HR 6614 United States House · 118th Congress

Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency Act

HR 6614 requires the U.S. Department of Commerce to submit detailed reports to Congress every 90 days about export license applications and denials. Each report must include specific information for every application, such as the applicant company, the exported items (with control level details), end-user location, decision outcome, and enforcement actions. For license denials involving at least 50% of the value in low-control items (EAR99), the report must list the specific denied items. This bill increases transparency in export controls by providing Congress with comprehensive, regular data on how licenses are processed and denied.

Tags: Government Transparency

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2023

Committee Review

Sep 2024

House Passage

Sep 2024

Senate Passage

President

Introduced Dec 6, 2023 Last action Sep 10, 2024

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What changed between versions

Introduced in House → Engrossed in House · 4 edits · Sep 9, 2024

MODERATE

The engrossed version of HR 6614 adds a confidentiality provision that shields most export control reporting data from public disclosure, restructures the report elements into clearer subcategories, and narrows the definition of 'covered entity' by removing the Chinese military companies list (section 1260H NDAA FY2021) from scope. The most significant policy change is the new exemption from public disclosure, which limits transparency of individual license applications and enforcement actions.

Scope change

The bill's scope narrowed slightly by removing the Chinese military companies list (section 1260H NDAA FY2021) from the definition of covered entities, meaning export control reporting will no longer specifically track transactions involving those listed companies. Additionally, the new confidentiality provision effectively limits public visibility of the bill's oversight mechanism.

ENFORCEMENT

A new paragraph (3) was added making all report information (except aggregate statistics) exempt from public disclosure under section 1761(h)(1). This means individual company names, end-user details, and enforcement action results will not be publicly available.

SCOPE

The definition of 'covered entity' was narrowed by removing the list maintained under section 1260H of the NDAA FY2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note), which covers certain Chinese military companies. Only the Entity List (Supplement No. 4) and Military End-User List (Supplement No. 7) remain in scope.

TECHNICAL

The reporting period language was changed from 'the preceding 90-day period' to 'the 90 days preceding the previous 90-day period,' which is a technical clarification about the lookback window for the report.

Report elements were restructured: site inspections and enforcement actions were moved from a sub-item under (A) to their own standalone subparagraph (B), and subsequent items were relettered accordingly. No substantive content was added or removed in this reorganization.

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This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Amendments

Sep 10, 2024

Committee

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

upper

Sep 9, 2024

Introduced

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5093)

lower

Sep 9, 2024

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5093)

lower

Sep 9, 2024

Introduced

Mrs. Radewagen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

lower

Dec 13, 2023

Introduced

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 0.

lower

Dec 13, 2023

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

lower

Dec 6, 2023

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

lower

Dec 6, 2023

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor