[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 113 (Tuesday, July 9, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4305-S4306]
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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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