HR 4653 · 101th Congress · Foreign Trade and International Finance

Export Facilitation Act of 1990

Introduced 1990-04-26· Sponsored by Rep. Gejdenson, Sam [D-CT-2]· House

Bill Progress

1
Introduced
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Pocket Vetoed by President.(1990-11-17)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Export Facilitation Act of 1990 - Amends the Export Administration Act of 1979 with respect to the export of U.S. goods and technology to foreign countries. Requires the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to grant an export distribution license primarily on the basis of the reliability of an applicant and foreign consignees to prevent the diversion of items to an unauthorized use or consignee. (Current language refers to "controlled countries" only.) Requires the Secretary to modify each item on the control list to specify performance and other identifying characteristics of technical data subject to national security and foreign policy controls, or to export controls under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978. Declares that as of September 30, 1991, no permission may be required for the reexport of goods or technology to, or reexport of such items from, a country which maintains export controls on such items cooperatively with the United States pursuant to the agreement of the Coordinating Committee. Authorizes the Secretary to require permission for export or reexport of such items to unreliable end users. Requires the Secretary, if he or she determines a country is noncompli…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (20)

14 Democrats6 Republicans