HR 1566 · 98th Congress · Foreign Trade and International Finance

Export Promotion and Control Act of 1983

Introduced 1983-02-22· Sponsored by Rep. Bonker, Don [D-WA-3]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Subcommittee Hearings Held.(1983-04-14)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Export Promotion and Control Act of 1983 - Title I - Amendments to Export Administration Act of 1979 - Amends the Export Administration Act of 1979 to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to require a comprehensive operations license for multiple exports in lieu of a validated license for each export. Declares that no authority or permission to export may be required under national security export controls before goods or services are exported to any country maintaining export controls cooperatively with the United States. Requires the Secretary to remove an export control where all license applications for such export have been approved within any one-year period. Prohibits the imposition of an export control solely because the good involved contains a nonreprogrammable imbedded microprocessor. Allows the imposition of such an export control if the good would make a significant contribution to the military potential of any power which would prove detrimental to the national security of the United States. Requires the President to consult with countries maintaining cooperative export controls with the United States and with other appropriate countries before imposing foreign policy …

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