The Trump administration's November designation of Saudi Arabia as a major non-NATO ally is set to streamline requirements related to direct commercial sales of defense articles, especially space-related activities subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, DLA Piper said in a client alert.
The U.S. launched a new export licensing platform that allows users to track the progress of applications submitted to both the State and Commerce departments, which it said will “simplify export control processes, enhance compliance, and provide centralized resources for industry users.”
The State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls has redesigned its Defense Export Control and Compliance System (DECCS) industry user homepage.
The Defense Department will transfer oversight of its defense export functions from its policy head to its acquisition chief as part of a broader bureaucracy streamlining effort, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Nov. 7.
The State Department will officially remove its arms embargo against Cambodia under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, effective Nov. 7, the agency said in a Federal Register notice released this week.
Rep. Ben Cline, R-Va., on Oct. 31 introduced a companion to a Senate bill aimed at ensuring that the Bureau of Industry and Security and the State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls can continue processing license applications for firearms exports during a lapse in government appropriations (see 2510310048). Cline’s measure was referred to the House Judiciary and Foreign Affairs committees.
Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, introduced a bill Oct. 30 that seeks to ensure that the Bureau of Industry and Security and the State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls can continue processing license applications for firearms exports during a lapse in government appropriations. The Firearm Access During Shutdowns Act, which also would apply to federal agencies that handle domestic sales, was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee.
More than 50 congressional Democrats, including Senate Banking Committee ranking member Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and House Foreign Affairs Committee ranking member Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., urged the Trump administration Oct. 27 to reverse its recent decision to roll back a Biden-era interim final rule that increased restrictions on firearms exports.
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The U.S. has removed its arms embargo on Cambodia because of the country's "diligent pursuit of peace and security," the State Department's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls announced Oct. 27.