HR 4491 · 99th Congress · Foreign Trade and International Finance

High Technology Trade Promotion Act

Introduced 1986-03-25· Sponsored by Rep. AuCoin, Les [D-OR-1]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: For Further Action See H.R.4708.(1986-04-29)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] High Technology Trade Promotion Act - Amends the Export Administration Act of 1979 to permit the reexport without prior U.S. approval of goods or technology subject to national security export controls from countries that maintain export controls pursuant to the agreement of the group known as the Coordinating Committee on Export Controls (CoCom). Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce (the Secretary) to require prior U.S. approval for the export or reexport of such goods or technology to certain end users. Authorizes the Secretary to require any person exporting or reexporting any such goods or technology otherwise subject to national security export controls to notify the Department of Commerce of those exports. Directs the President to appoint a person representing the U.S. electronic industry to the U.S. delegation to the CoCom. Directs the Secretary to make a foreign availability determination with respect to goods or technology subject to national security export controls on the Secretary's own initiative or upon receipt of an allegation from an exporter or a representative of exporters that such availability exists. Provides for publication of notice of receipt of such allegat…

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