the name or address of any party to a transaction involved 
in the intended export, or the country of destination of 
the intended export, would result in the export violating 
the prohibitions or restrictions in the export control or 
trade sanctions regulations administered by the Secretary, 
the Secretary of State, or the Secretary of the Treasury. 
‘‘(b) INCORPORATION INTO AUTOMATED EXPORT 
SYSTEM OF CHANGES IN LAW.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of the enactment of Securing Exports 
Through Coordination and Technology Act, the Secretary, 
in consultation with the Secretary of State, the Secretary 
of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the 
Secretary of the Treasury, shall ensure, to the extent fea-
sible, that changes in laws and regulations controlling ex-
ports, including changes under the Arms Export Control 
Act, the Export Administration Act of 1979, the Inter-
national Economic Emergency Powers Act, and the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961, are promptly reflected in the 
Automated Export System. 
‘‘(c) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall 
ensure that the Automated Export System contains at 
least the following operational features and provides the 
following notifications to filers: 
‘‘(1) Codes entered into the Automated Export 
System to identify an export, whether by classifica-
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tion under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule or other-
wise, will alert the exporter of potential export li-
cense requirements under the Export Administration 
Regulations or the International Traffic in Arms 
Regulations (ITAR). 
‘‘(2) Automated Export System will issue a 
Fatal Error notice when data entered for an export 
contain any of the following: 
‘‘(A) The name or address of an individual 
or legal entity that has been described on any 
restricted party list and the data are not ac-
companied by the necessary export authoriza-
tion. 
‘‘(B) The intermediate or ultimate country 
of destination is subject to trade sanctions im-
posed by the United States and the data are 
not accompanied by the necessary export au-
thorization. 
‘‘(C) In the case of defense articles and de-
fense services, the country of the intermediate 
or ultimate consignee is subject to an arms em-
bargo or prohibition imposed by the United 
State and the data are not accompanied by the 
necessary export license. 
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‘‘(3) Automated Export System will issue com-
pliance alerts or other warnings to the filer when 
data for an export are entered containing any of the 
following errors or omissions: 
‘‘(A) The Harmonized Tariff System code 
is inconsistent with the Export Control Classi-
fication Number or the U.S. Munitions List 
Category. 
‘‘(B) In the case of a dual use item, the li-
cense exception is not available to the country 
of the ultimate consignee or to the intermediate 
or ultimate consignee. 
‘‘(C) In the case of defense articles and de-
fense services, the U.S. Munitions List Cat-
egory is identified but no license number, ex-
emption, or exception is correctly identified. 
‘‘(4) Fatal Error notices, compliance alerts, or 
other warnings are accompanied by references to the 
applicable regulations and licensing authorities. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) DEFENSE ARTICLES AND DEFENSE SERV-
ICES.—The term ‘defense articles and defense serv-
ices’ has the meaning given that term in section 
47(7) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
2794(7)). 
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‘‘(2) DUAL
USE
ITEM.—The term ‘dual use 
item’ means an item subject to export controls under 
the Export Administration Act of 1979, as continued 
in effect pursuant to the International Emergency 
Economic Powers Act. 
‘‘(3) FATAL ERROR NOTICE.—The term ‘fatal 
error notice’ means a notice that the transaction for 
which data are entered into the Automated Export 
System cannot be completed. 
‘‘(4) RESTRICTED PARTY LIST.—The term ‘re-
stricted party list’ means any list maintained by any 
department or agency of the United States that is 
comprised of persons or entities to whom exports are 
restricted, including the following: 
‘‘(A) The Denied Parties List (or com-
parable successor list) of the Department of 
Commerce under the Export Administration 
Regulations (15 C.F.R. 764 Supplement No. 2). 
‘‘(B) The Entity List (or comparable suc-
cessor list) of the Department of Commerce 
under the Export Administration Regulations 
(15 C.F.R. 774 Supplement No. 4). 
‘‘(C) The list of entities under General 
Order No. 3 of the Department of Commerce 
under the Export Administration Regulations 
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(15 C.F.R. 736, Supp. No. 1) (or comparable 
successor list). 
‘‘(D) Those persons and entities with 
whom transactions are blocked pursuant to sec-
tion 203 of the International Emergency Eco-
nomic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702). 
‘‘(E) A person to whom exports of defense 
articles or defense services are restricted under 
section 38(g)(4) of the Arms Export Control 
Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(g)(4)) or section 127.7 of 
title 22, Code of Federal Regulations (or suc-
cessor provision). 
‘‘(e) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall 
be construed to authorize an export because the Auto-
mated Export System accepts the filing of data.’’. 
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 
Chapter 9 of title 13, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 312. Definitions 
‘‘In this chapter: 
‘‘(1) AUTOMATED EXPORT SYSTEM.—The term 
‘Automated Export System’ means the automated 
and electronic system for filing export information 
established under this chapter. 
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‘‘(2) FILER.—The term ‘filer’ means an indi-
vidual or legal entity that is authorized to submit a 
Shipper’s Export Declaration or Automated Export 
System record to the Federal Government. 
‘‘(3) INTERMEDIARY.—The term ‘intermediary’ 
means a freight forwarder, a non-vessel operating 
common carrier (NVOCC), an ATA (Admission 
Temporaire/Temporary Admission) Carnet national 
guaranteeing association and its service providers, or 
any other similar entity as determined by the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(4) SHIPPER’S
EXPORT
DECLARATION.—The 
term ‘Shipper’s Export Declaration’ means the ex-
port information filed under this chapter.’’. 
SEC. 5. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) COLLECTION AND PUBLICATION.—Section 301 of 
title 13, United States Code, is amended by striking sub-
section (g) and redesignating subsection (h) as subsection 
(g). 
(b) REGULATIONS, ORDERS, ETC.—Section 306 of 
title 13, United States Code, as redesignated by section 
3(1) of this Act, is amended by striking the last sentence 
and inserting ‘‘The Secretary shall make rules, regula-
tions, and orders, and amendments thereto, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Homeland Security.’’. 
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