    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1995, Book II)]
    [December 5, 1995]
    [Pages 1843-1844]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Message to the Congress on Administration of Export Controls
    December 5, 1995

    To the Congress of the United States:
        In order to take additional steps with respect to the national
    emergency described and declared in Executive Order No. 12924 of August
    19, 1994, and continued on August 15, 1995, necessitated by the
    expiration of the Export Administration Act on August 20, 1994, I hereby
    report to the Congress that pursuant to section 204(b) of the
    International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(b) (``the
    Act''), I have today exercised the authority granted by the Act to issue
    an Executive order (a copy of which is attached) to revise the existing
    procedures for processing export license applications submitted to the
    Department of Commerce.
        The Executive order establishes two basic principles for processing
    export license applications submitted to the Department of Commerce
    under the Act and the Regulations, or under any renewal of, or successor
    to, the Export Administration Act and the Regulations. First, all such
    license applications must be resolved or referred to me for resolution
    no later than 90 calendar days after they are submitted to the
    Department of Commerce. Second, the Departments of State, Defense, and
    Energy, and the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency will have the
    authority to review any such license application. In addition, the
    Executive order sets forth specific procedures including intermediate
    time frames, for review and resolution of such license applications.
        The Executive order is designed to make the licensing process more
    efficient and transparent for exporters while ensuring that our national
    security, foreign policy, and nonproliferation interests remain fully
    protected.

                                                          William J. Clinton

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    The White House,

    December 5, 1995.

    Note: This message was released by the Office of the Press Secretary on
    December 6. The Executive order is listed in Appendix D at the end of
    this volume.