Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency Act
This bill requires the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) to annually report to Congress on export control licensing.
Under current law, BIS administers and enforces controls on the export of dual-use goods (e.g., items with both civilian and military uses) and certain military parts and components. These export controls are implemented primarily under the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (ECRA) through the Export Administration Regulations (EAR).
Under this bill, BIS must annually report to Congress on license applications, enforcement actions, and other requests for authorization for the export, reexport, release, and in-country transfer of items subject to the EAR to covered entities. A covered entity is any entity that (1) is located or operating in a country listed in Country Group D:5 (countries that are identified by the Department of State as subject to U.S. arms embargoes), and (2) is included on the Entity List or the Military End-User List (two of the lists published by BIS containing information on the individuals, organizations, and addresses subject to restrictions involving items subject to the EAR).
The bill requires this report to include specified information, such as the name of the entity submitting the application, where the item is being exported, the decision with respect to the license application or authorization, and information on related enforcement activities to ensure compliance with U.S. export controls. The information shall be exempt from public disclosure (except for aggregate statistics).
[119th Congress Public Law 34]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
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Public Law 119-34
119th Congress
An Act
To amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 relating to licensing
transparency. <<NOTE: Aug. 19, 2025 - [H.R. 1316]>>
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Maintaining
American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency Act. 50
USC 4801 note.>>
50 USC
4801 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Maintaining American Superiority by
Improving Export Control Transparency Act''.
SEC. 2. LICENSING TRANSPARENCY.
Section 1756 of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C.
4815) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(e) Report.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this subsection, and not less frequently than
annually thereafter, the Secretary, shall, subject to the
availability of appropriations, submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report on end-use checks related to,
as well as license applications and other requests for
authorization for the export, reexport, release, and in-country
transfer of items controlled under this part to covered
entities.
``(2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall
include, with respect to the preceding one year-period, the
following:
``(A) For each license application or other request
for authorization, the name of the entity submitting the
application, a brief description of the item (including
the Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) and
reason for control, if applicable), the name of the end-
user, the end-user's location, a value estimate,
decision with respect to the license application or
authorization, and the date of submission.
``(B) The date, location, and result of any end-use
checks, to ensure compliance with United States export
controls.
``(C) Aggregate statistics on all license
applications and other requests for authorization as
described in subparagraph (A).
``(3) Confidentiality of information.--The information
required to be provided in the reports required by this
subsection (other than the information required by paragraph
(2)(C)) shall be exempt from public disclosure pursuant to
section 1761(h)(1).
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``(4) Protecting enforcement information.--In preparing and
submitting a report under subsection (e), the Secretary shall
ensure that information that may jeopardize an ongoing
investigation shall not be included in the contents of the
report.
``(5) Definitions.--In this subsection--
``(A) the term `appropriate congressional
committees' means--
``(i) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
House of Representatives; and
``(ii) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs of the Senate; and
``(B) the term `covered entity' means any entity
that--
``(i) is located in a country listed in
Country Group D:5 under Supplement No. 1 to part
740 of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations; and
``(ii) is included on--
``(I) the list maintained and set
forth in Supplement No. 4 to part 744 of
the Export Administration Regulations;
or
``(II) the list maintained and set
forth in Supplement No. 7 to part 744 of
the Export Administration
Regulations.''.
Approved August 19, 2025.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 1316:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 171 (2025):
May 5, considered and passed House.
July 22, considered and passed Senate.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mr. Mast moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1834-1836)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1316.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1834-1835)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1834-1835)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Enacted as Public Law 119-34
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Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4573)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 119-34.
Became Public Law No: 119-34.