Industry Coalition Urges Obama to Tackle Export Reform
The Obama Administration should solve the remaining critical issues of Export Control Reform (ECR) and “consider carefully” how a future Administration can build upon progress, the Coalition for Security and Competitiveness said on March 25 in its annual letter to…
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the President (here). Short-term White House priorities should include a completion of category changes in ECR, harmonization of Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), and transition to a single export licensing form and application portal, the coalition said. Medium- and long-term priorities should include development of quick procedures for defense and security technology exports that support U.S. government, military, and intelligence interests abroad, and issuance of bulk licenses for technologies on the Commerce Control List (CCL) in situations where multiple U.S. companies export to a vetted overseas end-user, the coalition said. “We appreciate the interagency cooperation and significant progress made toward the initiative’s goals, and we urge you – with the Departments of State, Commerce and Defense – to tackle the remaining critical issues of the Export Control Reform (ECR) Initiative and to consider carefully how a future Administration can build on this important initiative,” the coalition said.