A bill to amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to increase the civil penalties that may be imposed under that Act.

John Kennedy

Republican · LA · Senator

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• Andy Kim (D-NJ)Original· 2026-06-24

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

2026-06-24

Source: Congress.gov

This bill increases civil penalties for violations of U.S. export control laws. Specifically, the bill increases the maximum statutory civil penalty for each violation of any regulation, order, or license issued under the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (ECRA) to $1.2 million or four times the value of the transaction, whichever is greater. (Currently, the maximum statutory civil penalty for each violation of ECRA is $300,000 or twice the value of the transaction, whichever is greater. The Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security adjusts this maximum amount annually for inflation.)

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4883 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4883 To amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to increase the civil penalties that may be imposed under that Act. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 24, 2026 Mr. Kennedy (for himself and Mr. Kim) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to increase the civil penalties that may be imposed under that Act. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. INCREASE OF CIVIL PENALTIES UNDER EXPORT CONTROL REFORM ACT OF 2018. (a) In General.--Section 1760(c)(1)(A) of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4819(c)(1)(A)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``$300,000'' and inserting ``$1,200,000''; and (2) by striking ``twice the value of the transaction'' and inserting ``four times the value of the transaction''. (b) Applicability.--This section, and the amendments made by this section, shall apply with respect to a violation of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4801 et seq.) or any regulation, order, or license issued under such Act, committed on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. <all>

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