# 119-hr-8284: Bureau of Industry and Security License Administration Enhancement Act

119-hr-8284, Bureau of Industry and Security License Administration Enhancement Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX); status in_committee (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8284
- Congress: 119
- Title: Bureau of Industry and Security License Administration Enhancement Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-04-15
- Sponsor: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Tightening and formalizing export-control licensing to block adversary access to advanced U.S. technologies.** This bill would expand how the Bureau of Industry and Security handles licenses, set new denial standards, create technical advisory committees, and require reviews of controlled integrated circuits. - Exporters and applicants would face stricter license rules. It would require BIS to process licenses tied to "is-informed" letters or targeted guidance through the same interagency licensing process as the Export Administration Regulations and would terminate such guidance after 60 days unless published in the Code of Federal Regulations or Federal Register. - Licensing officers would operate under a new presumption-of-denial policy aimed at keeping U.S. and allied technology from aiding foreign adversaries' military modernization or human rights abuses. The bill would require publication of the standards and factors within 90 days and submission to key congressional committees 7 days before public release. - Technical experts, industry, and academics would get a formal voice. It would create eight technical advisory committees on topics like semiconductors, AI, biotech, space, and advanced materials with evenly split membership, 3-year terms, meetings at least every 120 days, public committee pages, and annual technology and policy assessments. The bill would also require a review and a report on controlled integrated circuits within 120 days.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Olszewski, Johnny [D-MD-2] (D-MD), 2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New expert technology advisory committees: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would require the Commerce Secretary to create eight technical advisory committees on specific technology areas. Each committee would have equal members from national security, industry, and academia. Members would serve three-year terms and must sign non-disclosure agreements.…
- Tighter export rules for technology exporters: cost, medium. If enacted, the bill would define a list of "adversary" countries for export rules that includes China (with Hong Kong and Macau), Cuba, Iran, North Korea, and Russia. The Secretary of State could add other countries listed in Country Group D:5 as of January 1, 2026. The Commerce Secretary would ha…
- Review of advanced chip controls: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would require the Commerce Secretary, with State, Defense, and Energy, to regularly review BIS's January 16, 2025 interim rule on extra due diligence for advanced computing integrated circuits or any similar successor rule. The Secretary would have to submit a report to the app…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-8284 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8284)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8284 (as of 2026-09-21).