S.Amdt. 1370
What it does: Adds SEC. 1205. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF THE UNITED STATES EXPORT CONTROL SYSTEM at the end of title XII
Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA)What it changes
1 change to S. 1042 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. 1205. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF THE UNITED STATES EXPORT CONTROL SYSTEM at the end of title XII
Adds a sectionIn S. 1042 · Placed on Calendar Senate
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take effect on October, 1, 2005.
Inserted: SEC. 1205. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF THE UNITED STATES EXPORT CONTROL SYSTEM.
Inserted: (a) Comptroller General Review.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall carry out a review of the current United States export control system in order to determine--
Inserted: (1) the extent to which the export control system is efficient and effective; and
Inserted: (2) the extent to which the export control system is focused on controlling articles and technology that are critical to the national security of the United States.
Inserted: (b) Matters To Be Addressed.--In carrying out the review required by subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall address the following:
Inserted: (1) The percentage of license applications involving commercial components or technologies that were included on the United States Munitions List because such components or technologies were designed or modified for specific military applications.
Inserted: (2) The extent to which the inclusion of such components or technologies on the Munitions List has had an impact on limiting the ability of foreign countries to build or repair foreign equipment.
Inserted: (3) The availability of similar or alternative components and technologies from non-United States manufacturers.
Inserted: (c) Report.--Not later than October 1, 2006, the Comptroller General shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the review required by subsection (a). The report shall include--
Inserted: (1) the results of the review; and
Inserted: (2) such recommendations for legislative or administrative action as the Comptroller General considers appropriate to make the United States export control system more effective, including by reducing controls and paperwork that do not promote United States security and economic interests.
Inserted: (d) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section, the term "appropriate committees of Congress" means--
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Inserted: (1) the Committees on Armed Services, Appropriations, and Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
Inserted: (2) the Committees on Armed Services, Appropriations, and International Relations of the House of Representatives.
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At the end of title XII, add the following:
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SA 1370. Mr. CHAMBLISS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1042, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2006 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 1205. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF THE UNITED STATES EXPORT CONTROL SYSTEM.
(a) Comptroller General Review.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall carry out a review of the current United States export control system in order to determine--
(1) the extent to which the export control system is efficient and effective; and
(2) the extent to which the export control system is focused on controlling articles and technology that are critical to the national security of the United States.
(b) Matters To Be Addressed.--In carrying out the review required by subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall address the following:
(1) The percentage of license applications involving commercial components or technologies that were included on the United States Munitions List because such components or technologies were designed or modified for specific military applications.
(2) The extent to which the inclusion of such components or technologies on the Munitions List has had an impact on limiting the ability of foreign countries to build or repair foreign equipment.
(3) The availability of similar or alternative components and technologies from non-United States manufacturers.
(c) Report.--Not later than October 1, 2006, the Comptroller General shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the review required by subsection (a). The report shall include--
(1) the results of the review; and
(2) such recommendations for legislative or administrative action as the Comptroller General considers appropriate to make the United States export control system more effective, including by reducing controls and paperwork that do not promote United States security and economic interests.
(d) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section, the term “appropriate committees of Congress” means--
(1) the Committees on Armed Services, Appropriations, and Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
(2) the Committees on Armed Services, Appropriations, and International Relations of the House of Representatives.
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Senate amendment submitted
July 21, 2005