H.R. 1316 · Signed into law · Foreign Trade and International Finance
Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency Act
Sponsor: Ronny Jackson (R-TX)
What it does
- Require the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security to file annual reports to Congress on export control licensing decisions and enforcement actions.
- Mandate reports to include details on license applications, denials, and authorizations for dual-use goods and military components exported to entities in sanctioned countries or on the Entity List and Military End-User
- Establish reporting on the entity submitting each application, destination country, licensing decision, and related enforcement activity for items controlled under the Export Administration Regulations.
Official 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…
Latest action
Aug 19, 2025: Became Public Law No: 119-34.
Committee: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs