SenateS. 4840119th Congress
Export Control Enforcement and Enhancement Act
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4840 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4840
To expedite consideration of proposals for additions to, removals from,
or other modifications with respect to entities on the Entity List.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 18, 2026
Mrs. Blackburn (for herself and Mr. Kelly) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs
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A BILL
To expedite consideration of proposals for additions to, removals from,
or other modifications with respect to entities on the Entity List.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Export Control Enforcement and
Enhancement Act''.
SEC. 2. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSALS FOR ADDITIONS TO, REMOVALS
FROM, OR OTHER MODIFICATIONS WITH RESPECT TO ENTITIES ON
THE ENTITY LIST.
Section 1754 of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C.
4813) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(g) Expedited Consideration of Proposals for Additions to,
Removals From, or Other Modifications With Respect to Entities on the
Entity List.--
``(1) In general.--Any member of the End-User Review
Committee may submit a proposal directly to the Committee
requesting a vote of all members of the Committee for additions
to, removals from, or other modifications with respect to the
Entity List. A proposal to add an entity to the Entity List
shall be made in accordance with the provisions of paragraph
(4).
``(2) Consideration.--Subject to paragraph (4)(B), the End-
User Review Committee shall vote to approve or disapprove a
proposal submitted under paragraph (1) not later than 30 days
after the date on which the proposal is submitted to the
Committee.
``(3) Additional information.--The chairperson of the End-
User Review Committee, with the concurrence of the member of
the Committee that submitted a proposal under paragraph (1),
may suspend for an additional 15 days the time period specified
in paragraph (2) with respect to consideration of the proposal
if the chairperson and the member determine that additional
information is required in order to make a determination with
respect to the proposal, including the impact and effect of the
proposal.
``(4) Additions to the entity list.--
``(A) In general.--An entity may be added to the
Entity List if the End-User Review Committee by
majority vote of its members has determined that the
entity has engaged, is engaged, or is at risk of
engaging in activities contrary to the national
security or foreign policy interests of the United
States.
``(B) Licensing policy.--
``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii),
there shall be in effect a policy of
presumption of denial for all applications for
a license to export, reexport, or in-country
transfer any item subject to the Export
Administration Regulations if an entity added
to the Entity List under this subsection is or
would be a party to a transaction with respect
to which the application applies.
``(ii) Exception.--The licensing policy
required by clause (i) shall not apply with
respect to an entity described in such clause
if the members of the End-User Review Committee
agree by majority vote to apply a different
policy with respect to the entity for all or
specific types of items subject to the Export
Administration Regulations that would be in the
national security and foreign policy interests
of the United States.
``(C) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this
paragraph may be construed to limit or otherwise affect
the escalation procedures unrelated to the End-User
Review Committee.
``(5) Administrative provisions.--
``(A) In general.--Each member of the End-User
Review Committee shall have 1 vote with respect to
matters described in this subsection. The chairperson
of the Committee shall not have the authority to make
determinations or override any voting decision with
respect to such matters.
``(B) Suspension of voting period.--The chairperson
of the End-User Review Committee may suspend the 30-day
voting period described in paragraph (2) if the members
of the Committee unanimously agree to postpone the
vote.
``(C) Notice; implementing authority.--The
chairperson of the End-User Review Committee shall
notify the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export
Administration of all final decisions of the Committee
with respect to additions to, removals from, or other
modifications with respect to the Entity List under
this subsection so that the Assistant Secretary of
Commerce for Export Administration may implement all
such modifications.
``(6) Definitions.--In this subsection:
``(A) End-user review committee; committee.--The
terms `End-User Review Committee' and `Committee'
mean--
``(i) the End-User Review Committee
established under section 744.16(d) of the
Export Administration Regulations; or
``(ii) any successor committee.
``(B) Entity list.--The term `Entity List' means
the list maintained by the Bureau of Industry and
Security of the Department of Commerce pursuant to
subsection (a)(2) and set forth in Supplement No. 4 to
part 744 of the Export Administration Regulations (or
successor regulations).''.
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