Export Controls Enforcement Improvement Act of 2024
Latest action (9 Apr 2024): Introduced
What this bill does
S. 4085, the Export Controls Enforcement Improvement Act of 2024, would direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to create an interagency Federal Export Enforcement Coordination Center within the Department of Homeland Security. The Center would bring together officials from the State, Treasury, Defense, Justice, Commerce, and Energy Departments, DHS, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to coordinate export-control enforcement, resolve conflicts among investigations, share information between law enforcement and intelligence agencies, and track enforcement statistics government-wide. The bill sets out leadership positions (a Director from DHS, two Deputy Directors from Commerce and Justice, and an intelligence community liaison) and allows for a public website. It also directs the Center to focus specifically on unlawful transshipment and diversion of exports involving sensitive technologies (such as semiconductors, artificial intelligence, and quantum technology) to China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea, and to share risk information with private businesses.
The bill would primarily affect federal agencies involved in export control enforcement, requiring them to detail staff and coordinate more closely, and would indirectly affect exporters and companies dealing in sensitive technologies through improved government outreach and information-sharing. It also requires the Center's Director to submit reports to Congress within 180 days and one year of enactment assessing foreign postings of enforcement officials and hosting foreign officials at the Center. The bill authorizes $25 million in fiscal year 2025 for establishing the Center.
The bill was introduced on April 9, 2024, by Senator Mitt Romney, with Senator Maggie Hassan as a cosponsor, and was referred to the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. It has not received a vote and, according to available records, no further action has occurred.
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This bill was introduced on April 9, 2024, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.
Common questions
- What does S. 4085 do?
- S. 4085, the Export Controls Enforcement Improvement Act of 2024, would direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to create an interagency Federal Export Enforcement Coordination Center within the Department of Homeland Security. The Center would bring together officials from the State, Treasury, Defense, Justice, Commerce, and Energy Departments, DHS, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to coordinate export-control enforcement, resolve conflicts among investigations, share information between law enforcement and intelligence agencies, and track enforcement statistics government-wide. The bill sets out leadership positions (a Director from DHS, two Deputy Directors from Commerce and Justice, and an intelligence community liaison) and allows for a public website. It also directs the Center to focus specifically on unlawful transshipment and diversion of exports involving sensitive technologies (such as semiconductors, artificial intelligence, and quantum technology) to China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea, and to share risk information with private businesses. The bill would primarily affect federal agencies involved in export control enforcement, requiring them to detail staff and coordinate more closely, and would indirectly affect exporters and companies dealing in sensitive technologies through improved government outreach and information-sharing. It also requires the Center's Director to submit reports to Congress within 180 days and one year of enactment assessing foreign postings of enforcement officials and hosting foreign officials at the Center. The bill authorizes $25 million in fiscal year 2025 for establishing the Center. The bill was introduced on April 9, 2024, by Senator Mitt Romney, with Senator Maggie Hassan as a cosponsor, and was referred to the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. It has not received a vote and, according to available records, no further action has occurred.
- Has S. 4085 become law?
- Not yet. As of 9 Apr 2024, S. 4085 is introduced.
- Who sponsored S. 4085?
- S. 4085 was sponsored by Sen. Mitt Romney [R-UT, 2019-2024] (Republican-UT), with 1 cosponsor.
- What's the latest action on S. 4085?
- Introduced (9 Apr 2024).
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