Export Control Enforcement and Enhancement Act

Faster Entity List rules for exporters

If enacted, the bill would let any member of the Commerce Department’s End-User Review Committee ask the full committee to vote on adding, removing, or changing an entity on the Entity List. The Committee would have to vote to approve or disapprove a proposal within 30 days after submission. The Committee chair, with the submitting member’s agreement, could pause that 30-day deadline for up to 15 extra days to gather more information, and the chair could also pause only if all voting members unanimously agree. The Committee could add an entity by majority vote for past, present, or likely future activities contrary to U.S. national security or foreign policy. If an entity is added under this rule, there would be a presumption of denial for export licenses involving that entity unless the members who voted to add it later vote by majority to apply a different licensing policy. The chair must tell the Commerce Assistant Secretary for Export Administration about final Committee decisions so the Entity List can be updated.