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(i) IN
GENERAL.—Information de-
scribed in clause (i) of subparagraph (B) 
shall be subject to the limitations con-
tained in section 716 of title 31, United 
States Code. 
(ii) PROHIBITION ON FURTHER DIS-
CLOSURE.—An officer or employee of the 
Government Accountability Office may not 
disclose, except to the Congress in accord-
ance with this paragraph, any such infor-
mation that is submitted on a confidential 
basis or from which any individual can be 
identified. 
(3) INFORMATION SHARING.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Any Federal official de-
scribed in section 815(a) who obtains informa-
tion that is relevant to the enforcement of this 
subtitle, including information pertaining to any 
investigation, shall furnish such information to 
each appropriate department, agency, or office 
with enforcement responsibilities under this sec-
tion to the extent consistent with the protection 
of intelligence, counterintelligence, and law en-
forcement sources, methods, and activities. 
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(B) EXCEPTIONS.—The provisions of this 
paragraph shall not apply to information sub-
ject to the restrictions set forth in section 9 of 
title 13, United States Code, and return infor-
mation, 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 au-
thorized by that section. 
(C) EXCHANGE
OF
INFORMATION.—The 
President shall ensure that the heads of depart-
ments, agencies, and offices with enforcement 
authorities under this subtitle, consistent with 
protection of law enforcement and its sources 
and methods— 
(i) exchange any licensing and en-
forcement 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 de-
partments, agencies, and offices that ob-
tain information subject to this paragraph, 
in order to facilitate the exchange of such 
information. 
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(D) INFORMATION
SHARING
WITH
FED-
ERAL AGENCIES.—Licensing or enforcement in-
formation obtained under this subtitle may be 
shared with heads of departments, agencies, 
and offices that do not have enforcement au-
thorities under this subtitle on a case-by-case 
basis at the discretion of the President. Such 
information may be shared only when the Presi-
dent makes a determination that the sharing of 
this information is in the national interest. 
(g) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—In the administra-
tion of this section, reporting requirements shall be de-
signed to reduce the cost of reporting, recordkeeping, and 
documentation to the extent consistent with effective en-
forcement and compilation of useful trade statistics. Re-
porting, 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 em-
ployees shall be subject to forfeiture to the United 
States in accordance with applicable law, except that 
property seized shall be returned if the property 
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owner is not found guilty of a civil or criminal viola-
tion under section 819. 
(2) PROCEDURES.—Any seizure or forfeiture 
under this subsection shall be carried out in accord-
ance with the procedures set forth in section 981 of 
title 18, United States Code. 
SEC. 823. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The functions exercised under 
this subtitle shall not be subject to sections 551, 553 
through 559, and 701 through 706 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES.—The Secretary 
is authorized to appoint an administrative law judge, and 
may designate administrative law judges from other Fed-
eral agencies who are provided pursuant to a legally au-
thorized interagency agreement with the Department of 
Commerce, and consistent with the provisions of section 
3105 of title 5, United States Code. 
(c) AMENDMENTS TO REGULATIONS.—The President 
shall notify in advance the Committee on Banking, Hous-
ing, 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 Regu-
lations with an explanation of the intent and rationale of 
such amendments. 
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SEC. 824. 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 subtitle during the preceding fiscal 
year. The report shall include a review of— 
(1) the effect of controls imposed under this 
subtitle on exports, reexports, and transfers of items 
in addressing threats to the national security or for-
eign policy of the United States, including a descrip-
tion 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; 
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