Export Control Transparency Bill Becomes Law
President Donald Trump signed into law Aug. 19 a bill that will require an annual report to Congress on certain dual-use license applications, the White House announced.
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The report, which will be exempt from public disclosure, must contain information about certain licensing applications for the previous year, including the names of the applicant and recipient, a description of the item, the value of the sale, and whether the Bureau of Industry and Security approved the license. The report will detail license applications for exports to entities listed in Country Group D:5, such as China and other countries subject to a U.S. arms embargo.
The Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency Act is intended to aid congressional oversight of the export licensing process at BIS.
Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind., who introduced the bill with Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, said in an e-mailed statement that the new law “will help keep America safe by ensuring our sensitive technology doesn’t end up in the hands of China to be used against us.” Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-Calif., an original co-sponsor of the measure, said in an e-mailed statement that the new law will ensure "more transparency around what the United States exports -- from nuclear materials to chemicals to high-end technology."
The bill received House and Senate approval in May and July, respectively (see 2507230016).