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Titles (4)

Short Titles

Short Titles - House of Representatives

Short Titles as Introduced

Export Control Reform Act of 2018

Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill
  • Anti-Boycott Act of 2018
  • Export Controls Act of 2018

Official Titles

Official Titles - House of Representatives

Official Title as Introduced

To authorize the President to control the export, reexport, and transfer of commodities, software, and technology to protect the national security, and to promote the foreign policy, of the United States, and for other purposes.


Actions Overview (1)

Date Actions Overview
02/15/2018Introduced in House

All Actions (6)

Date All Actions
04/17/2018Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, by Unanimous Consent.
04/17/2018Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Action By: Committee on Foreign Affairs
04/17/2018Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Action By: Committee on Foreign Affairs
02/15/2018Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Action By: House of Representatives
02/15/2018Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Action By: House of Representatives
02/15/2018Introduced in House
Action By: House of Representatives

Cosponsors (4)

* = Original cosponsor
CosponsorDate Cosponsored
Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16]* 02/15/2018
Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] 04/17/2018
Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] 04/24/2018
Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49] 04/24/2018

Committees (2)

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Committee / Subcommittee Date Activity Reports
House Foreign Affairs02/15/2018 Referred to
04/17/2018 Markup by
House Oversight and Government Reform02/15/2018 Referred to

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Introduced in House (02/15/2018)

Export Control Reform Act of 2018

Export Controls Act of 2018

This bill grants the President authority to control: (1) the export, reexport, and transfer of items (commodities, software, or technology), whether by U.S. persons (including corporations) or by foreign persons, wherever located to protect national security; and (2) the activities of U.S. persons, wherever located, relating to specific nuclear explosive devices, missiles, chemical or biological weapons, whole plants for chemical weapons precursors, foreign maritime nuclear projects, and foreign intelligence services.

A license shall be required for the export, reexport, or transfer of items to a country if the Department of State has made specified determinations with respect to support for international terrorism.

The President shall establish and lead a regular ongoing interagency process to identify emerging critical technologies not identified in any list of items controlled for export.

Anti-Boycott Act of 2018

The President shall issue regulations prohibiting specified actions with respect to foreign boycotts against a country that is friendly to the United States and may impose civil penalties for violations of boycott prohibitions..

The President shall impose specified sanctions: (1) upon determining that a U.S. person knowingly exports, reexports, or transfers of any item on the Guidelines and Equipment and Technology Annex of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR); and (2) on a foreign person who engages in specified activity involving MTCR equipment or technology transfers, where such person has knowingly and materially contributed through the export from the United States of any item subject to U.S. jurisdiction involving the efforts by a foreign country, project, or entity to acquire chemical or biological weapons.