S.Amdt. 2465Senate116th Congress (2019-2021)2nd degree
S.Amdt. 2465
Sponsored by
Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID)
Submitted July 20, 2020
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July 20, 2020
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SA 2465. Mr. CRAPO (for himself and Mr. Brown) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2301 proposed by Mr. Inhofe to the bill S. 4049, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the end of subtitle G of title XII, insert the following: SEC. 1287. MODIFICATIONS TO EXPORT CONTROL LAWS. (a) Export Control Reform Act of 2018.--The Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4801 et seq.) is amended-- (1) in section 1753(a)(2)(F) (50 U.S.C. 4812(a)(2)(F)), by striking ``foreign military intelligence services'' and inserting ``foreign national militaries, intelligence services, or police''; (2) in section 1754 (50 U.S.C. 4813)-- (A) by striking subsection (b); (B) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) as subsections (b) through (e), respectively; and (C) in subsections (d) and (e), as redesignated by subparagraph (B), by striking ``subsection (d)'' each place it appears and inserting ``subsection (c)''; (3) in section 1758 (50 U.S.C. 4817)-- (A) in subsection (b)(4), by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following: ``(A) Mandatory exceptions.--The Secretary may not control under this subsection the export of any technology if the regulation of the export of that technology is prohibited under any provision of law.''; (B) by striking subsection (e); and [[Page S4297]] (C) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections (e) and (f), respectively; (4) in section 1760(a)(3) (50 U.S.C. 4819(a)(3)), by inserting ``and any other relevant agency'' after ``notify the Department of Commerce''; (5) in section 1761(h) (50 U.S.C. 4820(h))-- (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ``requested or'' after ``Information''; and (B) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the following: ``(E) Disclosure of information.--Except as provided in this paragraph, information described in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) obtained in the administration or enforcement of export controls under the licensing jurisdiction of the Department of Commerce may not be disclosed by a Federal agency other than the Department of Commerce unless the release of such information is determined by the Secretary to be in the national interest under subparagraph (A) of that paragraph.''; (6) in section 1765(a)(8) (50 U.S.C. 4824(a)(8)), by striking ``section 1759'' and inserting ``section 1758''; (7) in section 1768(c) (50 U.S.C. 4826(c)), by striking ``section 1754(c)'' each place it appears and inserting ``section 1754(b)''; (8) in section 1773(b)(1) (50 U.S.C. 4842(b)(1))-- (A) by striking ``section 1752(1)(D)'' and inserting ``section 1752(2)(D)''; and (B) by striking ``this section'' and inserting ``section 1772''; and (9) in section 1774(a) (50 U.S.C. 4843(a)), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting ``described in'' after ``unlawful act''. (b) Conforming Amendment to International Emergency Economic Powers Act.--Section 203(b)(3) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(3)) is amended by striking ``section 5 of the Export Administration Act of 1979'' and all that follows through ``antiterrorism policies of the United States'' and inserting ``section 1753 of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4812) to the extent that such controls promote the national security or foreign policy of the United States as set forth in section 1752 of that Act (50 U.S.C. 4811)''. (c) Repeal of Export Controls on High Performance Computers.--Subtitle B of title XII of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 50 U.S.C. 4604 note) is repealed. (d) Repeal of Report on Certain Export Licenses.--Section 1503 of the Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 108-11; 117 Stat. 579) is amended by striking ``Provided further, That not more'' and all that follows through ``such items:''. (e) Repeal of Reports on State Sponsors of Terrorism.-- Section 906 of the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7205) is amended-- (1) by striking subsections (b) and (c); (2) by striking ``(a) Requirement.--''; (3) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subsections (a) and (b), respectively, and by moving such subsections, as so redesignated, 2 ems to the left; (4) in subsection (a), as redesignated by paragraph (3), by striking ``section 6(j)(1) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2405(j)(1))'' and inserting ``section 1754(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018''; and (5) in subsection (b), as so redesignated, by striking ``Paragraph (1)'' and inserting ``Subsection (a)''. ______