Export Administration Act of 1979 Reauthorization

By Fergusson, Ian F.

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Title:	Export Administration Act of 1979 Reauthorization
Author:	Fergusson, Ian F.
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Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, Legislation., Government Printing Office (U.S.)
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Citation APA MLA Chicago F. Fergusso, B. I. (n.d.). Export Administration Act of 1979 Reauthorization. Retrieved from http://self.gutenberg.org/

Excerpt
Summary: The Export Administration Act of 2001 was introduced on January 23, 2001. Hearings were held by the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, and the bill, S. 149, was reported for consideration by the full Senate by a vote of 19- 1 on March 22, 2001. The Senate debated the measure on September 4-6, and it passed 85-14 with three amendments. A companion version in the House, H.R. 2581, was introduced by Rep. Gilman on July 20, 2001. The House International Relations Committee reported the measure with 35 amendments on August 1. The House Armed Services Committee further amended H.R. 2581 on March 6, 2002. The Export Administration Act of 1979 expired on August 20, 2001, however the President extended export control authority and the Export Administration Regulations by invoking the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

Table of Contents
Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 The Evolution of the Export Administration Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1949-2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 The Export License Review Process Under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Legislation in the 107th Congress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 General Authority (Title I) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 National Security Export Controls (Title II) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Mass Market and Foreign Availability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Foreign Policy Export Controls (Title III) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 License Review Process (Title IV) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Multilateral Arrangements, Penalties and Enforcement (Title V) . . . . 11 Export Control Authority and Delegation (Title VI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Miscellaneous Provisions (Title VII) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Changes from Current Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Differences between H.R. 2581 and S. 149 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Action by the House Armed Services Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 The Debate Over Export Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Competing Perspectives In Export Control Legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Foreign Availability and the Effectiveness of Multilateral Regimes . . 18 The Licensing Process and Organization of the Export Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Impact on the U.S. Economy and U.S. Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Sectoral Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Economic Sanctions and Export Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Specific Areas of Concern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 High Performance Computers (HPCs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Encryption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Stealth Technology and Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Satellites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Machine Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Aerospace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Deemed Exports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Options for Congress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Outstanding Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25