S 2606 · 96th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Office of Strategic Trade Act of 1980

Introduced 1980-04-24· Sponsored by Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs.(1980-04-24)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Office of Strategic Trade Act of 1980 - Establishes the Office of Strategic Trade as an independent executive agency. Transfers to the Office specified export control functions and authorities of: (1) the Secretary of Commerce; (2) the Office of Munitions Control of the Department of State; and (3) the United States Customs Service. Requires the Director of the Office or his or her designee to act as the chairman of an Interagency Operating Committee consisting of representatives from: (1) the Departments of Commerce, State, Defense, Energy and Treasury; (2) the Central Intelligence Agency; and (3) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Creates within the Office: (1) an Exporter Services Facility to act as liaison with business and the public; (2) an Operations Division to process applications for export licenses; (3) a Compliance Division to carry out functions performed before enactment of this Act by the Compliance Division of the Office of Export Administration; (4) the CoCom Division to perform functions relating to the representation of technical positions in connection with the Coordinating Committee for Multilateral Export Controls; (5) a Licensing Division to e…

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Cosponsors (7)

1 Democrat5 Republicans1 Independent