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119-s-4835119th Congress

Bureau of Industry and Security License Administration Enhancement Act

Sponsored By: Senator Cramer, Kevin [R-ND]

Introduced

Summary

This bill would strengthen and standardize export license administration. It would add time limits and clear denial standards for informal license guidance, create technical advisory committees for key technologies, and require a focused review of advanced computing integrated circuits rules.

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  • Would require "is-informed" letters and similar informal license guidance to expire after 60 days unless the guidance is published in the Code of Federal Regulations or the Federal Register. Licensing officers would follow published presumptive-denial standards that the agency must issue within 90 days.
  • Would create Technical Advisory Committees for semiconductors, microelectronics, AI, quantum computing, biotech, automation and robotics, aerospace and space, advanced materials, weapons of mass destruction, emerging and foundational technologies, and regulations. Committees would include industry, academic, and national security experts, use three-year terms, meet at least every 120 days, and publish membership and annual technology and policy assessments for Congress.
  • Would require the Commerce Secretary, coordinating with State, Defense, and Energy, to review the BIS rule on advanced computing integrated circuits and report findings to the appropriate congressional committees within 120 days of enactment. The agency must also send proposed presumptive-denial standards to key congressional committees at least 7 days before publication.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 3 mixed.

New tech advisory committees for export rules

If enacted, the bill would create eight technical advisory committees at the Bureau of Industry and Security on major technology topics. Members would serve three-year terms, sign nondisclosure agreements, and meet at least once every 120 days. Each committee would publish an annual assessment and recommendations to Commerce, State, Defense, Energy, and two congressional committees. Two years after enactment, the Secretary could revise the number or topics to match national strategies.

Required review of advanced chip controls

If enacted, the bill would require Commerce, through the Under Secretary for Industry and Security and with State, Defense, and Energy, to review BIS's interim final rule on due diligence for advanced computing integrated circuits (published January 16, 2025). The Secretary would have 120 days after enactment to report findings and any proposed changes to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. The review would assess how the rule is working and whether updates are needed. Chip makers and exporters could see clarifications or tighter controls after the review.

Tighter rules for informal export notices

If enacted, the bill would treat "is-informed" letters and similar targeted guidance that impose license requirements like formal export license actions. Those communications would end 60 days after issuance unless Commerce, after consulting State, Defense, and Energy, publishes a regulation in the Code of Federal Regulations or publishes the communication in the Federal Register. The Secretary would also have to publish presumption-of-denial standards in the Federal Register within 90 days and send those standards to two congressional committees at least 7 days before publication. Exporters would get clearer rules but might face faster terminations of informal notices and stricter denial criteria.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Cramer, Kevin [R-ND]

ND • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 6/18/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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