[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 113 (Tuesday, July 9, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4305-S4306]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2112. Mr. ROMNEY (for himself and Ms. Hassan) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4638, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2025 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 division A, add the following:

              TITLE XVII--EXPORT ENFORCEMENT COORDINATION

     SEC. 1701. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Export Controls 
     Enforcement Improvement Act of 2024''.

     SEC. 1702. ESTABLISHMENT OF EXPORT ENFORCEMENT COORDINATION 
                   CENTER.

       (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Homeland Security 
     shall establish, within the Department of Homeland Security 
     for administrative purposes, an interagency Federal Export 
     Enforcement Coordination Center (in this title referred to as 
     the ``Center'').
       (b) Purposes.--The Center shall coordinate on matters 
     relating to export enforcement among the following:
       (1) The Department of State.
       (2) The Department of the Treasury.
       (3) The Department of Defense.
       (4) The Department of Justice.
       (5) The Department of Commerce.
       (6) The Department of Energy.
       (7) The Department of Homeland Security.
       (8) The Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

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       (9) Such other executive branch departments, agencies, or 
     offices as the President, from time to time, may designate.
       (c) Functions.--The Center shall--
       (1) serve as the primary forum within the Federal 
     Government for executive departments and agencies--
       (A) to coordinate and enhance the export control 
     enforcement efforts of those departments and agencies; and
       (B) to identify and resolve conflicts that have not been 
     otherwise resolved in criminal and administrative 
     investigations and actions involving violations of the export 
     control laws of the United States;
       (2) serve as a conduit between Federal law enforcement 
     agencies and the intelligence community (as defined in 
     section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
     3003(4))) for the exchange of information related to 
     potential violations of United States export controls;
       (3) serve as a primary point of contact between enforcement 
     authorities and agencies engaged in export licensing;
       (4) coordinate law enforcement public outreach activities 
     related to United States export controls; and
       (5) establish governmentwide statistical tracking 
     capabilities for United States criminal and administrative 
     export control enforcement activities, to be conducted by the 
     Department of Homeland Security with information provided by 
     and shared with all relevant departments and agencies 
     participating in the Center.
       (d) Director; Other Personnel.--
       (1) Director.--
       (A) In general.--The Center shall have a Director, who 
     shall be a full-time senior officer or employee of the 
     Department of Homeland Security, designated by the Secretary 
     of Homeland Security.
       (B) Functions of director.--The Director shall--
       (i) convene and preside at meetings of the Center;
       (ii) determine the agenda for those meetings;
       (iii) direct the work of the Center; and
       (iv) as appropriate to particular subject matters, organize 
     and coordinate subgroups of the members of the Center.
       (2) Deputy directors.--The Center shall have 2 Deputy 
     Directors, who shall be full-time senior officers or 
     employees of the Department of Commerce and the Department of 
     Justice, designated by the Secretary of Commerce and the 
     Attorney General, respectively, detailed to the Center and 
     reporting to the Director.
       (3) Intelligence community liaison.--The Center shall have 
     an Intelligence Community Liaison, who shall be a full-time 
     senior officer or employee of the Federal Government, 
     designated by the Director of National Intelligence, and 
     detailed or assigned to the Center.
       (4) Staff.--
       (A) In general.--The Center shall have a full-time staff 
     reporting to the Director.
       (B) Detailees.--Executive departments and agencies 
     specified in subsection (b) shall detail or assign their 
     employees to the Center.
       (e) Administration.--The Department of Homeland Security 
     shall operate and provide funding and administrative support 
     for the Center to the extent permitted by law and subject to 
     the availability of appropriations.
       (f) Website.--The Director of the Center may establish a 
     publicly accessible website for the Center with a domain name 
     that is independent of websites of the Department of Homeland 
     Security.

     SEC. 1703. UNLAWFUL TRANSSHIPMENT AND DIVERSION OF EXPORTS.

       (a) In General.--The Center shall--
       (1) serve as a primary forum for the coordination of export 
     control enforcement efforts focused on unlawful transshipment 
     and diversion of exports; and
       (2) develop best practices for executive departments and 
     agencies to improve efforts to combat the unlawful 
     transshipment and diversion of exports.
       (b) Areas of Focus.--In carrying out the duties described 
     in subsection (a), the Center shall focus its efforts on, 
     among other matters--
       (1) sensitive technologies, including technologies relating 
     to--
       (A) semiconductors;
       (B) the development of advanced artificial intelligence 
     capabilities; and
       (C) the development of quantum technology components and 
     capabilities; and
       (2) the unlawful transshipment and diversion of exports 
     to--
       (A) the People's Republic of China;
       (B) the Russian Federation;
       (C) the Islamic Republic of Iran; and
       (D) the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
       (c) Notice to the Private Sector.--In carrying out the 
     duties described in subsection (a), the Center shall develop 
     best practices for and support the dissemination of specific 
     and actionable information about transshipment and diversion 
     risks to relevant private sector entities on a timely basis, 
     as appropriate.

     SEC. 1704. REPORTS ON POSTINGS OF UNITED STATES AND FOREIGN 
                   LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS.

       (a) Report on Foreign Postings of Law Enforcement Agents.--
     Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Director of the Center shall submit to Congress 
     a report that includes--
       (1) an assessment of the value of increasing the number of 
     law enforcement officials posted in foreign countries to 
     enhance export control enforcement efforts focused on the 
     unlawful transshipment and diversion of exports;
       (2) an analysis of specific countries, regions, and 
     shipping routes that pose a heightened risk with respect to 
     such transshipment and diversion; and
       (3) an assessment of resources required to increase the 
     number of law enforcement officials posted in foreign 
     countries pursuant to paragraph (1).
       (b) Report on Postings of Foreign Officials at the 
     Center.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Director of the Center shall 
     submit to Congress a report that includes--
       (1) an assessment of the value of hosting foreign law 
     enforcement or other officials at the Center;
       (2) an assessment of which countries would provide the most 
     value for the United States Government in posting officials 
     at the Center; and
       (3) an assessment of what, if any, changes to statute, 
     regulation, or policy would be required to host foreign 
     officials at the Center.

     SEC. 1705. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security for fiscal year 2025 $25,000,000 for the 
     costs of establishing the Center.
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