Trump Signs Bill to Enhance Oversight of US Export Controls

President Donald Trump signed a bill on Aug. 19 that aims to improve national security and transparency of the export control system by increasing oversight of American-made technologies being shipped to foreign nations. The bill, the Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency Act, amends the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 and requires Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to report annually to Congress on applications for dual-use export licenses. Goods are deemed “dual-use” items when they have both commercial and military or proliferation applications, and relatively few require export licenses before shipment, according to the Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security. Examples include nuclear technology, chemicals, navigation and avionics technology, aerospace propulsion systems, computers, and lasers....