Sens. Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Jerry Moran, R-Kan., introduced a bill June 10 that could make it easier for Cyprus to buy U.S. defense equipment.
Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., reintroduced a bill June 6 that would give the U.K. the same licensing exemption for unclassified defense exports that Canada currently enjoys under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations. The Special Relationship Military Improvement Act, which Green previously introduced in the last Congress, was referred to the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick confirmed June 5 that the Commerce Department is reviewing a Biden administration interim final rule that increased restrictions on firearms exports.
The State Department's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls is preparing to finalize a set of "targeted revisions" to the U.S. Munitions List that it previewed in a January interim final rule (see 2501160027). The changes would exclude entries "that do not warrant inclusion" and add export controls for "critical and emerging technologies that warrant inclusion." DDTC sent the rule for interagency review June 2.
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A grand jury indictment unsealed last week charges two people with trying to pay millions of dollars to ship U.S. export controlled technology and weapons to China, offering in some cases more than double the market rate to buy military jet engines, drones, cryptographic devices and other sensitive technologies.
The recent departure of many career employees at the Bureau of Industry and Security and other government agencies hasn’t necessarily translated into less export control and sanctions enforcement activity, lawyers said last week.
The State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls this week released its notifications to Congress of recently proposed export licenses. The notifications, which cover licenses submitted from October through December, include exports to Germany, the Netherlands, India, Denmark, Saudi Arabia and elsewhere.
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The U.S. government needs more exemptions for close allies to quickly buy controlled defense items and weapons, both under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations and the Foreign Military Sales program, witnesses and lawmakers said during a congressional hearing on defense exports last week. Without significant ITAR and FMS reform, several lawmakers said they fear more countries will source more of their defense purchases from other countries, including potentially China.