HR 1316
Became law
Requires the Commerce Department to submit annual reports to Congress on export license applications and end-use checks involving certain foreign entities on U.S. restricted-item lists.
Official title: Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency Act
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
13-FEB-2025
Referred
13-FEB-2025
Passed
05-MAY-2025
Senate
Received
06-MAY-2025
Passed
22-JUL-2025
President
Presented
15-AUG-2025
Signed
19-AUG-2025
Became law
19-AUG-2025
- Requires the Secretary of Commerce to report to the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the Senate Banking Committee within one year of enactment and annually after that, subject to appropriations.
- Covers license applications and other export authorizations for items sent to covered entities, including each entity's name, item description, end user, location, value, decision, and submission date.
- Requires reporting on the date, location, and result of end-use checks, plus aggregate statistics on license applications.
- Exempts most reported information from public disclosure and bars including information that could jeopardize an ongoing investigation.
Current. The Congressional Research Service's summary covers the bill's latest wording (Public Law, 19-AUG-2025).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Foreign Affairs Committee (House)
- Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee (Senate)
Foreign Trade and International Finance
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