and international organization. The report shall specify,
by category, whether such defense articles—
‘‘(1) were furnished by grant under chapter 2
or chapter 5 of part II of this Act or under any
other authority of law or by sale under chapter 2 of
the Arms Export Control Act;
‘‘(2) were furnished with the financial assist-
ance of the United States Government, including
through loans and guarantees; or
‘‘(3) were licensed for export under section 38
of the Arms Export Control Act.’’.
SEC. 602. PUBLICATION OF ARMS SALES CERTIFICATIONS.
Section 36 of the Arms Export Control Act (22
U.S.C. 2776) is amended in the second subsection (e) (as
added by section 155 of Public Law 104–164)—
(1) by inserting ‘‘in a timely manner’’ after ‘‘to
be published’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘the full unclassified text of’’
and all that follows and inserting the following: ‘‘the
full unclassified text of—
‘‘(1) each numbered certification submitted pur-
suant to subsection (b);
‘‘(2) each notification of a proposed commercial
sale submitted under subsection (c); and
‘‘(3) each notification of a proposed commercial
technical assistance or manufacturing licensing
agreement submitted under subsection (d).’’.
SEC. 603. NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMER-
CIAL EXPORT OF SIGNIFICANT MILITARY
EQUIPMENT ON UNITED STATES MUNITIONS
LIST.
(a) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—Section 38 of
the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(i) As prescribed in regulations issued under this
section, a United States person to whom a license has been
granted to export an item identified as significant military
equipment on the United States Munitions List shall, not
later than 15 days after the item is exported, submit to
the Department of State a report containing all shipment
information, including a description of the item and the
quantity, value, port of exit, and destination of the item.’’.
(b) QUARTERLY REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Section
36(a) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C.
2776(a)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (11), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the
end;
(2) in paragraph (12), by striking ‘‘third-party
transfers.’’ and inserting ‘‘third-party transfers;
and’’; and
(3) by adding after paragraph (12) (but before
the last sentence of the subsection), the following:
‘‘(13) a report on all exports of significant mili-
tary equipment for which information has been pro-
vided pursuant to section 38(i).’’.
SEC. 604. ENFORCEMENT OF ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT.
The Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et
seq.) is amended in sections 38(e), 39A(c), and 40(k) by
inserting after ‘‘except that’’ each place it appears the fol-
lowing: ‘‘section 11(c)(2)(B) of such Act shall not apply,
and instead, as prescribed in regulations issued under this
section, the Secretary of State may assess civil penalties
for violations of this Act and regulations prescribed there-
under and further may commence a civil action to recover
such civil penalties, and except further that’’.
SEC. 605. VIOLATIONS RELATING TO MATERIAL SUPPORT
TO TERRORISTS.
Section 38(g)(1)(A)(iii) of the Arms Export Control
Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(g)(1)(A)(iii)) is amended by adding
at the end before the comma the following: ‘‘or section
2339A of such title (relating to providing material support
to terrorists)’’.
SEC. 606. AUTHORITY TO CONSENT TO THIRD PARTY
TRANSFER OF EX-U.S.S. BOWMAN COUNTY TO
USS LST SHIP MEMORIAL, INC.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings:
(1) It is the long-standing policy of the United
States Government to deny requests for the retrans-
fer of significant military equipment that originated
in the United States to private entities.
(2) In very exceptional circumstances, when the
United States public interest would be served by the
proposed retransfer and end-use, such requests may
be favorably considered.
(3) Such retransfers to private entities have
been authorized in very exceptional circumstances
following appropriate demilitarization and receipt of
assurances from the private entity that the item to
be transferred would be used solely in furtherance of
Federal Government contracts or for static museum
display.
(4) Nothing in this section should be construed
as a revision of long-standing policy referred to in
paragraph (1).
(5) The Government of Greece has requested
the consent of the United States Government to the
retransfer of HS Rodos (ex-U.S.S. Bowman County
(LST 391)) to the USS LST Ship Memorial, Inc.
(b) AUTHORITY TO CONSENT TO RETRANSFER.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2),
the President may consent to the retransfer by the
Government of Greece of HS Rodos (ex-U.S.S. Bow-
man County (LST 391)) to the USS LST Ship Me-
morial, Inc.
(2) CONDITIONS FOR CONSENT.—The President
should not exercise the authority under paragraph
(1) unless USS LST Memorial, Inc.—
(A) utilizes the vessel for public, nonprofit,
museum-related purposes;
(B) submits a certification with the import
application that no firearms frames or receivers,
ammunition, or other firearms as defined in
section 5845 of the National Firearms Act (26
U.S.C. 5845) will be imported with the vessel;
and
(C) complies with regulatory policy re-
quirements related to the facilitation of mon-
itoring by the Federal Government of, and the
mitigation of potential environmental hazards
associated with, aging vessels, and has a dem-
onstrated financial capability to so comply.
SEC. 607. EXCEPTIONS RELATING TO PROHIBITIONS ON AS-
SISTANCE 
TO 
COUNTRIES 
INVOLVED 
IN
TRANSFER OR USE OF NUCLEAR EXPLOSIVE
DEVICES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2 of the Agriculture Ex-
port Relief Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–194; 112 Stat.
627) is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (d); and
(2) by striking the second sentence of sub-
section (e).
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act or September 30, 1999, whichever occurs
earlier.
SEC. 608. PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF EXPORT ADMIN-
ISTRATION ACT OF 1979.
(a) INCREASED PENALTIES.—Section 11 of the Ex-
port Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2410)
is amended—
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection
(b), whoever knowingly violates or conspires to or attempts
to violate any provision of this Act or any license, order,
or regulation issued under this Act—
‘‘(A) except in the case of an individual, shall
be fined not more than $500,000 or 5 times the
value of any exports involved, whichever is greater;
and
‘‘(B) in the case of an individual, shall be fined
not more than $250,000 or 5 times the value of any
exports involved, whichever is greater, or imprisoned
not more than 5 years, or both.’’;
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) in paragraphs (1)(A) and (2)(A) by
striking ‘‘five times’’ and inserting ‘‘10 times’’;
(B) in paragraph (1)(B) by striking
‘‘$250,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$500,000’’; and
(C) in paragraph (2)(B) by striking
‘‘$250,000, or imprisoned not more than 5
years’’ and inserting ‘‘$500,000, or imprisoned
not more than 10 years’’;
(3) in subsection (c)(1)—
(A) by striking ‘‘$10,000’’ and inserting
‘‘$250,000’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘except that the civil pen-
alty’’ and all that follows through the end of
the paragraph and inserting ‘‘except that the
civil penalty for a violation of the regulations
issued pursuant to section 8 may not exceed
$50,000.’’; and
(4) in subsection (h)(1), by inserting after
‘‘Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778)’’ the
following: ‘‘section 16 of the Trading With the
Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. 16), or, to the extent the vio-
lation involves the export of goods or technology con-
trolled under this or any other Act or defense arti-
cles or defense services controlled under the Arms
Export Control Act, section 371 or 1001 of title 18,
United States Code,’’.
(b) EFFECTIVENESS OF ACT.—(1) The authority of
the Export Administration Act of 1979 shall be in effect
during the period beginning on the date of the enactment
of this Act and ending on September 30, 2001.
(2) The Export Administration Act of 1979 is
amended by striking section 20 (50 U.S.C. 2419).
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