3.0.0 1862 2021-09-29T22:19:27Z 2023-01-14T21:13:47Z Senate S S 2003-11-14 108 Defense Trade Cooperation Act of 2003 108 1842 S 2003-11-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Related bill CRS 2003-11-17 Senate Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 388. Calendars 2003-11-14 Senate Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. Calendars 2003-11-14 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000504 Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] RICHARD LUGAR R IN GREEN N International Affairs Armed Forces and National Security Armed forces abroad Arms control Arms control agreements Arms sales Australia Congress Congress and military policy Congressional oversight Congressional reporting requirements Conventional weapons Europe Foreign Trade and International Finance International cooperation Law License agreements Licenses Military agreements Military and naval supplies Military command and control Military operations Military readiness Oceania Science, Technology, Communications Technology transfer United Kingdom International Affairs 00 2003-11-14 Introduced in Senate 2004-04-13T21:52:52Z Defense Trade Cooperation Act of 2003 - Amends the Arms Export Control Act (the Act) to make the requirement of a bilateral agreement prior to the transfer of defense articles or services from the United States to a foreign country inapplicable to a bilateral agreement between the United States and the Government of: (1) Australia, with respect to transfers or changes in end use within Australia of defense items that will remain subject to the licensing requirements of the Act after such agreement enters into force; or (2) the United Kingdom, for an exemption from such licensing requirements. Requires the President, at least 30 days before authorizing such an exemption, to certify to the congressional foreign and international relations committees that such an agreement: (1) is in the national interest of the United States; (2) does not adversely affect the ability of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations to provide controls for licensed exports of U.S. defense items; and (3) will not adversely affect the duties or requirements of the Secretary of State under the Act. Directs the President to submit to such committees a text of the regulations that authorize such a licensing exemption.

Requires a report from the President to such committees on licensing requirement exemption issues raised during consultations with respect to the terms of any bilateral agreements with such countries.

Directs the Secretary of State to notify such committees within 90 days after receiving credible information regarding the unauthorized end-use or diversion of U.S. exports made pursuant to any agreement with a country to gain exemption from such licensing requirements.

]]> Defense Trade Cooperation Act of 2003 Short Titles as Introduced Defense Trade Cooperation Act of 2003 Display Title Defense Trade Cooperation Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide certain exceptions from requirements for bilateral agreements with Australia and the United Kingdom for exemptions from the International Traffic in Arms Regulations. Placed on Calendar Senate 2003-11-17T05:00:00Z 2003-11-17 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 388. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.