[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3366-S3367]
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SA 6174. Mr. CRAMER (for himself and Mr. Kim) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed by him 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 end of division A, add the following:
TITLE XVII--EXPORT CONTROLS
SEC. 1701. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Bureau of Industry and
Security License Administration Enhancement Act''.
SEC. 1702. ENHANCEMENT OF ADMINISTRATION OF EXPORT CONTROL
LICENSES.
Part I of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C.
4811 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 1769. ENHANCEMENT OF ADMINISTRATION OF EXPORT CONTROL
LICENSES.
``(a) Enhancement of Administration of Certain
Communications.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall administer any
export control license or other authorization considered
pursuant to an is-informed letter or similar targeted
regulatory guidance or supplemental license requirement
communication sent to a United States person or foreign
person by the same interagency process as any license or
other authorization administered pursuant to the Export
Administration Regulations.
``(2) Publication.--Not later than 60 days after issuing a
license or other authorization described in paragraph (1),
the is-informed letter or similar targeted regulatory
guidance or supplemental license requirement communication
with respect to the license or authorization shall terminate
unless the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of
State, the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Energy,
publishes in the Code of Federal Regulations a regulation
that provides for the parameters of the letter or guidance or
publishes in the Federal Register the communication.
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``(b) Standards and Factors for Presumption of Denial
Standard.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall publish in
the Federal Register the standards and factors that licensing
officers should consider when considering a license under a
presumption of denial standard.
``(2) Submission to congress.--Not later than 7 days prior
to the date the Secretary publishes or otherwise makes
available to the public such standards and factors, the
Secretary shall submit such standards and factors to--
``(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives; and
``(B) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
of the Senate.''.
SEC. 1703. EXPORT CONTROL TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES.
Section 1754 of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50
U.S.C. 4813) is amended by adding at the end the following
new subsection:
``(g) Technical Advisory Committees.--
``(1) Duties.--The technical advisory committees shall
advise the Secretary on--
``(A) the security and stability of global technology
supply chains;
``(B) national security challenges for the United States
related to particular technologies;
``(C) technical parameters for export controls;
``(D) the extent to which existing and proposed export
controls achieve the policy of the United States described in
section 1752;
``(E) the identification of emerging and foundational
technologies pursuant to section 1758;
``(F) improvements to export licensing procedures,
compliance mechanisms, and export enforcement strategies; and
``(G) any other matter requested by the Secretary.
``(2) Required committees.--The Secretary shall appoint a
technical advisory committee for each of the following
topics:
``(A) Computing technologies and information systems,
including semiconductors, microelectronics, artificial
intelligence, and quantum computing.
``(B) Biotechnologies.
``(C) Automation, including robotics, advanced
manufacturing, and autonomous systems.
``(D) Aerospace and space technologies.
``(E) Advanced materials.
``(F) Weapons of mass destruction.
``(G) Emerging and foundational technologies.
``(H) Regulations and procedures.
``(3) Subcommittees.--The Secretary may appoint
subcommittees for any technical advisory committee.
``(4) Committee review.--Beginning on the date that is 2
years after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the
Secretary may, in coordination with the Secretary of State,
the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Energy, revise
the number of technical advisory committees or adjust the
topics of existing committees as necessary.
``(5) Choosing committees.--The Secretary, in coordination
with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, and
the Secretary of Energy, shall adjust the topics of the
technical advisory committees to reflect relevant executive
branch strategies and critical technology lists, such as the
National Security Strategy and the National Defense Strategy.
``(6) Membership.--
``(A) In general.--Each technical advisory committee shall
consist of technical specialists from a relevant industry,
national security experts, and academic experts in a relevant
field.
``(B) Term.--The term of a member on a technical advisory
committee shall be 3 years.
``(C) Non-disclosure agreement.--No individual may serve as
a member of a technical advisory committee unless such
individual has entered into a binding non-disclosure
agreement with the Secretary that prohibits the individual
from making an unauthorized disclosure of proprietary
information, policy deliberations, and national security
information communicated through or related to a technical
advisory committee.
``(D) Staffing.--The Secretary shall process applications
to join any technical advisory committee in a timely manner.
``(7) Meetings.--Each technical advisory committee shall
meet not less frequently than once every 120 days.
``(8) Webpage.--The Bureau of Industry and Security shall
maintain on the website of the Bureau a webpage describing
each technical advisory committee, including the membership
of each such committee.
``(9) Technology and policy assessment.--Each technical
advisory committee shall, not less frequently than annually,
submit to the Secretary, the Secretary of State, the
Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, and the
appropriate congressional committees--
``(A) an assessment of developments within the purview of
the technical advisory committee; and
``(B) recommendations related to the purview of the
technical advisory committee for advancing the national
security and foreign policy interests of the United States.
``(10) Definitions.--In this subsection:
``(A) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
`appropriate congressional committees' means the Committee on
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the
Senate.
``(B) Technical advisory committee.--The term `technical
advisory committee' means a technical advisory committee
appointed pursuant to subsection (a)(13).''.
SEC. 1704. REVIEW AND REPORT REGARDING CONTROLLED INTEGRATED
CIRCUITS.
(a) Review.--The Secretary, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, and Secretary of
Energy, shall review the implementation of the interim final
rule of the Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department
of Commerce entitled ``Implementation of Additional Due
Diligence Measures for Advanced Computing Integrated
Circuits; Amendments and Clarifications; and Extension of
Comment Period'', published in the Federal Register on
January 16, 2025 (90 Fed. Reg. 5298; Docket No. 250108-0013),
or any substantially similar successor rule, and consider any
appropriate update or change to such rule to ensure that such
rule is implemented effectively and fulfills the initial
policy intent of such rule.
(b) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, Secretary, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, and the
Secretary of Energy, shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report on--
(1) the findings of the review required under subsection
(a); and
(2) any change to the rule described in such subsection
that has been made.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives; and
(B) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of
the Senate.
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Commerce, acting through the Under Secretary for Industry
and Security.
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