S. 4835

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4835 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4835

To enhance the administration of export control licenses under the 
Export Control Reform Act of 2018, and other purposes.

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

June 18, 2026

Mr. Cramer (for himself and Mr. Kim) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
and Urban Affairs

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A BILL

To enhance the administration of export control licenses under the 
Export Control Reform Act of 2018, and other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Bureau of Industry and Security 
License Administration Enhancement Act''.

SEC. 2. ENHANCEMENT OF ADMINISTRATION OF EXPORT CONTROL LICENSES.

Part I of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4811 et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 1769. ENHANCEMENT OF ADMINISTRATION OF EXPORT CONTROL LICENSES.

``(a) Enhancement of Administration of Certain Communications.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall administer any 
export control license or other authorization considered 
pursuant to an is-informed letter or similar targeted 
regulatory guidance or supplemental license requirement 
communication sent to a United States person or foreign person 
by the same interagency process as any license or other 
authorization administered pursuant to the Export 
Administration Regulations.
``(2) Publication.--Not later than 60 days after issuing a 
license or other authorization described in paragraph (1), the 
is-informed letter or similar targeted regulatory guidance or 
supplemental license requirement communication with respect to 
the license or authorization shall terminate unless the 
Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the 
Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Energy, publishes in 
the Code of Federal Regulations a regulation that provides for 
the parameters of the letter or guidance or publishes in the 
Federal Register the communication.
``(b) Standards and Factors for Presumption of Denial Standard.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall publish in 
the Federal Register the standards and factors that licensing 
officers should consider when considering a license under a 
presumption of denial standard.
``(2) Submission to congress.--Not later than 7 days prior 
to the date the Secretary publishes or otherwise makes 
available to the public such standards and factors, the 
Secretary shall submit such standards and factors to--
``(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives; and
``(B) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs of the Senate.''.

SEC. 3. EXPORT CONTROL TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES.

Section 1754 of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 
4813) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(g) Technical Advisory Committees.--
``(1) Duties.--The technical advisory committees shall 
advise the Secretary on--
``(A) the security and stability of global 
technology supply chains;
``(B) national security challenges for the United 
States related to particular technologies;
``(C) technical parameters for export controls;
``(D) the extent to which existing and proposed 
export controls achieve the policy of the United States 
described in section 1752;
``(E) the identification of emerging and 
foundational technologies pursuant to section 1758;
``(F) improvements to export licensing procedures, 
compliance mechanisms, and export enforcement 
strategies; and
``(G) any other matter requested by the Secretary.
``(2) Required committees.--The Secretary shall appoint a 
technical advisory committee for each of the following topics:
``(A) Computing technologies and information 
systems, including semiconductors, microelectronics, 
artificial intelligence, and quantum computing.
``(B) Biotechnologies.
``(C) Automation, including robotics, advanced 
manufacturing, and autonomous systems.
``(D) Aerospace and space technologies.
``(E) Advanced materials.
``(F) Weapons of mass destruction.
``(G) Emerging and foundational technologies.
``(H) Regulations and procedures.
``(3) Subcommittees.--The Secretary may appoint 
subcommittees for any technical advisory committee.
``(4) Committee review.--Beginning on the date that is 2 
years after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the 
Secretary may, in coordination with the Secretary of State, the 
Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Energy, revise the 
number of technical advisory committees or adjust the topics of 
existing committees as necessary.
``(5) Choosing committees.--The Secretary, in coordination 
with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, and the 
Secretary of Energy, shall adjust the topics of the technical 
advisory committees to reflect relevant executive branch 
strategies and critical technology lists, such as the National 
Security Strategy and the National Defense Strategy.
``(6) Membership.--
``(A) In general.--Each technical advisory 
committee shall consist of technical specialists from a 
relevant industry, national security experts, and 
academic experts in a relevant field.
``(B) Term.--The term of a member on a technical 
advisory committee shall be 3 years.
``(C) Non-disclosure agreement.--No individual may 
serve as a member of a technical advisory committee 
unless such individual has entered into a binding non-
disclosure agreement with the Secretary that prohibits 
the individual from making an unauthorized disclosure 
of proprietary information, policy deliberations, and 
national security information communicated through or 
related to a technical advisory committee.
``(D) Staffing.--The Secretary shall process 
applications to join any technical advisory committee 
in a timely manner.
``(7) Meetings.--Each technical advisory committee shall 
meet not less frequently than once every 120 days.
``(8) Web page.--The Bureau of Industry and Security shall 
maintain on the website of the Bureau a web page describing 
each technical advisory committee, including the membership of 
each such committee.
``(9) Technology and policy assessment.--Each technical 
advisory committee shall, not less frequently than annually, 
submit to the Secretary, the Secretary of State, the Secretary 
of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, and the appropriate 
congressional committees--
``(A) an assessment of developments within the 
purview of the technical advisory committee; and
``(B) recommendations related to the purview of the 
technical advisory committee for advancing the national 
security and foreign policy interests of the United 
States.
``(10) Definitions.--In this subsection:
``(A) Appropriate congressional committees.--The 
term `appropriate congressional committees' means the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
and Urban Affairs of the Senate.
``(B) Technical advisory committee.--The term 
`technical advisory committee' means a technical 
advisory committee appointed pursuant to subsection 
(a)(13).''.

SEC. 4. REVIEW AND REPORT REGARDING CONTROLLED INTEGRATED CIRCUITS.

(a) Review.--The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of 
State, Secretary of Defense, and Secretary of Energy, shall review the 
implementation of the interim final rule of the Bureau of Industry and 
Security of the Department of Commerce entitled ``Implementation of 
Additional Due Diligence Measures for Advanced Computing Integrated 
Circuits; Amendments and Clarifications; and Extension of Comment 
Period'', published in the Federal Register on January 16, 2025 (90 
Fed. Reg. 5298; Docket No. 250108-0013), or any substantially similar 
successor rule, and consider any appropriate update or change to such 
rule to ensure that such rule is implemented effectively and fulfills 
the initial policy intent of such rule.
(b) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of 
State, the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Energy, shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on--
(1) the findings of the review required under subsection 
(a); and
(2) any change to the rule described in such subsection 
that has been made.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives; and
(B) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs of the Senate.
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
of Commerce, acting through the Under Secretary for Industry 
and Security.
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