HR 4425 · 101th Congress · Foreign Trade and International Finance

To amend the Export Administration Act of 1979 to require the Secretary of Commerce to establish a performance-based indexing system for the definition and control of supercomputer exports.

Introduced 1990-03-29· Sponsored by Rep. Feighan, Edward F. [D-OH-19]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.(1990-04-12)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Export Administration Act of 1979 to require the Secretary of Commerce, with respect to the definition of "supercomputer," to establish and publish in the Federal Register a performance-based indexing system to ensure that such definition and all controls and security safeguard procedures on supercomputer exports and reexports are commensurate with technological advances. Sets forth circumstances under which such safeguards are not required.…

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Cosponsors (4)

3 Democrats1 Republican