The U.S. Export Control System and the President's Reform Initiative

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ammunition.

Biological warfare.

Civil-military relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2011

Summary:

Provides overview of U.S. export control system, including its regulation of defense items or munitions, so-called "dual-use" goods and technology, certain nuclear materials and technology, and items that would assist in development of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons or the missile technology used to deliver them. Discusses roles of Defense Technology Security Administration, various Federal agencies, and multilateral control regimes in enforcement of export controls. Examines Obama Administration proposed export control initiative to create a single export control licensing agency for both dual-use and munitions exports, adopt a unified control list, establish a single enforcement coordination agency, and create a single integrated information technology system that would include a single database of sanctioned and denied parties. Summarizes related Congressional activity

Notes:

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Microfiche version Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division. U.S. Export Control System and the President's Reform Initiative

Publisher Number:

CRS-2011-FDT-0740

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