[United States Government Manual]
[May 31, 1996]
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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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Bureau of Export Administration

[For the Bureau of Export Administration statement of organization, see 
the Federal Register of June 7, 1988, 53 FR 20881]

The Bureau of Export Administration was established as a separate agency 
within the Department of Commerce on October 1, 1987, to separate the 
functions of export promotion and export control as mandated by the 
Export Administration Act, as amended (50 U.S.C. app. 2401 et seq.).
    The Bureau directs the Nation's export control policy. Major 
functions include processing license applications, conducting foreign 
availability studies to determine when products should be decontrolled, 
and enforcing U.S. export control laws.
Export Administration  This office oversees export licensing, technology 
and policy analysis, economic security and nonproliferation issues, and 
foreign availability determinations. These activities are instrumental 
in reducing processing time for granting export licenses and in keeping 
the list of controlled technology consistent with current risks. This 
office also works with our allies in seeking stronger, more uniform ways 
of controlling strategic exports.
Export Enforcement  This office investigates breaches of U.S. export 
control laws and analyzes export intelligence to assess diversion risks. 
In addition, this office administers and enforces the antiboycott 
provisions of the Export Administration Act.

             Field Offices--Bureau of Export Administration             
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              Field Area                             Address            
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Boston, MA............................  Rm. 350, 10 Causeway St., 02222 
Dallas, TX............................  Rm. 622, 525 Griffin St., 75202 
Des Plaines, IL.......................  Suite 300, 2400 E. Devon Ave.,  
                                         60018                          
Fort Lauderdale, FL...................  200 E. Lasolas Blvd., 33301     
Irvine, CA............................  Suite 310, 2601 Main St., 92714 
Newport Beach, CA.....................  Suite 345, 3300 Irvine Ave.,    
                                         92660                          
San Jose, CA..........................  Suite 250, 96 N. 3d St., 95112- 
                                         5519                           
Santa Clara, CA.......................  Suite 333, 5201 Great America   
                                         Pkwy., 95054                   
Springfield, VA.......................  Rm. 201, 8001 Forbes Pl., P.O.  
                                         Box 1838, 22151                
Staten Island, NY.....................  2 Teleport Dr., 10311           
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For further information, contact the Bureau of Export Administration, 
Office of Public Affairs, Room 3897, Fourteenth Street and Constitution 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230. Phone, 202-482-2721.