained therefor. (F) No person may make any false or misleading representation, statement, or certification, or falsify or conceal any material fact, either directly to the Department of Commerce, or an official of any other United States agency, or indirectly through any other person— (i) in the course of an investigation or other action subject to the Export Administration Regulations; (ii) in connection with the preparation, submission, issuance, use, or maintenance of any export control document or any report filed or required to be filed pursuant to the Export Administration Regulations; or (iii) for the purpose of or in connection with effecting any export, reexport, or transfer of an item subject to the Export Administration Regulations or a service or other activity of a United States person described in section 104. (G) No person may engage in any transaction or take any other action with intent to evade the provisions of this title, the Export Administration Regulations, or any order, license, or authorization issued thereunder. (H) No person may fail or refuse to comply with any reporting or recordkeeping requirements of the Export Administration Regulations or of any order, license, or authorization issued thereunder. (I) Except as specifically authorized in the Export Administration Regulations or in writing by the Department of Commerce, no person may alter any license, authorization, export control document, or order issued under the Export Administration Regulations. (J) No person may take any action that is prohibited by a denial order issued by the Department of Commerce to prevent imminent violations of this title, the Export Administration Regulations, or any order, license or authorization issued thereunder. (3) Additional requirements For purposes of subparagraph (G), any representation, statement, or certification made by any person shall be deemed to be continuing in effect. Each person who has made a representation, statement, or certification to the Department of Commerce relating to any order, license, or other authorization issued under this title shall notify the Department of Commerce, in writing, of any change of any material fact or intention from that previously represented, stated, or certified, immediately upon receipt of any information that would lead a reasonably prudent person to know that a change of material fact or intention had occurred or may occur in the future. (b) Criminal penalty (1) Knowing violations Except as provided in paragraph (2), a person who knowingly violates or conspires or attempts to violate subsection (a) shall be fined not more than 5 times the amount or value of the exports, reexports, or transfers involved, or $500,000, whichever is greater, and, in the case of an individual, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both. (2) Willful violations A person who willfully violates or conspires to or attempts to violate any provision of subsection (a) shall be fined not more than 5 times the amount or value of the exports, reexports, or transfers involved, or $1,000,000, whichever is greater, and, in the case of an individual, shall be fined not more than $250,000, or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both. (c) Civil penalties (1) Authority The President may impose the following civil penalties on a person for each violation by that person of this title or any regulation, order, or license issued under this title, for each violation: (A) A fine of not more than $250,000 or an amount that is twice the value of the transaction that is the basis of the violation with respect to which the penalty is imposed, whichever is greater. (B) Revocation of a license issued under this title to the person. (C) A prohibition on the person’s ability to export, reexport, or transfer any items, whether or not subject to controls under this title. (2) Procedures Any civil penalty under this subsection 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. (3) Standards for levels of civil penalty The President may by regulation provide standards for establishing levels of civil penalty under this subsection based upon factors such as the seriousness of the violation, the culpability of the violator, and such mitigating factors as the violator’s record of cooperation with the Government in disclosing the violation. (d) Criminal forfeiture of property interest and proceeds (1) Forfeiture Any person who is convicted under subsection (b) of a violation of a control imposed under section 103 (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 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 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) Procedures 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. (e) Prior convictions (1) License bar (A) In general The President may— (i) deny the eligibility of any person convicted of a criminal violation described in subparagraph (B) to export, reexport, or transfer outside the United States any item, whether or not subject to controls under this title, for a period of up to 10 years beginning on the date of the conviction; and (ii) revoke any license or other authorization to export, reexport, or transfer items that was issued under this title and in which such person has an interest at the time of the conviction. (B) Violations The violations referred to in subparagraph (A) are any criminal violations of, or criminal attempt or conspiracy to violate— (i) this title (or any regulation, license, or order issued under this title); (ii) any regulation, license, or order issued under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act; (iii) section 793, 794, or 798 of title 18, United States Code; (iv) section 4(b) of the Internal Security Act of 1950 ( 50 U.S.C. 783(b) (v) section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2778 (2) Application to other parties The President 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 subsection (c)(2). (f) Other authorities Nothing in subsection (c), (d), or (e) limits— (1) the availability of other administrative or judicial remedies with respect to violations of this title, or any regulation, order, license or other authorization issued under this title; (2) the authority to compromise and settle administrative proceedings brought with respect to violations of this title, or any regulation, order, license, or other authorization issued under this title; 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) 111. Enforcement (a) Authorities In order to enforce this title, the President may— (1) issue regulations, orders, and guidelines; (2) require, inspect, and obtain books, records, and any other information from any person subject to the provisions of this title; (3) administer oaths or affirmations and by subpoena require any person to appear and testify or to appear and produce books, records, and other writings, or both; (4) conduct investigations (including undercover) in the United States and in other countries, including intercepting any wire, oral, and electronic communications, conducting electronic surveillance, using pen registers and trap and trace devices, and carrying out acquisitions, to the extent authorized under chapters 119, 121, and 206 of title 18, United States Code, and other applicable laws of the United States; (5) inspect, search, detain, seize, or issue temporary denial orders with respect to items, in any form, that are subject to controls under this title, or conveyances on which it is believed that there are items that have been, are being, or are about to be exported, reexported, or transferred in violation of this title, or any regulations, order, license, or other authorization issued thereunder; (6) conduct prelicense inspections and post-shipment verifications; and (7) execute warrants and make arrests. (b) Enforcement of subpoenas In the case of contumacy by, or refusal to obey a subpoena issued to, any person under subsection (a)(3), a district court of the United States, after notice to such person and a 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, regardless of format, that are the subject of the subpoena. Any failure to obey such order of the court may be punished by such court as a contempt thereof. (c) Best practice guidelines (1) In general The President, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce and other Federal officials described in section 105(a), should publish and update best practices (2) Export compliance program The implementation by a person of an effective export compliance program and a high quality overall export compliance effort by a person should ordinarily be given weight as mitigating factors in a civil penalty action against the person under this title. (d) Reference to enforcement For purposes of this section, a reference to the enforcement of, or a violation of, this title includes a reference to the enforcement or a violation of any regulation, order, license or other authorization issued pursuant to this title. (e) Immunity A person shall not be excused from complying with any requirements under this section because of the person’s 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. (f) Confidentiality of information (1) Exemptions from disclosure (A) In general Information obtained under this title may be withheld from disclosure only to the extent permitted by statute, except that information described in subparagraph (B) shall be withheld from public disclosure and shall not be subject to disclosure under section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code, unless the release of such information is determined by the President to be in the national interest. (B) Information described Information described in this subparagraph is information submitted or obtained in connection with an application for a license or other authorization to export, reexport, or transfer items, engage in other activities, a recordkeeping or reporting requirement, enforcement activity, or other operations under this title, including— (i) the license application, license, or other authorization itself; (ii) classification or advisory opinion requests, and the response thereto; (iii) license determinations, and information pertaining thereto; (iv) information or evidence obtained in the course of any investigation; and (v) information obtained or furnished in connection with any international agreement, treaty, or other obligation. (2) Information to the Congress and GAO (A) In general Nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing the withholding of information from the Congress or from the Government Accountability Office. (B) Availability to the Congress (i) In general Any information obtained at any time under any provision of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act and as continued in effect pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act), under the Export Administration Regulations, or under this title, including any report or license application required under any such provision, shall be made available to a committee or subcommittee of Congress of appropriate jurisdiction, upon the request of the chairman or ranking minority member of such committee or subcommittee. (ii) Prohibition on further disclosure No such committee or subcommittee, or member thereof, may disclose any information made available under clause (i), that is submitted on a confidential basis unless the full committee determines that the withholding of that information is contrary to the national interest. (C) Availability to GAO (i) In general Information described in clause (i) of subparagraph (B) shall be subject to the limitations contained in section 716 of title 31, United States Code. (ii) Prohibition on further disclosure An officer or employee of the Government Accountability Office may not disclose, except to the Congress in accordance with this paragraph, any such information that is submitted on a confidential basis or from which any individual can be identified. (3) Information sharing (A) In general Any Federal official described in section 105(a) who obtains information that is relevant to the enforcement of this title, including information pertaining to any investigation, shall furnish such information to each appropriate department, agency, or office with enforcement responsibilities under this section to the extent consistent with the protection of intelligence, counterintelligence, and law enforcement sources, methods, and activities. (B) Exceptions 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 26 U.S.C. 6103(b) (C) Exchange of information The President shall ensure that the heads of departments, agencies, and offices with enforcement authorities under this title, consistent with protection of law enforcement and its sources and methods— (i) exchange any licensing and enforcement information with one another that is necessary to facilitate enforcement efforts under this section; and (ii) consult on a regular basis with one another and with the head of other departments, agencies, and offices that obtain information subject to this paragraph, in order to facilitate the exchange of such information. (D) Information sharing with Federal agencies Licensing or enforcement information obtained under this title may be shared with heads of departments, agencies, and offices that do not have enforcement authorities under this title on a case-by-case basis at the discretion of the President. Such information may be shared only when the President makes a determination that the sharing of this information is in the national interest. (g) Reporting requirements In the administration of this section, reporting requirements shall be designed so as to reduce the cost of reporting, recordkeeping, and documentation to the extent consistent with effective enforcement and compilation of useful trade statistics. Reporting, recordkeeping, and documentation requirements shall be periodically reviewed and revised in the light of developments in the field of information technology. (h) Civil forfeiture (1) In general Any tangible items seized under subsection (a) by designated officers or employees shall be subject to forfeiture to the United States in accordance with applicable law, except that property seized shall be returned if the property owner is not found guilty of a civil or criminal violation under section 109. (2) Procedures Any seizure or forfeiture under this subsection shall be carried out in accordance with the procedures set forth in section 981 of title 18, United States Code. 112. Administrative procedure (a) In general The functions exercised under this title shall be subject to sections 551, 553 through 559, and 701 through 706 of title 5, United States Code. (b) Amendments to regulations The President shall notify in advance the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives of any proposed amendments to the Export Administration Regulations with an explanation of the intent and rationale of such amendments. 113. Annual report to Congress (a) In general The President shall submit to Congress, by December 31 of each year, a report on the implementation of this title during the preceding fiscal year. The report shall include an analysis of— (1) the effect of controls imposed under this title on exports, reexports, and transfers of items in addressing threats to the national security or foreign policy of the United States, including a description of licensing processing times; (2) the impact of such controls on the scientific and technological leadership of the United States; (3) the consistency with such controls of export controls imposed by other countries; (4) efforts to provide exporters with compliance assistance, including specific actions to assist small- and medium-sized businesses; (5) a summary of regulatory changes from the prior fiscal year; (6) a summary of export enforcement actions, including of actions taken to implement end-use monitoring of dual-use, military, and other items subject to the Export Administration Regulations; (7) a summary of approved license applications to proscribed persons; and (8) efforts undertaken within the previous year to comply with the requirements of section 109, including any critical technologies (b) Form The report required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex. 114. Repeal (a) In general The Export Administration Act of 1979 ( 50 U.S.C. App. 2401 (b) Implementation The President shall implement the amendment made by subsection (a) by exercising the authorities of the President under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1701 115. Effect on other Acts (a) In general Except as otherwise provided in this title, nothing contained in this title shall be construed to modify, repeal, supersede, or otherwise affect the provisions of any other laws authorizing control over exports, reexports, or transfers of any item, or activities of United States persons subject to the Export Administration Regulations. (b) Coordination of controls (1) In general The authority granted to the President under this title shall be exercised in such manner so as to achieve effective coordination with all export control and sanctions authorities exercised by Federal departments and agencies delegated with authority under this title, particularly the Department of State, the Department of the Treasury, and the Department of Energy. (2) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that in order to achieve effective coordination described in paragraph (1), such Federal departments and agencies— (A) should continuously work to create enforceable regulations with respect to the export, reexport, and transfer by United States and foreign persons of commodities, software, technology, and services to various end uses and end users for foreign policy and national security reasons; (B) should regularly work to reduce complexity in the system, including complexity caused merely by the existence of structural, definitional, and other non-policy based differences between and among different export control and sanctions systems; and (C) should coordinate controls on items exported, reexported, or transferred in connection with a foreign military sale under chapter 2 of the Arms Export Control Act or a commercial sale under section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act to reduce as much unnecessary administrative burden as possible that is a result of differences between the exercise of those two authorities. (c) Nonproliferation controls Nothing in this title shall be construed to supersede the procedures published by the President pursuant to section 309(c) of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978. 116. Transition provisions (a) In general All delegations, rules, regulations, orders, determinations, licenses, or other forms of administrative action that have been made, issued, conducted, or allowed to become effective under the Export Administration Act of 1979 (as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act and as continued in effect pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act), or the Export Administration Regulations, and are in effect as of the date of the enactment of this Act, shall continue in effect according to their terms until modified, superseded, set aside, or revoked under the authority of this title. (b) Administrative and judicial proceedings This title shall not affect any administrative or judicial proceedings commenced, or any applications for licenses made, under the Export Administration Act of 1979 (as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act and as continued in effect pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act), or the Export Administration Regulations. (c) Certain determinations and references (1) State sponsors of terrorism Any determination that was made under section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act and as continued in effect pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act) shall continue in effect as if the determination had been made under section 104(c) of this Act. (2) Reference Any reference in any other provision of law to a country the government of which the Secretary of State has determined, for purposes of section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act and as continued in effect pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act), is a government that has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism shall be deemed to refer to a country the government of which the Secretary of State has determined, for purposes of section 104(c) of this Act, is a government that has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism. II Anti-Boycott Act of 2018 201. Short title This Act may be cited as the Anti-Boycott Act of 2018 202. Statement of policy Congress declares it is the policy of the United States— (1) to oppose restrictive trade practices or boycotts fostered or imposed by any foreign country, or requests to impose restrictive trade practices or boycotts by any foreign country, against other countries friendly to the United States or against any United States person; (2) 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, or requests to impose restrictive trade practices or boycotts by any foreign country against a country friendly to the United States or against any United States person; and (3) to foster international cooperation and the development of international rules and institutions to assure reasonable access to world supplies. 203. Foreign boycotts (a) Prohibitions and exceptions (1) Prohibitions For the purpose of implementing the policies set forth in section 202, the President shall issue regulations prohibiting any United States person, with respect to that person’s 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 any foreign country, or request to impose any boycott by any 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, or requesting the furnishing of 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 subparagraph 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) Exceptions 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) Special rules Regulations issued pursuant to paragraphs (2)(C) and (2)(F) shall not provide exceptions from paragraphs (1)(B) and (1)(C). (4) Rule of construction 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) Application 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 general In addition to the regulations issued pursuant to subsection (a), regulations issued under title I of this Act to carry out the policies set forth in section 102(1)(D) shall implement the policies set forth in this section. (2) Requirements 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 subsection (a) 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 202. (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, or requests to impose restrictive trade practices or boycotts by any foreign country, against other countries friendly to the United States. 204. Enforcement (a) Civil penalties The President may impose the following civil penalties on a person who violates section 203 or any regulation issued under this title: (1) A fine of not more than $250,000 or an amount that is twice the amount of the transaction that is the basis of the violation with respect to which the penalty is imposed. (2) Revocation of a license issued under title I to the person. (3) A prohibition on the person’s ability to export, reexport, or transfer any items, whether or not subject to controls under this title. (b) Procedures Any civil penalty under this section 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, and shall be subject to judicial review in accordance with chapter 7 of such title. (c) Standards for levels of civil penalty The President may by regulation provide standards for establishing levels of civil penalty under this section based upon factors such as the seriousness of the violation, the culpability of the violator, and the violator’s record of cooperation with the Government in disclosing the violation. III Sanctions Regarding Missile Proliferation and Chemical and Biological Weapons Proliferation 301. Missile proliferation control violations (a) Violations by United States persons (1) Sanctions (A) Sanctionable activity The President shall impose the applicable sanctions described in subparagraph (B) if the President determines that a United States person knowingly— (i) exports, reexports, or transfers of any item on the MTCR Annex, in violation of the provisions of section 38 ( 22 U.S.C. 2778 (ii) conspires to or attempts to engage in such export, reexport, or transfer. (B) Sanctions The sanctions that apply to a United States person under subparagraph (A) are the following: (i) If the item on the MTCR Annex involved in the export, reexport, or transfer 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 title I. (ii) If the item on the MTCR Annex involved in the export, reexport, or transfer 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 transfer of which is controlled under title I. (2) Discretionary sanctions In the case of any determination referred to in paragraph (1), the President may pursue any other appropriate penalties under section 109 of this Act. (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) Sanctionable activity Subject to paragraphs (3) through (7), the President shall impose the applicable sanctions under subparagraph (B) on a foreign person if the President— (i) determines that a foreign person knowingly— (I) exports, reexports, or transfers 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 title I; (II) conspires to or attempts to engage in such export, reexport, or transfer; or (III) facilitates such export, reexport, or transfer by any other person; or (ii) has made a determination with respect to the foreign person under section 73(a) of the Arms Export Control Act. (B) Sanctions The sanctions that apply to a foreign person under subparagraph (A) are the following: (i) If the item involved in the export, reexport, or transfer 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 transfer of which is controlled under title I. (ii) If the item involved in the export, reexport, or transfer 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 transfer of which is controlled under title I. (2) Inapplicability with respect to MTCR Paragraph (1) does not apply with respect to— (A) any export, reexport, or transfer that is authorized by the laws of an MTCR adherent, if such authorization is not obtained by misrepresentation or fraud; or (B) any export, reexport, or transfer of an item to an end user in a country that is an MTCR adherent. (3) Effect of enforcement actions by MTCR 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) Waiver and report to Congress (A) Waiver authority 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) Notification and report to Congress In the event that the President decides to apply the waiver described in subparagraph (A), the President shall so notify the appropriate congressional committees 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. (5) 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 appropriate congressional committees 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. (6) 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 or defense services, that the defense articles or defense 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 In this section: (1) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate. (2) Defense articles; defense services The terms defense articles defense services 22 U.S.C. 2794 (3) Missile The term missile (4) Missile technology control regime; MTCR The term Missile Technology Control Regime MTCR (5) MTCR The term MTCR adherent (6) MTCR The term MTCR Annex (7) Missile equipment or technology; MTCR equipment or technology The terms missile equipment or technology MTCR equipment or technology 302. Chemical and biological weapons proliferation sanctions (a) Imposition of sanctions (1) Determination by the President Except as provided in subsection (b)(2), the President shall impose the sanction described in subsection (c) if the President determines that a foreign person has knowingly and materially contributed— (A) through the export from the United States of any item that is subject to the jurisdiction of the United States under this title; or (B) through the export from any other country of any item that would be, if they were United States goods or technology, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States under this title, 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 104(c) of this Act 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 A sanction 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; and (C) any foreign person that is a parent, subsidiary, or affiliate of that foreign person if that parent, subsidiary, or affiliate knowingly assisted in the activities which were the basis of that determination. (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 a sanction 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 a sanction pursuant to this section for a period of up to 90 days. Following such consultations, the President shall impose the sanction unless the President determines and certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the 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 the sanction for an additional period of up to 90 days if the President determines and certifies to the Congress that the government is in the process of taking the actions described in the preceding sentence. (3) Report to Congress The President shall report to the appropriate congressional committees, 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) Sanction (1) Description of sanction The sanction to be imposed pursuant to subsection (a)(1) is, except as provided that 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). (2) Exceptions The President shall not be required to apply or maintain a sanction 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 defense services, that the defense articles or defense 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 A sanction imposed pursuant to this section shall apply for a period of at least 12 months following the imposition of one sanction and shall cease to apply thereafter only if the President determines and certifies to the appropriate congressional committees 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 appropriate congressional committees 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 appropriate congressional committees 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) Definitions In this section: (1) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate. (2) Defense articles; defense services The terms defense articles defense services

Summary: Export Control Reform Act of 2018 Export Controls Act of 2018 This bill grants the President authority to control: (1) the export, reexport, and transfer of items (commodities, software, or technology), whether by U.S. persons (including corporations) or by foreign persons, wherever located to protect national security; and (2) the activities of U.S. persons, wherever located, relating to specific nuclear explosive devices, missiles, chemical or biological weapons, whole plants for chemical weapons precursors, foreign maritime nuclear projects, and foreign intelligence services. A license shall be required for the export, reexport, or transfer of items to a country if the Department of State has made specified determinations with respect to support for international terrorism. The President shall establish and lead a regular ongoing interagency process to identify emerging critical technologies not identified in any list of items controlled for export. Anti-Boycott Act of 2018 The President shall issue regulations prohibiting specified actions with respect to foreign boycotts against a country that is friendly to the United States and may impose civil penalties for violations of boycott prohibitions.. The President shall impose specified sanctions: (1) upon determining that a U.S. person knowingly exports, reexports, or transfers of any item on the Guidelines and Equipment and Technology Annex of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR); and (2) on a foreign person who engages in specified activity involving MTCR equipment or technology transfers, where such person has knowingly and materially contributed through the export from the United States of any item subject to U.S. jurisdiction involving the efforts by a foreign country, project, or entity to acquire chemical or biological weapons.