Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency Act

Q: What does Preamble of Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency Act do?

This bill proposes to amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018. The amendment relates to licensing transparency.

Q: What does SHORT TITLE. of Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency Act do?

This Act is formally titled the ``Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency Act''.

Q: What does LICENSING TRANSPARENCY. of Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency Act do?

This section amends the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to require the Secretary to submit annual reports on license applications, enforcement actions, and other authorization requests. The reports must be submitted to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate. The reports must include information on license applications, such as the entity submitting the application, a description of the item, the end-user, the end-user's location, a value estimate, the decision, and the submission date. The reports must also include details on enforcement activities, such as end-use checks. Aggregate statistics on all license applications and other requests are required. Information in the reports, with the exception of aggregate statistics, is exempt from public disclosure. ’Covered entity’ refers to entities located or operating in a specific country group (Country Group D:5) and included on certain lists within the Export Administration Regulations.

Last updated: 2/26/2025 · Introduced: 2/26/2025

Author: Jim Banks (R-IN)

TL;DR (AI)

The bill mandates annual reports to Congress detailing export license applications, enforcement actions, and authorization requests.
These reports will include information on applicants, exported items, end-users, and values, but are largely exempt from public disclosure.
The reporting requirements specifically focus on entities located in or operating within designated countries (Country Group D:5) and listed in the Export Administration Regulations.

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