Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency Act

Congress will receive more detail about controlled exports and whether recipients comply with restrictions, while sensitive case information remains nonpublic.

What the law does ​

• Requires the Secretary of Commerce, subject to available funding, to submit the first report within one year and reports at least annually afterward.
• Covers requests to export, reexport, release, or transfer controlled items within a country to covered entities on designated export-control lists.
• Requires request-level details, including the applicant, item, end user, location, estimated value, decision, and submission date.
• Requires dates, locations, and results of end-use checks, plus aggregate licensing statistics.
• Shields individual licensing and end-use-check information from public disclosure but allows aggregate statistics to be released.
• Requires the exclusion of information that could jeopardize an ongoing investigation.

Who it affects ​

• Companies and other applicants seeking authorization for controlled transactions involving covered entities.
• Listed entities located in specified countries.
• Congressional committees overseeing export controls.

Breakdown ​

Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency Act ​

This law requires the Secretary of Commerce, subject to available funding, to report to designated congressional committees on certain export-control license requests and end-use checks involving listed entities in specified countries. The first report is due within one year, with reports required at least annually afterward, while sensitive details remain nonpublic and information that could jeopardize an ongoing investigation must be excluded.

Key takeaways

• The reports cover requests to export, reexport, release, or transfer controlled items within a country to covered entities.
• Each report must provide details on individual requests, including the applicant, item, end user, location, estimated value, decision, and submission date.
• The reports must include the dates, locations, and results of end-use checks, as well as aggregate licensing statistics.
• Covered entities are entities located in specified countries and included on designated export-control lists.
• Individual licensing and end-use-check information is exempt from public disclosure, although aggregate statistics are not.
• The Secretary must omit information that could jeopardize an ongoing investigation.