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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4505 
To strengthen enforcement of United States export controls by increasing 
the number of export control officers of the Bureau of Industry and 
Security of the Department of Commerce who are stationed in foreign 
regions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 17, 2025 
Ms. KAMLAGER-DOVE (for herself, Mr. HUIZENGA, Mr. MEEKS, and Mr. 
SHREVE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To strengthen enforcement of United States export controls 
by increasing the number of export control officers of 
the Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department 
of Commerce who are stationed in foreign regions. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Export Controls En-
forcement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
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(1) The Bureau of Industry and Security of the 
Department of Commerce (hereinafter the ‘‘Bu-
reau’’) uses end-use checks to verify that controlled 
items exported from the United States are used in 
accordance with United States license requirements 
and the Export Administration Regulations (parts 
730–774 of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations) 
and each other export control policy under the ad-
ministrative jurisdiction of the Bureau. 
(2) The Bureau’s export control officers con-
duct end-use checks in foreign regions to ensure that 
persons to a transaction comply with such require-
ments and regulations and do not divert controlled 
items to unauthorized users. 
(3) The Bureau’s export control officers are 
also responsible for liaising with governments and 
the private sector on the export controls policies 
under the administrative jurisdiction of the Bureau. 
(4) Inconclusive or failed end-use checks can 
lead the Bureau to inaccurately added persons to 
watch lists, deny export privileges, or take enforce-
ment or criminal action. 
(5) In 2024, the Bureau processed over 45,000 
license 
applications 
valued 
at 
over 
$500,000,000,000. 
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(6) In fiscal year 2024, the Bureau’s export 
control officers conducted over 1,400 end-use checks 
in 60 countries. 
(7) As of 2025, the Bureau has only 11 export 
control officers in foreign regions, with individual of-
ficers often covering multiple countries, and dozens 
of countries where no officer is assigned to them. 
(b) SENSES OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) end-use checks are critical for verifying the 
persons to a transaction, assessing the risk of unau-
thorized use or diversion of controlled items, and de-
termining whether such items are being used accord-
ing to United States regulations and licenses; and 
(2) the United States needs more export control 
officers stationed in foreign regions to effectively 
prevent and catch illegal diversion of United States 
technologies and adequately enforce the export con-
trols policies under the administrative jurisdiction of 
the Bureau. 
SEC. 3. EXPORT CONTROL OFFICER PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Commerce, acting through the Under Secretary 
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for Industry and Security, shall establish for a pe-
riod of 5 years an Export Control Officer Program 
(hereinafter the ‘‘Program’’) to station not less than 
20 export control officers at United States diplo-
matic or consular posts. 
(2) PROGRAM DIRECTOR.— 
(A) APPOINTMENT.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall appoint, 
from among the full-time equivalent employees 
of the Department of Commerce, a Director to 
lead the Program. 
(B) 
RESPONSIBILITIES.—The 
Director 
shall be responsible for overseeing the hiring of 
the export control officers in the Program and 
coordinating with the Secretary of State to 
strategically station the officers in a manner 
that ensures geographic coverage for every re-
gion of the world. 
(b) DUTIES.—Each export control officer within the 
Program shall fulfill, within the geographic region the offi-
cer is stationed, the following duties: 
(1) Managing and conducting end-use checks 
with persons involved in transactions of items sub-
ject to the export controls policies under the admin-
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istrative jurisdiction of the Bureau, to improve the 
scope and effectiveness of such checks. 
(2) Informing and advising United States diplo-
matic or consular posts on the export controls poli-
cies under the administrative jurisdiction of the Bu-
reau. 
(3) Performing industry outreach to enhance 
compliance with the export controls policies under 
the administrative jurisdiction of the Bureau. 
(4) Liaising with foreign governments to en-
hance cooperation and coordination with the United 
States with respect to the export control policies 
under the administrative jurisdiction of the Bureau 
and the enforcement practices of the Bureau. 
(5) Sharing information with the Bureau’s offi-
cials regarding the enforcement challenges, trends, 
and priorities of the Bureau. 
(6) Identifying the best targets with respect to 
who the Bureau should conduct end-use checks on. 
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