HR1316Enacted into Law
Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency Act
Introduced
In Committee
Passed One Chamber
Passed Both
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-02-13
Introduced
2
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Ronny Jackson
Republican · TX · Representative
Votes with party: 95.7% (537 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/J000304
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (2)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
Latest Action
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Committee Activity
Currently in
- Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban AffairsDischarged From · 2025-07-22
- House Committee on Foreign AffairsReferred To · 2025-02-13
Previously
- Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs CommitteeDischarged From · 2025-07-22
- Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs CommitteeReferred To · 2025-05-06
- Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban AffairsReferred To · 2025-05-06
- Foreign Affairs CommitteeReferred To · 2025-02-13
Plain-English Summary
Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency Act This bill requires the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) to annually report to Congress on export control licensing. Under current law, BIS administers and enforces controls on the export of dual-use goods (e.g., items with both civilian and military uses) and certain military parts and components. These export controls are implemented primarily under the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (ECRA) through the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Under this bill, BIS must annually report to Congress on license applications, enforcement actions, and other requests for authorization for the export, reexport, release, and in-country transfer of items subject to the EAR to covered entities. A covered entity is any entity that (1) is located or operating in a country listed in Country Group D:5 (countries that are identified by the Department of State as subject to U.S. arms embargoes), and (2) is included on the Entity List or the Military End-User List (two of the lists published by BIS containing information on the individuals, organizations, and addresses subject to restrictions involving items subject to the EAR). The bill requires this report to include specified information, such as the name of the entity submitting the application, where the item is being exported, the decision with respect to the license application or authorization, and information on related enforcement activities to ensure compliance with U.S. export controls. The information shall be exempt from public disclosure (except for aggregate statistics).
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Subjects
Foreign Trade and International Finance
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