Export Control Reform Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5040
Sponsor: Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39]
Introduced: 2018-02-15 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Arms control and nonproliferation
Chemical and biological weapons
Civil actions and liability
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Congressional oversight
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Licensing and registrations
Manufacturing
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military operations and strategy
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Nuclear weapons
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Public contracts and procurement
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
Sanctions
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Technology transfer and commercialization
Terrorism
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2018-02-15
text: 

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.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-17
text: Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2018-04-17
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2018-04-17
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-02-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2018-02-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2018-02-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-02-15
text: Introduced in House