S. 744Senate119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency Act

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The Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency Act amends the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to require the Secretary to produce yearly reports on export‑license applications, enforcement actions, and related requests involving certain foreign entities. The reports go to designated congressional committees and aim to give lawmakers clearer insight into how U.S. export controls are being used and enforced, while keeping detailed commercial data confidential.

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Requires the Secretary to submit an annual report—first due within one year of enactment—to the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee.
The report must detail each license or authorization request for controlled items, including the applicant’s name, item description (ECCN and control level), end‑user, end‑user location, estimated value, decision, and submission date.
It must also include dates, locations, and outcomes of any related enforcement actions (e.g., end‑use checks) and provide aggregate statistics on all requests.
All detailed information (except the aggregate statistics) is exempt from public disclosure, protecting confidential commercial data.
Defines “covered entity” as any organization located in a country listed in Country Group D:5 and appearing on specific Export Administration Regulation lists (Supplement No. 4 or No. 7 to part 744).

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

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February 26, 2025

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Introduced in Senate

February 26, 2025

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

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

February 26, 2025

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Introduced in SenateIssued February 26, 2025

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 744

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

February 26, 2025

Mr. Banks (for himself and Mr. Warner) 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 relating to licensing transparency.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency Act.

Licensing transparency

Section 1756 of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4815) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(e)

Report

(1)

In general

Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this subsection, and not less frequently than annually thereafter, the Secretary, shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on license applications, enforcement actions, and other requests for authorization for the export, reexport, release, and in-country transfer of items controlled under this part to covered entities.

(2)

Elements

The report required by paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to the one year preceding the previous one-year period, the following:

(A)

For each license application or other request for authorization, the name of the entity submitting the application, a brief description of the item (including the Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) and level of control, if applicable), the name of the end-user, the end-user’s location, a value estimate, decision with respect to the license application or authorization, and the date of submission.

(B)

The date, location, and result of any related enforcement activities, such as end-use checks, to ensure compliance with United States export controls.

(C)

Aggregate statistics on all license applications and other requests for authorization as described in subparagraph (A).

(3)

Confidentiality of information

The information required to be provided in the reports required by this subsection (other than the information required by paragraph (2)(C)) shall be exempt from public disclosure pursuant to section 1761(h)(1).

(4)

Definitions

In this subsection—

(A)

the term appropriate congressional committees means—

(i)

the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and

(ii)

the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and

(B)

the term covered entity means any entity that—

(i)

is located or operating in a country listed in Country Group D:5 under Supplement No. 1 to part 740 of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations; and

(ii)

is included on—

(I)

the list maintained and set forth in Supplement No. 4 to part 744 of the Export Administration Regulations; or

(II)

the list maintained and set forth in Supplement No. 7 to part 744 of the Export Administration Regulations.