The Export Administration Act: Evolution, Provisions, And Debate

By Fergusson, Ian F.

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Title:	The Export Administration Act: Evolution, Provisions, And Debate
Author:	Fergusson, Ian F.
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Language:	English
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Citation APA MLA Chicago F. Fergusso, B. I. (n.d.). The Export Administration Act: Evolution, Provisions, And Debate. Retrieved from http://www.gutenberg.us/

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Introduction: Legislation to rewrite and reauthorize the Export Administration Act of 1979 (EAA)(P.L.96-72) again may be considered in the 109th Congress. The EAA provides the statutory authority for export controls on sensitive dual-use goods and technologies, items that have both civilian and military applications, including those items that can contribute to the proliferation of nuclear, biological and chemical weaponry. The EAA, which originally expired in 1989, periodically has been reauthorized for short periods of time, with the last incremental extension expiring in August 2001. At others times, including currently, the export licensing system created under the authority of EAA has been continued by the invocation of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA)(P.L. 95-223).

Table of Contents
Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 The Evolution of the Export Administration Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Analysis of Provisions in EAA Legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Types of Control Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 National Security Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Foreign Policy Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Short Supply Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 The Control List and Licensing Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Commerce Control List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 License Review Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Dispute Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Issues Concerning IEEPA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Technology and Commodities of Concern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 High Performance Computers (HPCs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Encryption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Stealth Technology and Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Satellites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Machine Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Aerospace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Deemed Exports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Competing Perspectives in the Export Control Debate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Foreign Availability and the Controllability of Technology . . . . . . . . 16 The Effectiveness of Multilateral Regimes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 The Licensing Process and Organization of the Export Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21