Title 50 — War and National DefenseRelease 119-73not60

§1212 Report on Exports of High Performance Computers.

Title 50 › Chapter 56— EXPORT ADMINISTRATION › § 1212

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The President must send the congressional committees named in section 1215 a report within 60 days after November 18, 1997. The report must list every export since January 25, 1996 of digital computers with more than 2,000 MTOPS (millions of theoretical operations per second). For each export, the report must say if a license was sought and issued, the transfer date, the U.S. maker and exporter, the MTOPS level, and the recipient country and end user. For exports to certain countries, the report must also give the intended end use and say whether the end user is military or linked to nuclear, chemical, biological weapons, or missile work. That part may be submitted as classified information. The listed countries are those in 15 C.F.R. 740.7(d) as “Computer Tier 3” eligible on June 10, 1997, and those in 15 C.F.R. 740.7(e) as of June 10, 1997.

Full Legal Text

Title 50, §1212

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“(a)Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 18, 1997], the President shall provide to the congressional committees specified in section 1215 a report identifying all exports of digital computers with a composite theoretical performance of more than 2,000 millions of theoretical operations per second (MTOPS) to all countries since January 25, 1996. For each export, the report shall identify—

“(1)whether an export license was applied for and whether one was granted;

“(2)the date of the transfer of the computer;

“(3)the United States manufacturer and exporter of the computer;

“(4)the MTOPS level of the computer; and

“(5)the recipient country and end user.

“(b)In the case of exports to countries specified in subsection (c), the report under subsection (a) shall identify the intended end use for the exported computer and the assessment by the executive branch of whether the end user is a military end user or an end user involved in activities relating to nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons or missile technology. Information provided under this subsection may be submitted in classified form if necessary.

“(c)For purposes of subsection (b), the countries specified in this subsection are—

“(1)the countries listed as ‘Computer Tier 3’ eligible countries in section 740.7(d) of title 15 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on June 10, 1997; and

“(2)the countries listed in section 740.7(e) of title 15 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on June 10, 1997.

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50 U.S.C. § 1212

Title 50 — War and National Defense

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60