,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #djhe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #i1     
#bjbd,mr4 ,romney 7for himself and ,ms4 
,hassan7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and  
,urban ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to         
establish the ,export ,enforcement      
,coordination ,center in the ,department
 of ,homeland ,security1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,export ,controls   
,enforcement ,improvement ,act of #bjbd4
  #b4 ,establishment of ,export         
,enforcement ,coordination ,center  7a7 
,establishment ,the ,secretary of       
,homeland ,security shall establish1    
within the ,department of ,homeland     
,security for administrative purposes1  
an interagency ,federal ,export         
,enforcement ,coordination ,center 7in  
this ,act referred to as the ,center74  
7b7 ,purposes ,the ,center shall        
coordinate on matters relating to export

 enforcement among the following3 7#a7  
,the ,department of ,state4  7#b7 ,the  
,department of the ,treasury4  7#c7 ,the
 ,department of ,defense4  7#d7 ,the    
,department of ,justice4  7#e7 ,the     
,department of ,commerce4  7#f7 ,the    
,department of ,energy4  7#g7 ,the      
,department of ,homeland ,security4     
7#h7 ,the ,office of the ,director of   
,national ,intelligence4  7#i7 ,such    
other executive branch departments1     
agencies1 or offices as the ,president1 
from time to time1 may designate4  7c7  
,functions ,the ,center shall-- 7#a7    
serve as the primary forum within the   
,federal ,government for executive      
departments and agencies-- 7,a7 to      
coordinate and enhance the export       
control enforcement efforts of those    
departments and agencies2 and  7,b7 to  
identify and resolve conflicts that have
 not been otherwise resolved in criminal
 and administrative investigations and  
actions involving violations of the     
export control laws of the ,united      

,states2  7#b7 serve as a conduit       
between ,federal law enforcement        
agencies and the intelligence community 
7as defined in section #c7d7 of the     
,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej  
,u4,s4,c4 #cjjc7d777 for the exchange of
 information related to potential       
violations of ,united ,states export    
controls2  7#c7 serve as a primary point
 of contact between enforcement         
authorities and agencies engaged in     
export licensing2  7#d7 coordinate law  
enforcement public outreach activities  
related to ,united ,states export       
controls2 and  7#e7 establish           
governmentwide statistical tracking     
capabilities for ,united ,states        
criminal and administrative export      
control enforcement activities1 to be   
conducted by the ,department of         
,homeland ,security with information    
provided by and shared with all relevant
 departments and agencies participating 
in the ,center4  7d7 ,director2 other   
personnel  7#a7 ,director  7,a7 ,in     

general ,the ,center shall have a       
,director1 who shall be a full-time     
senior officer or employee of the       
,department of ,homeland ,security1     
designated by the ,secretary of         
,homeland ,security4  7,b7 ,functions of
 ,director ,the ,director shall-- 7i7   
convene and preside at meetings of the  
,center2  7ii7 determine the agenda for 
those meetings2  7iii7 direct the work  
of the ,center2 and  7iv7 as appropriate
 to particular subject matters1 organize
 and coordinate subgroups of the members
 of the ,center4  7#b7 ,deputy          
,directors ,the ,center shall have #b   
,deputy ,directors1 who shall be        
full-time senior officers or employees  
of the ,department of ,commerce and the 
,department of ,justice1 designated by  
the ,secretary of ,commerce and the     
,attorney ,general1 respectively1       
detailed to the ,center and reporting to
 the ,director4  7#c7 ,intelligence     
community liaison ,the ,center shall    
have an ,intelligence ,community        

,liaison1 who shall be a full-time      
senior officer or employee of the       
,federal ,government1 designated by the 
,director of ,national ,intelligence1   
and detailed or assigned to the ,center4
  7#d7 ,staff  7,a7 ,in general ,the    
,center shall have a full-time staff    
reporting to the ,director4  7,b7       
,detailees ,executive departments and   
agencies specified in subsection 7b7    
shall detail or assign their employees  
to the ,center4  7e7 ,administration    
,the ,department of ,homeland ,security 
shall operate and provide funding and   
administrative support for the ,center  
to the extent permitted by law and      
subject to the availability of          
appropriations4  7f7 ,website ,the      
,director of the ,center may establish a
 publicly accessible website for the    
,center with a domain name that is      
independent of websites of the          
,department of ,homeland ,security4  #c4
 ,unlawful transshipment and diversion  
of exports  7a7 ,in general ,the ,center

 shall-- 7#a7 serve as a primary forum  
for the coordination of export control  
enforcement efforts focused on unlawful 
transshipment and diversion of exports2 
and  7#b7 develop best practices for    
executive departments and agencies to   
improve efforts to combat the unlawful  
transshipment and diversion of exports4 
7b7 ,areas of focus ,in carrying out the
 duties described in subsection 7a71 the
 ,center shall focus its efforts on1    
among other matters-- 7#a7 sensitive    
technologies1 including technologies    
relating to-- 7,a7 semiconductors2  7,b7
 the development of advanced artificial 
intelligence capabilities2 and  7,c7 the
 development of quantum technology      
components and capabilities2 and  7#b7  
the unlawful transshipment and diversion
 of exports to-- 7,a7 the ,people's     
,republic of ,china2  7,b7 the ,russian 
,federation2  7,c7 the ,islamic         
,republic of ,iran2 and  7,d7 the       
,democratic ,people's ,republic of      
,korea4  7c7 ,notice to the private     

sector ,in carrying out the duties      
described in subsection 7a71 the ,center
 shall develop best practices for and   
support the dissemination of specific   
and actionable information about        
transshipment and diversion risks to    
relevant private sector entities on a   
timely basis1 as appropriate4  #d4      
,reports on postings of ,united ,states 
and foreign law enforcement officials   
7a7 ,report on foreign postings of law  
enforcement agents ,not later than #ahj 
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,director of the ,center 
shall submit to ,congress a report that 
includes-- 7#a7 an assessment of the    
value of increasing the number of law   
enforcement officials posted in foreign 
countries to enhance export control     
enforcement efforts focused on the      
unlawful transshipment and diversion of 
exports2  7#b7 an analysis of specific  
countries1 regions1 and shipping routes 
that pose a heightened risk with respect
 to such transshipment and diversion2   

and  7#c7 an assessment of resources    
required to increase the number of law  
enforcement officials posted in foreign 
countries pursuant to paragraph 7#a74   
7b7 ,report on postings of foreign      
officials at the center ,not later than 
one year after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,director of the     
,center shall submit to ,congress a     
report that includes-- 7#a7 an          
assessment of the value of hosting      
foreign law enforcement or other        
officials at the ,center2  7#b7 an      
assessment of which countries would     
provide the most value for the ,united  
,states ,government in posting officials
 at the ,center2 and  7#c7 an assessment
 of what1 if any1 changes to statute1   
regulation1 or policy would be required 
to host foreign officials at the        
,center4  #e4 ,authorization of         
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated to the ,secretary of    
,homeland ,security for fiscal year     
#bjbe #be1jjj1jjj for the costs of      

establishing the ,center4