Export Administration Amendments of 1977

Summary

Export Administration Amendments - Title I: Export Administration Improvements and Extension - Amends the Export Administration Act of 1969 to extend the authority granted by such Act to September 30, 1978. Requires that appropriations to carry out the Export Administration Act of 1969 be specifically authorized by Congress for each fiscal year after October 1, 1977. Authorizes the appropriation of $14,033,000 to the Department of Commerce to carry out this Act. Revises the criteria for imposition of export controls for national security purposes. Eliminates the authority of the Secretary of Commerce to assign priority to such controls. Revises the authority of the President to impose export controls for national security purposes without regard to the availability of the controlled articles from sources other than the United States in order to require the President to predicate the imposition of controls on articles available from other sources upon a determination that absence of such a control would be detrimental to the national security of the United States. Revises the policy for control of exports for national security purposes under such Act to redefine "controlled country" as a country to which exports are controlled for national security purposes. Amends such Act to permit agricultural commodities purchased by or for a foreign country to remain in the United States free of quantitative limitations on exports, upon approval by the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, and under regulations for such export which the Secretary of Commerce is herein authorized to issue. Permits Congressional disapproval of any action by the President under such regulations to prohibit or curtail agricultural exports. Specifies that any export license application under such Act shall be deemed approved within 90 days of its receipt unless disapproved or unless the applicant is notified that additional time is required for the decision. Amends the Export Administration Act of 1969 to direct the Secretary of Commerce to study technical data exports and their effects upon the national security or foreign policy of the United States, and to submit a report of such study to Congress. Amends such Act to exclude petroleum products refined in United States foreign-trade zones, or Guam, from foreign crude oil export controls to prevent excessive drain of scarce materials except if the Secretary of Commerce finds that such products are in short supply and issues regulations herein authorized to limit such exports. Prohibits the exportation of horses by sea for slaughter. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to account for technical assistance and technical advisory committees in semiannual reports to Congress under such Act. Requires the Secretary to review regulations under such Act in order to report to Congress on simplification of such regulations. Increases the terms of persons on such committees. Increases the fine for violations of such Act to $25,000 for the first offense and to $50,000 for a subsequent offense. Increases the fine for prohibited exports to Communist- dominated nations to $50,000. Increases the civil penalty for such violation of such Act to $10,000. Permits suspension of the payment of export licensing penalties for a probationary period. Amends the Export Administration Act of 1969 to stipulate that such Act shall not be construed as authority for withholding information from Congress. Requires the President to make every reasonable effort to reduce aid to international terrorists before resorting to export controls for that purpose. Amends the requirements for reports to Congress and to the President under such Act by appropriate departments or agencies to specify information to be included in such reports and to require semiannual rather than quarterly reports. Requires a special report to Congress by the President on multilateral export controls, and a special report to Congress by the Secretary of Commerce with respect to modification of unilateral and multilateral export control lists. Authorizes the President, acting through the Secretaries of Commerce and Labor and the International Trade Commission, to study the domestic economic impact of industrial technology the export of which requires a license under the Export Administration Act of 1969. Title II: Foreign Boycotts - Amends the Export Administration Act of 1969 to direct the President to promulgate regulations (1) to prohibit any United States person from supporting any boycott by a foreign country against any country friendly to the United States; and (2) to require the reporting of requests for such compliance to the Secretary of Commerce. Permits the suspension or revocation of the authority of any United States person to export as a penalty for violation of such regulations.

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Timeline

1. 31 March 1977

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 31 March 1977

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on International Relations.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 31 March 1977

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 6 April 1977

   Reported

   Reported to House from the Committee on International Relations, H. Rept. 95-190.

   Source: Committee

5. 6 April 1977

   Reported

   Reported to House from the Committee on International Relations, H. Rept. 95-190.

   Source: Committee

6. 20 April 1977

   Floor

   Measure called up by special rule in House.

   Source: Floor

7. 20 April 1977

   Vote

   Measure passed House, amended, roll call #140 (364-43).

   Source: Floor

8. 20 April 1977

   Vote

   Passed/agreed to in House: Measure passed House, amended, roll call #140 (364-43).

   Source: Floor

9. 5 May 1977

   Floor

   Measure called up by unanimous consent in Senate.

   Source: Floor

10. 5 May 1977

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Measure passed Senate, amended, in lieu of S. 69, roll call #140 (90-1).

    Source: Floor

11. 10 May 1977

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference scheduled in House.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

12. 11 May 1977

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference scheduled in Senate.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

13. 18 May 1977

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 95-354.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

14. 18 May 1977

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference report filed: Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 95-354.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

15. 7 June 1977

    Passed

    Senate agreed to conference report.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

16. 7 June 1977

    Passed

    Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

17. 10 June 1977

    Vote

    House agreed to conference report, roll call #331 (306-41).

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

18. 10 June 1977

    Vote

    Conference report agreed to in House: House agreed to conference report, roll call #331 (306-41).

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

19. 13 June 1977

    Floor

    Measure presented to President.

    Source: Floor

20. 13 June 1977

    President

    Measure presented to President.

    Source: President

21. 13 June 1977

    President

    Measure enrolled in Senate.

    Source: President

22. 13 June 1977

    President

    Measure enrolled in House.

    Source: President

23. 22 June 1977

    Became law

    Signed by President.

    Source: BecameLaw

24. 22 June 1977

    President

    Public Law 95-52.

    Source: President

25. 22 June 1977

    President

    Signed by President.

    Source: President

Votes

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  Public Law · EN · 23 June 1977

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Sponsors

• Rep. Zablocki, Clement J. [D-WI-4] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Bingham, Jonathan B. [D-NY-22] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Rosenthal, Benjamin S. [D-NY-8] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Findley, Paul [R-IL-20] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Fascell, Dante B. [D-FL-19] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Diggs, Charles C., Jr. [D-MI-13] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Nix, Robert N. C. [D-PA-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Fraser, Donald M. [D-MN-5] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Wolff, Lester L. [D-NY-6] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Solarz, Stephen J. [D-NY-13] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Winn, Larry, Jr. [R-KS-3] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Studds, Gerry E. [D-MA-10] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-20] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Whalen, Charles W., Jr. [R-OH-3] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Pease, Donald J. [D-OH-13] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Ireland, Andrew P. [R-FL-10] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Cavanaugh, John J. [D-NE-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Meyner, Helen S. [D-NJ-13] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Burke, J. Herbert [R-FL-12] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records

• related to → A resolution providing for the consideration of H. R. 5840, a bill to amend the Export Administration Act of 1969 in order to extend the authorities of that Act and improve the administration of export controls under that Act, and to strengthen the antiboycott provisions of that Act.
• related to ← Export Administration Amendments

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