[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 103 (Thursday, June 18, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2941-S2942]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 5858. Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself and Mr. Kelly) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 4784, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 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 appropriate place in title XII, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 12__. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSALS FOR ADDITIONS 
                   TO, REMOVALS FROM, OR OTHER MODIFICATIONS WITH 
                   RESPECT TO ENTITIES ON THE ENTITY LIST.

       Section 1754 of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 
     U.S.C. 4813) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Expedited Consideration of Proposals for Additions 
     to, Removals From, or Other Modifications With Respect to 
     Entities on the Entity List.--
       ``(1) In general.--Any member of the End-User Review 
     Committee may submit a proposal directly to the Committee 
     requesting a vote of all members of the Committee for 
     additions to, removals from, or other modifications with 
     respect to the Entity List. A proposal to add an entity to 
     the Entity List shall be made in accordance with the 
     provisions of paragraph (4).
       ``(2) Consideration.--Subject to paragraph (4)(B), the End-
     User Review Committee shall vote to approve or disapprove a 
     proposal submitted under paragraph (1) not later than 30 days 
     after the date on which the proposal is submitted to the 
     Committee.
       ``(3) Additional information.--The chairperson of the End-
     User Review Committee, with the concurrence of the member of 
     the Committee that submitted a proposal under paragraph (1), 
     may suspend for an additional 15 days the time period 
     specified in paragraph (2) with respect to consideration of 
     the proposal if the chairperson and the member determine that 
     additional information is required in order to make a 
     determination with respect to the proposal, including the 
     impact and effect of the proposal.
       ``(4) Additions to the entity list.--
       ``(A) In general.--An entity may be added to the Entity 
     List if the End-User Review Committee by majority vote of its 
     members has determined that the entity has engaged, is 
     engaged, or is at risk of engaging in activities contrary to 
     the national security or foreign policy interests of the 
     United States.
       ``(B) Licensing policy.--
       ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), there shall be 
     in effect a policy of presumption of denial for all 
     applications for a license to export, reexport, or in-country

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     transfer any item subject to the Export Administration 
     Regulations if an entity added to the Entity List under this 
     subsection is or would be a party to a transaction with 
     respect to which the application applies.
       ``(ii) Exception.--The licensing policy required by clause 
     (i) shall not apply with respect to an entity described in 
     such clause if the members of the End-User Review Committee 
     agree by majority vote to apply a different policy with 
     respect to the entity for all or specific types of items 
     subject to the Export Administration Regulations that would 
     be in the national security and foreign policy interests of 
     the United States.
       ``(C) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this paragraph may 
     be construed to limit or otherwise affect the escalation 
     procedures unrelated to the End-User Review Committee.
       ``(5) Administrative provisions.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each member of the End-User Review 
     Committee shall have 1 vote with respect to matters described 
     in this subsection. The chairperson of the Committee shall 
     not have the authority to make determinations or override any 
     voting decision with respect to such matters.
       ``(B) Suspension of voting period.--The chairperson of the 
     End-User Review Committee may suspend the 30-day voting 
     period described in paragraph (2) if the members of the 
     Committee unanimously agree to postpone the vote.
       ``(C) Notice; implementing authority.--The chairperson of 
     the End-User Review Committee shall notify the Assistant 
     Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration of all final 
     decisions of the Committee with respect to additions to, 
     removals from, or other modifications with respect to the 
     Entity List under this subsection so that the Assistant 
     Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration may implement 
     all such modifications.
       ``(6) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       ``(A) End-user review committee; committee.--The terms 
     `End-User Review Committee' and `Committee' mean--
       ``(i) the End-User Review Committee established under 
     section 744.16(d) of the Export Administration Regulations; 
     or
       ``(ii) any successor committee.
       ``(B) Entity list.--The term `Entity List' means the list 
     maintained by the Bureau of Industry and Security of the 
     Department of Commerce pursuant to subsection (a)(2) and set 
     forth in Supplement No. 4 to part 744 of the Export 
     Administration Regulations (or successor regulations).''.
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