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50 U.S.C. § 4817 — Compliance assistance
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**(a) System for seeking assistance** The President may authorize the Secretary to establish a system to provide United States persons with assistance in complying with this subchapter, which may include a mechanism for providing information, in classified form as appropriate, to persons who are potential customers, suppliers, or business partners with respect to items controlled under this subchapter, in order to further ensure the prevention of the export, reexport, or in-country transfer of items that may pose a threat to the national security or foreign policy of the United States.
**(b) Security clearances** In order to carry out subsection (a), the President may issue appropriate security clearances to persons described in that subsection who are responsible for complying with this subchapter.
**(c) Assistance for certain businesses**
(1) **In general** — Not later than 120 days after August 13, 2018, the President shall develop and submit to Congress a plan to assist small- and medium-sized United States businesses in export licensing and other processes under this subchapter.
(2) **Contents** — The plan shall include, among other things, arrangements for the Department of Commerce to provide counseling to businesses described in paragraph (1) on filing applications and identifying items controlled under this subchapter, as well as proposals for seminars and conferences to educate such businesses on export controls, licensing procedures, and related obligations.
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**(a) System for seeking assistance** The President may authorize the Secretary to establish a system to provide United States persons with assistance in complying with this subchapter, which may include a mechanism for providing information, in classified form as appropriate, to persons who are potential customers, suppliers, or business partners with respect to items controlled under this subchapter, in order to further ensure the prevention of the export, reexport, or in-country transfer of items that may pose a threat to the national security or foreign policy of the United States.
**(b) Security clearances** In order to carry out subsection (a), the President may issue appropriate security clearances to persons described in that subsection who are responsible for complying with this subchapter.
**(c) Assistance for certain businesses**
(1) **In general** — Not later than 120 days after August 13, 2018, the President shall develop and submit to Congress a plan to assist small- and medium-sized United States businesses in export licensing and other processes under this subchapter.
(2) **Contents** — The plan shall include, among other things, arrangements for the Department of Commerce to provide counseling to businesses described in paragraph (1) on filing applications and identifying items controlled under this subchapter, as well as proposals for seminars and conferences to educate such businesses on export controls, licensing procedures, and related obligations.
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**(a) In general** The Secretary shall, consistent with delegations as described in [section 4814 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section4814&num=0&edition=prelim), establish a procedure to license or otherwise authorize the export, reexport, and in-country transfer of items controlled under this subchapter in order to carry out the policy set forth in [section 4811 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section4811&num=0&edition=prelim) and the requirements set forth in [section 4812(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section4812/b&num=0&edition=prelim). The procedure shall ensure that—
(1) license applications and other requests for authorization are considered and decisions made with the participation of appropriate Federal agencies, as appropriate; and
(2) licensing decisions are made in an expeditious manner, with transparency to applicants on the status of license and other authorization processing and the reason for denying any license or request for authorization.
**(b) Sense of Congress** It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary should make best efforts to ensure that an accurate, consistent, and timely evaluation and processing of licenses or other requests for authorization to export, reexport, or in-country transfer items controlled under this subchapter is generally accomplished within 30 days from the date of such license request.
**(c) Fees** No fee may be charged in connection with the submission, processing, or consideration of any application for a license or other authorization or other request made in connection with any regulation in effect under the authority of this subchapter.
**(d) Additi
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The President of the United States is authorized to designate and empower the head of any department or agency in the executive branch, or any official thereof who is required to be appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to perform without approval, ratification, or other action by the President (1) any function which is vested in the President by law, or (2) any function which such officer is required or authorized by law to perform only with or subject to the approval, ratification, or other action of the President: Provided, That nothing contained herein shall relieve the President of his responsibility in office for the acts of any such head or other official designated by him to perform such functions. Such designation and authorization shall be in writing, shall be published in the Federal Register, shall be subject to such terms, conditions, and limitations as the President may deem advisable, and shall be revocable at any time by the President in whole or in part.
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**(a) In general** The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, two Assistant Secretaries of Commerce to assist the Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security in carrying out the functions described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of [section 4851(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section4851/a&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Continuation in office of one Assistant Secretary** An individual appointed as an Assistant Secretary of Commerce under section 15(a) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 11 See References in Text note below. (as continued in effect pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ([50 U.S.C. 1701](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1701&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.)) and serving in that position on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act may serve in one of the Assistant Secretary positions established under subsection (a) on and after that date without the need for renomination or reappointment.
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Foreign country of concern** — The term “foreign country of concern” means the People’s Republic of China, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, the Islamic Republic of Iran, or any other country determined to be a country of concern by the Department of State.
(2) **Foreign entity of concern** — The term “foreign entity of concern” means a foreign entity that is—
(A) designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the Secretary of State under [section 1189(a) of title 8](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1189/a&num=0&edition=prelim);
(B) included on the list of specially designated nationals and blocked persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury (commonly known as the SDN list);
(C) owned by, controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of a government of a foreign country that is a covered nation (as such term is defined in [section 4872 of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section4872&num=0&edition=prelim));
(D) alleged by the Attorney General to have been involved in activities for which a conviction was obtained under—
(i) chapter 37 of title 18 (commonly known as the Espionage Act);
(ii) section 951 or 1030 of title 18;
(iii) chapter 90 of title 18 (commonly known as the Economic Espionage Act of 1996);
(iv) the Arms Export Control Act ([22 U.S.C. 2751](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2751&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.);
(v) section 2274, 2275, 2276, 2277, or 2284 of this title;
(vi) the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 ([50 U.S.C. 4801](https://uscode.hous
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Clarification** — The term “national security” shall be construed so as to include those issues relating to “homeland security”, including its application to critical infrastructure.
(2) **Committee; chairperson** — The terms “Committee” and “chairperson” mean the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States and the chairperson thereof, respectively.
(3) **Control** — The term “control” means the power, direct or indirect, whether exercised or not exercised, to determine, direct, or decide important matters affecting an entity, subject to regulations prescribed by the Committee.
(4) **Covered transaction**
(A) *In general* — Except as otherwise provided, the term “covered transaction” means—
(i) any transaction described in subparagraph (B)(i); and
(ii) any transaction described in clauses (ii) through (v) of subparagraph (B) that is proposed, pending, or completed on or after the effective date set forth in section 1727 of the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018.
(B) *Transactions described* — A transaction described in this subparagraph is any of the following:
(i) Any merger, acquisition, or takeover that is proposed or pending after August 23, 1988, by or with any foreign person that could result in foreign control of any United States business, including such a merger, acquisition, or takeover carried out through a joint venture.
(ii) Subject to subparagraphs (C) and (E), the purchase or lease by, or a concession to, a foreign person of private or public real estate that—
(I) is located in the United States;
(II)
(aa) is, is located within, or will function as part of, an air or maritime port; or
(bb)
(AA) is in close prox
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**(a) In general** The Secretary shall submit to Congress, by December 31 of each year, a report on the implementation of this subchapter during the preceding fiscal year. The report shall include a review of—
(1) the effect of controls imposed under this subchapter on exports, reexports, and in-country transfers of items in addressing threats to the national security or foreign policy of the United States, including a description of licensing processing times;
(2) the impact of such controls on the scientific and technological leadership of the United States;
(3) the consistency with such controls of export controls imposed by other countries;
(4) efforts to provide exporters with compliance assistance, including specific actions to assist small- and medium-sized businesses;
(5) a summary of regulatory changes from the prior fiscal year;
(6) a summary of export enforcement actions, including of actions taken to implement end-use monitoring of dual-use, military, and other items subject to the Export Administration Regulations;
(7) a summary of approved license applications to proscribed persons;
(8) efforts undertaken within the previous year to comply with the requirements of section 4817 11 See References in Text note below. of this title, including any critical technologies identified under such section and how or whether such critical technologies were controlled for export; and
(9) a summary of industrial base assessments conducted during the previous year by the Department of Commerce, including with respect to counterfeit electronics, foundational technologies, and other research and analysis of critical technologies and industrial capabilities of key defense-related sectors.
**(b) Form** The report required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in u
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TITLE 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
§ 4816
(A) A reduction in the availability of an
item produced in the United States that is
likely to be acquired by the Department of
Defense or other Federal department or
agency for the advancement of the national
security of the United States, or for the pro-
duction of an item in the United States for
the Department of Defense or other agency
for the advancement of the national security
of the United States.
(B) A reduction in the production in the
United States of an item that is the result of
research and development carried out, or
funded by, the Department of Defense or
other Federal department or agency to ad-
vance the national security of the United
States, or a federally funded research and
development center.
(C) A reduction in the employment of
United States persons whose knowledge and
skills are necessary for the continued pro-
duction in the United States of an item that
is likely to be acquired by the Department
of Defense or other Federal department or
agency for the advancement of the national
security of the United States.
(Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title XVII, § 1756, Aug. 13,
2018, 132 Stat. 2217.)
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REFERENCES IN TEXT
This subchapter, referred to in subsecs. (a) to (c), was
in the original ‘‘this part’’, meaning part I (§§ 1751–1768)
of subtitle B of title XVII of div. A of Pub. L. 115–232,
known as the Export Controls Act of 2018, which is clas-
sified principally to this subchapter. For complete clas-
sification of part I to the Code, see section 1751 of Pub.
L. 115–232, set out as a Short Title note under section
4801 of this title and Tables.
§ 4816. Compliance assistance
(a) System for seeking assistance
The President may authorize the Secretary to
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