S 1299 · 98th Congress · Foreign Trade and International Finance

Export Administration Improvement Amendments of 1983

Introduced 1983-05-17· Sponsored by Sen. Tsongas, Paul E. [D-MA]· 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: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.(1983-05-17)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Export Administration Improvement Amendments of 1983 - Amends the Export Administration Act of 1979 to prohibit the Secretary of Commerce from requiring an individual validated license for the export of goods or technology to destinations in countries cooperating with the United States in the establishment and maintenance of export controls if the goods or technology or like goods and technology are available from sources outside the United States. Declares that exports of goods and technology to communist countries shall be eligible for a distribution license or other bulk export license instead of an individual validated license under the national security controls provisions. Makes exports of technology and related goods, including items classified as militarily critical technologies, eligible for comprehensive operations licenses instead of individual validated licenses. Authorizes the Secretary to require a validated license or specific authorization for the export or reexport of a good or technology on the commodity control list which is not subject to international controls only after the Secretary determines that such good or technology is available in foreign countries and…

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1 Republican