HR 3937 · 103th Congress · Foreign Trade and International Finance
Omnibus Export Administration Act of 1994
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EnactedLatest: Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 3937 as unfinished business.(1994-07-14)
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Export Administration Act of 1994 - Sets forth congressional findings and policies with respect to export controls on goods and technology. (Sec. 4) Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to require a general license for the export of goods and technology. Requires the Secretary to establish a Munitions (Control List) containing license requirements for the export of such items. Requires the Secretary of Defense to bear primary responsibility for establishing the Military Critical Technologies List (MCTL) to identify equipment and technologies critical to design, development, production, or use of weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear, biological and chemical weapons, and manned and unmanned vehicles capable of delivering such weapons. Declares that authority or permission to export may not be required under this Act, except to carry out the export policies of this Act. Requires the Secretary to: (1) keep the public apprised of changes in export control policy and procedures with a view to encouraging trade and, upon the request of an industry affected by such controls; and (2) appoint technical advisory committees. (Sec. 5) Authorizes the President to prohibit o…
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