,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dfdg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #i1 #bjbd
 ,mr4 ,cardin 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,kaine1
 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,ms4       
,warren1 and ,mr4 ,markey7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,foreign ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
require the transfer of regulatory      
control of certain munitions exports    
from the ,department of ,commerce to the
 ,department of ,state1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short titles2 table of  
contents  7a7 ,short titles ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,americas ,regional 
,monitoring of ,arms ,sales ,act of     
#bjbd or the ,,armas ,act of #bjbd4  7b7
 ,table of contents ,the table of       
contents for this ,act is as follows3   
,sec4 #a4 ,short titles2 table of       
contents4 ,sec4 #b4 ,findings4 ,sec4 #c4
 ,definitions4 ,sec4 #d4 ,transfer of   
regulatory control of certain munitions 
exports from ,department of ,commerce to

 ,department of ,state4 ,sec4 #e4       
,reports and strategy on disruption of  
illegal export and trafficking of       
firearms to ,mexico and certain ,central
 ,american1 ,caribbean1 and ,south      
,american countries4 ,sec4 #f4          
,designation of covered countries4 ,sec4
 #g4 ,certification requirements        
relating to certain munitions exports4  
,sec4 #h4 ,limitation on licenses and   
other authorizations for export of      
certain items removed from the ,commerce
 ,control ,list and included on the     
,united ,states ,munitions ,list4  #b4  
,findings ,congress finds the following3
 7#a7 ,violence in ,mexico1 ,central    
,america1 and the ,caribbean is         
exacerbated by firearms originating in  
the ,united ,states4  7#b7 ,while       
firearms are trafficked to ,mexico from 
a variety of countries1 firearms        
originating in the ,united ,states      
account for #gj percent of the firearms 
recovered and traced from crimes in     
,mexico1 according to the #bjba         

,government ,accountability ,office     
7referred to in this section as ,,gao7  
report published by the ,comptroller    
,general of the ,united ,states titled  
,firearms ,trafficking3 ,u4,s4 ,efforts 
to ,disrupt ,gun ,smuggling into ,mexico
 ,would ,benefit from ,additional ,data 
and ,analysis4  7#c7 ,united            
,states-origin firearm flows contribute 
to human rights violations1 organized   
crime and gang violence1 extrajudicial  
killings1 high homicide rates1 domestic 
violence1 and femicides in ,mexico1     
,central ,america1 and the ,caribbean4  
7#d7 ,firearms trafficking from the     
,united ,states and firearm violence are
 key drivers of immigration and asylum  
claims from ,central ,america4  7#e7    
,according to the ,united ,nations      
,regional ,centre for ,peace1           
,disarmament and ,development in ,latin 
,america and the ,caribbean1 firearms   
are used in #gj percent of homicides in 
the ,caribbean compared to #cj percent  
globally1 and while the ,caribbean      

constitutes less than #a percent of the 
global population1 #bc percent of all   
recorded homicides worldwide take place 
in the ,caribbean4  7#f7 ,in an ,august 
#bjbb press conference1 ,homeland       
,security ,investigations officials     
reported a marked uptick in the number  
of weapons1 and an increase in the      
caliber and type of weapons1 being      
illegally trafficked to ,haiti and the  
rest of the ,caribbean4  7#g7 ,the      
,caribbean ,basin ,security ,initiative 
of the ,department of ,state1 which     
commenced in #bjji--  7,a7 is the       
regional foreign assistance program of  
the ,united ,states that seeks to reduce
 illicit trafficking in the ,caribbean  
region and advance public safety and    
security2  7,b7 seeks to improve the    
capacity of ,caribbean countries to     
intercept smuggled weapons at airports  
and seaports2  7,c7 provides support for
 forensic ballistics and firearms       
destruction and stockpile management2   
and  7,d7 has also included support for 

regional organizations1 including--  7i7
 the ,caribbean ,community              
,implementation ,agency for ,crime and  
,security 7,,caricom ,,impacs71 which   
based in ,trinidad and ,tobago1 and is  
the lead agency involved in the issue of
 illicit firearms trafficking and       
increasing the capacity of member states
 to detect and prevent firearms         
trafficking2 and  7ii7 the ,eastern     
,caribbean's ,regional ,security        
,system1 which is based in ,barbados4   
7#h7 ,the ,central ,america ,regional   
,security ,initiative of the ,department
 of ,state has been working since #bjaj 
to promote long-term investments in     
,central ,america-- 7,a7 to increase    
citizen security2  7,b7 to disrupt      
illicit trafficking2 and  7,c7 to       
enhance the capacity and accountability 
of governments in the region to         
establish effective state-presence and  
security in violent communities4  7#i7  
,two ,,gao reports on firearms          
trafficking1 which were published in    

#bjba and #bjbb1 respectively1 have     
affirmed that firearms trafficking to   
,mexico and ,central ,america continues 
to represent a security concern to the  
,united ,states1 as ,united             
,states-origin firearms are diverted    
from legitimate owners and end up in the
 hands of violent criminals1 including  
drug traffickers and other transnational
 criminal organizations4 ,a ,,gao report
 on the effect of firearms trafficking  
in the ,caribbean has not yet been      
compiled4  7#aj7 ,in the reports        
referred to in paragraph 7#i71 the      
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states found that--  7,a7 ,federal     
departments and agencies lacked         
information and analysis of the firearms
 trafficking networks in ,mexico and    
,central ,america2  7,b7 few efforts by 
the ,united ,states ,government in the  
region focused on firearms trafficking2 
and  7,c7 as a result1 ,federal         
departments and agencies lack a detailed
 understanding of the firearms          

trafficking that fuels violence and     
enables criminals in ,belize1 ,el       
,salvador1 ,guatemala1 ,honduras1 and   
,mexico4  7#aa7 ,firearms used to kidnap
 and kill a group of ,united ,states    
citizens traveling in ,matamoros1       
,mexico were illegally smuggled from the
 ,united ,states into ,mexico4 ,the     
suspect in these killings admitted to   
,federal agents that he purchased       
firearms in the ,united ,states1        
smuggled them across the border1 and    
knowingly provided them to members of   
the ,gulf ,cartel4  7#ab7 ,as the       
incident described in paragraph 7#aa7   
demonstrates1 ,united ,states-sourced   
firearms are being smuggled and diverted
 to cartels implicated in the supply and
 flow of illegal fentanyl and other     
dangerous drugs1 which threatens the    
public health and safety of ,united     
,states citizens4  7#ac7 ,in the #bjbb  
,,gao report ,firearms ,trafficking3    
,more ,information ,needed to ,inform   
,u4,s4 ,efforts in ,central ,america1   

the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united
 ,states reported that efforts of the   
,united ,states ,government focused on  
firearms trafficking in ,belize1 ,el    
,salvador1 ,guatemala1 and ,honduras    
lacked information about relevant       
country conditions and performance      
measures to ensure such efforts were    
designed and implemented to achieve the 
intended objectives and1 as a result1   
the ,comptroller ,general recommended   
that the ,secretary of ,state obtain    
information about the conditions in such
 countries to support the development of
 effective programs to reduce the       
availability of illicit firearms4  7#ad7
 ,data on firearms trafficking is       
limited4 ,data compilation is crucial to
 understanding the problem4  7#ae7 ,as  
of the date of the publication of the   
report referred to in paragraph 7#ac71  
the ,secretary of ,commerce had not     
assigned any agents to ,central ,america
 on permanent assignment4  7#af7 ,in    
#bjba and #bjbb1 the annual ,country    

,reports on ,human ,rights ,practices of
 the ,department of ,state included     
unlawful and arbitrary killings as a    
significant human rights issue in       
,guatemala4 ,despite such inclusion1 the
 ,under ,secretary of ,commerce for     
,industry and ,security has authorized  
approximately #ii1bgj firearms exports  
to ,guatemala since assuming            
responsibility for firearms licensing in
 #bjbj4  7#ag7 ,when firearms were      
controlled under the ,united ,states    
,munitions ,list and the licensing of   
firearms was the responsibility of the  
,secretary of ,state1 the average number
 of firearms licensed for export to     
,guatemala was approximately #d1jjj per 
year4  7#ah7 ,the number of exports     
specified in paragraph 7#af7 represents 
an extraordinary increase from the      
number specified in paragraph 7#ag74    
,the ,under ,secretary of ,commerce for 
,industry and ,security has only been   
able to conduct a very limited number of
 end-use checks1 according to the #bjbb 

,,gao report ,firearms ,trafficking3    
,more ,information ,needed to ,inform   
,u4,s4 ,efforts in ,central ,america4   
7#ai7 ,since the ,department of         
,commerce gained jurisdiction over the  
control of firearm export licensing--   
7,a7 there has been a #db percent       
increase in firearm exports compared to 
averages for such exports when the      
control of such exports was under the   
jurisdiction of the ,department of      
,state2  7,b7 the total value of export 
licenses approved annually has increased
 by an estimated #d1dej1jjj1jjj2 and    
7,c7 the ,secretary of ,commerce has    
also approved #ie percent of license    
applications for such exports4  7#bj7   
,according to the ,census ,bureau1      
,mexico1 ,guatemala1 and ,brazil have   
been among the top #aj destinations for 
,united ,states-manufactured            
semiautomatic firearm exports4  7#ba7   
,the #bjba security cooperation plan1   
titled ,u4,s4-,mexico ,bicentennial     
,framework for ,security1 ,public       

,heath1 and ,safe ,communities1         
explicitly identifies reducing illicit  
arms trafficking as a ,cooperation ,area
 with specific objectives-- 7,a7 to     
increase efforts to reduce the illicit  
trafficking of firearms1 ammunition1 and
 explosive devices2  7,b7 to increase   
bilateral information sharing on illicit
 firearms trafficking2 and  7,c7 to     
increase investigative and prosecutorial
 capacity to address illicit firearms   
trafficking4  7#bb7 ,as of ,march #bjbc1
 during the second phase of the         
,bicentennial ,framework referred to in 
paragraph 7#ba7-- 7,a7 the ,united      
,states and ,mexico were focusing       
specifically on stemming firearms       
trafficking to ,mexico2 and  7,b7 the   
,department of ,justice's ,operation    
,southbound had deployed #i interagency 
,firearms ,trafficking ,task ,forces to 
#h cities along the southwest border to 
focus on such firearms trafficking1     
which resulted in the seizure of nearly 
#b1jjj firearms during the first #f     

months of fiscal year #bjbc1 and        
represents a #fe4h percent increase in  
firearms seizures compared to the same  
period during fiscal year #bjbb4  7#bc7 
,homeland ,security ,investigations has 
reported a surge in firearms trafficking
 from the ,united ,states to ,haiti     
since #bjba1 and the recovery of        
increasingly sophisticated arms destined
 for ports in ,haiti1 including--  7,a7 
4#ej caliber sniper rifles2  7,b7 4#cjh 
caliber rifles2 and  7,c7 belt-fed      
machine guns4  7#bd7 ,the #bjbc         
,assessment by the ,united ,nations     
,office on ,drugs and ,crime1 titled    
,haiti's ,criminal ,markets3 ,mapping   
,trends in ,firearms and ,drug          
,trafficking1 outlines the use of       
increasingly sophisticated methods1     
including a #bjbb seizure of containers 
filled with semi-automatic weapons and  
handguns addressed to the ,episcopal    
,church and labeled as relief supplies4 
7#be7 ,the ,bipartisan ,safer           
,communities ,act 7,public ,law         

#aag-aei71 which was enacted into law on
 ,june #be1 #bjbb1 implemented key      
efforts to address firearm trafficking1 
including-- 7,a7 establishing a ,federal
 criminal offense for firearm           
trafficking2 and  7,b7 strengthening the
 capability of the ,bureau of ,alcohol1 
,tobacco1 ,firearms and ,explosives to  
interdict firearms4  7#bf7 ,a growing   
number of firearms exported by ,united  
,states manufacturers are found involved
 in violent crimes worldwide1 including 
the pistol used in a mass shooting of   
#bc children and two teachers in        
,thailand in ,october #bjbb1 which was  
linked to a ,united ,states factory4    
#c4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7    
,appropriate congressional committees   
,the term appropriate congressional     
committees means--  7,a7 the ,committee 
on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate2  
7,b7 the ,committee on ,commerce1       
,science1 and ,transportation of the    
,senate2  7,c7 the ,committee on        
,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of      

,representatives2 and  7,d7 the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of  
the ,house of ,representatives4  7#b7   
,covered country ,the term covered      
country means any country designated by 
the ,secretary of ,state pursuant to    
section #f as a covered country4  7#c7  
,covered munition ,the term covered     
munition means--  7,a7 any previously   
covered item2 or  7,b7 any item that1 on
 or after the date of the enactment of  
this ,act1 is designated for control    
under ,category ,i1 ,,ii1 or ,,iii of   
the ,united ,states ,munitions ,list    
pursuant to section #ch of the ,arms    
,export ,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4    
#bggh7 or otherwise subject to control  
under any such category4  7#d7 ,firearm 
,the term firearm includes covered      
munitions4  7#e7 ,gross violations of   
internationally recognized human rights 
,the term gross violations of           
internationally recognized human rights 
has the meaning given such term in      
section #ejb;,b7d77#a7 of the ,foreign  

,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4
 #bcjd7;d77#a774  7#f7 ,previously      
covered item ,the term previously       
covered item means any item that-- 7,a7 
as of ,march #h1 #bjbj1 was included in 
,category ,i1 ,,ii1 or ,,iii of the     
,united ,states ,munitions ,list2 and   
7,b7 as of the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 is included on the ,commerce 
,control ,list4  7#g7 ,security         
assistance ,the term security assistance
 includes--  7,a7 any type of assistance
 specified in section #ejb;,b7d77#b7 of 
the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa  
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcjd72 and  7,b7        
assistance furnished under an           
international security assistance       
program of the ,united ,states conducted
 under any other provision of law1      
including the authorities under chapter 
#af of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4
  7#h7 ,united states munitions list    
,the term ,united ,states ,munitions    
,list means the list maintained pursuant
 to part #aba of title #bb1 ,code of    

,federal ,regulations4  #d4 ,transfer of
 regulatory control of certain munitions
 exports from ,department of ,commerce  
to ,department of ,state  7a7 ,transfer 
,not later than #a year after the date  
of the enactment of this ,act--  7#a7   
the ,secretary of ,commerce shall       
transfer the control over the export of 
each previously covered item to the     
jurisdiction of the ,department of      
,state2 and  7#b7 following such        
transfer1 control over the export of any
 covered munition may not be transferred
 to the jurisdiction of the ,department 
of ,commerce4  7b7 ,rulemaking ,the     
,secretary of ,state and the ,secretary 
of ,commerce shall prescribe such       
regulations as may be necessary to      
implement this section by the date      
specified in subsection 7a74  7c7       
,prohibition on promotion of certain    
munitions exports by ,department of     
,commerce ,the ,secretary of ,commerce  
may not take any actions to promote the 
export of any previously covered item1  

including actions before1 on1 or after  
the date on which the ,secretary        
transfers the control over the export of
 the previously covered item to the     
jurisdiction of the ,department ,state  
under subsection 7a74  7d7 ,rule of     
construction ,nothing in this section   
may be construed as limiting any        
authority relating to the designation1  
control1 or removal of items under the  
,united ,states ,munitions ,list or the 
,commerce ,control ,list1 other than the
 specific authority to transfer the     
control of an item as specified in      
subsection 7a74  #e4 ,reports and       
strategy on disruption of illegal export
 and trafficking of firearms to ,mexico 
and certain ,central ,american1         
,caribbean1 and ,south ,american        
countries  7a7 ,report  7#a7 ,submission
 ,not later than #ahj days after the    
date of the enactment of this ,act1 the 
,secretary of ,state1 in consultation   
with the ,secretary of ,commerce1 the   
,attorney ,general1 the ,director of the

 ,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1         
,firearms and ,explosives1 and the heads
 of such other ,federal departments or  
agencies as the ,secretary of ,state may
 determine relevant1 shall submit a     
report to the appropriate congressional 
committees that describes the efforts of
 the ,secretary of ,state and the heads 
of other relevant ,federal departments  
and agencies to disrupt--  7,a7 the     
illegal export or diversion of firearms 
from the ,united ,states to unauthorized
 recipients in covered countries1       
including through unauthorized          
third-party transfers2 and  7,b7 the    
illegal trafficking of firearms obtained
 in the ,united ,states to recipients in
 such countries4  7#b7 ,matters ,the    
report required under paragraph 7#a7    
shall include1 with respect to the      
efforts specified in such paragraph--   
7,a7 the identification of any such     
efforts1 including efforts--  7i7 to    
track and verify information regarding  
the end-users of firearms so exported1  

including by entering into data-sharing 
agreements-- 7,i7 with appropriate      
counterparts from the governments of    
such covered countries2 and  7,,ii7     
between the relevant departments and    
agencies of the ,united ,states         
,government2  7ii7 to ensure the        
destruction of surplus firearms so      
exported2  7iii7 to ensure that firearms
 so exported are not used to commit     
extrajudicial killings or other gross   
violations of internationally recognized
 human rights2  7iv7 to build the       
capacity of such covered countries to   
prevent the trafficking of firearms so  
exported1 including through current     
programs supported or implemented by the
 ,united ,states ,government2  7v7 to   
track and verify information regarding  
the end-users of firearms obtained in   
the ,united ,states and illegally       
trafficked to such covered countries2   
7vi7 to combat all forms of cross-border
 smuggling of firearms from the ,united 
,states1 including via maritime vessels 

and aircraft2  7vii7 to engage with     
subnational government officials in such
 covered countries to effectively       
implement and enforce agreements        
relating to the trafficking of firearms 
that have been concluded between the    
,united ,states ,government and the     
national government of the respective   
covered country2  7viii7 to identify the
 origin of trafficked firearms1         
including through the serial numbers of 
trafficked firearms1 and sharing such   
information with relevant law           
enforcement agencies of--  7,i7 the     
,united ,states2  7,,ii7 the respective 
covered country2 and  7,,iii7 any other 
country determined relevant for purposes
 of such information sharing2  7ix7 to  
implement--  7,i7 the ,u4,s4-,mexico    
,bicentennial ,framework for ,security1 
,public ,heath1 and ,safe ,communities2 
7,,ii7 any successor or subsequent      
bilateral agreements with ,mexico2 or   
7,,iii7 similar bilateral agreements    
with any other covered country on       

combating firearm trafficking1          
transnational organizations1 or         
fentanyl2  7x7 to implement the         
recommendations made in--  7,i7 the     
#bjba ,,gao report titled ,firearms     
,trafficking3 ,u4,s4 ,efforts to        
,disrupt ,gun ,smuggling into ,mexico   
,would ,benefit from ,additional ,data  
and ,analysis2  7,,ii7 the #bjbb ,,gao  
report titled ,firearms ,trafficking3   
,more ,information ,needed to ,inform   
,u4,s4 ,efforts in ,central ,america2   
and  7,,iii7 the forthcoming ,,gao      
report that focuses on a similar topic  
for the ,caribbean2 and  7xi7 to enhance
 cooperation among relevant ,federal    
departments and agencies to combat      
firearms trafficking and prosecute      
illegal firearm smugglers2  7,b7 an     
assessment of the results of the efforts
 described in subparagraph 7,a72  7,c7  
an assessment of the impact that the    
,march #bjbj decision to transfer       
jurisdiction over the export of         
semiautomatic weapons1 including        

assault-style rifles and sniper rifles1 
from the ,department of ,state to the   
,department of ,commerce has had on the 
number of and types of firearms         
manufactured in the ,united ,states     
being sent to covered countries2 and    
7,d7 a description of how homicides1    
extrajudicial killings1 and other gross 
violations of internationally recognized
 human rights committed in such covered 
countries using firearms exported from  
or obtained in the ,united ,states have 
been investigated4  7b7 ,interagency    
strategy  7#a7 ,in general ,the         
,secretary of ,state1 in consultation   
with the ,secretary of ,commerce1 taking
 into account the findings of the report
 required under subsection 7a71 shall   
jointly develop an interagency strategy 
for the disruption of the trafficking of
 firearms exported from the ,united     
,states to recipients in covered        
countries4  7#b7 ,elements ,the strategy
 under paragraph 7#a7 shall include--   
7,a7 a plan for the ,united ,states to  

accomplish each of the objectives       
specified in subsection 7a77#b77;,a72   
7,b7 the identification of specific     
performance measures1 targets 7including
 the baselines for such targets71 and   
timelines with respect to such          
objectives2  7,c7 an estimate of the    
resources and personnel necessary to    
carry out the strategy2  7,d7 a plan for
 cooperation between the ,secretary of  
,state1 the ,secretary of ,commerce1 and
 the heads of any other ,federal        
departments or agencies involved in     
anti-firearm trafficking efforts1       
including the ,attorney ,general1 the   
,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 and  
the ,director of the ,bureau of         
,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms and       
,explosives2 and  7,e7 a plan for       
coordination between the ,secretary of  
,state1 the ,secretary of ,commerce1 and
 such heads regarding efforts in        
countries designated as covered         
countries under section #e to combat the
 trafficking of ,united ,states-sourced 

firearms--  7i7 from the ,united ,states
 to such designated countries2 and  7ii7
 from such designated countries to other
 countries in the surrounding region4   
7#c7 ,required considerations2          
consultations ,in developing the        
strategy required under paragraph 7#a71 
the ,secretary of ,state shall-- 7,a7   
consider how the strategy may support or
 otherwise align with broader efforts of
 the ,secretary of ,state relating to   
security assistance1 anti-corruption1   
and the prevention of organized crime   
and drug and gang violence2  7,b7       
consider whether the placement in the   
,western ,hemisphere of an export       
control officer of the ,bureau of       
,industry and ,security of the          
,department of ,commerce1 or other      
personnel of the ,department of         
,commerce or the ,department of ,state1 
would support the strategy2  7,c7       
consult with the appropriate            
congressional committees2 and  7,d7 seek
 to consult with appropriate            

counterparts from the government of each
 covered country4  7#d7 ,submission to  
congress ,not later than #a year after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary of ,state shall submit   
the strategy required under paragraph   
7#a7 to the appropriate congressional   
committees4  7c7 ,improved tracking of  
trafficked firearms  7#a7 ,assessment of
 data availability ,not later than #ahj 
days after the date on which a country  
is designated 7or deemed to be          
designated1 as the case may be7 as a    
covered country pursuant to section #f1 
the ,secretary of ,state1 in            
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,commerce1 the ,attorney ,general1 the  
,director of the ,bureau of ,alcohol1   
,tobacco1 ,firearms and ,explosives1 and
 the heads of such other ,federal       
departments or agencies as the          
,secretary of ,state may determine      
relevant1 shall conduct and submit to   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of
 the ,senate and the ,committee on      

,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of      
,representatives an assessment of the   
extent to which the law enforcement     
agencies of such covered country make   
available to the ,united ,states        
,government forensic information of     
trafficked firearms4  7#b7 ,addressing  
gaps in data ,for the duration of the   
period during which a country is        
designated as a covered country pursuant
 to section #f1 the ,secretary of ,state
 shall--  7,a7 seek to engage with the  
foreign counterparts of the government  
of such covered country to improve the  
collection and sharing of the forensic  
information of trafficked firearms      
confiscated by the law enforcement      
agencies of such covered country2 and   
7,b7 promptly provide any such forensic 
information shared pursuant to          
subparagraph 7,a7 to the relevant       
,federal1 ,state1 and local law         
enforcement agencies for purposes of use
 in criminal or civil investigations    
into violations of relevant ,united     

,states ,federal laws1 including the    
,arms ,export ,control ,act 7#bb        
,u4,s4,c4 #bgea et seq474  7#c7         
,forensic information defined ,in this  
subsection1 the term forensic           
information1 with respect to a          
trafficked firearm1 includes-- 7,a7 the 
serial number of the firearm2 and  7,b7 
any other information that may be used  
to identify the origin of the firearm or
 any person or organization involved in 
the trafficking of the firearm4  7d7    
,annual report  7#a7 ,submission ,not   
later than #a year after the date of the
 enactment of this ,act1 and annually   
thereafter1 the ,secretary or           
,secretaries concerned 7in consultation 
with the heads of such other ,federal   
departments or agencies as the          
,secretary or ,secretaries concerned may
 determine relevant7 shall submit a     
report to the appropriate congressional 
committees that describes the export of 
covered munitions to covered countries4 
7#b7 ,matters ,each report under        

paragraph 7#a7 shall include1 with      
respect to the year for which the report
 is submitted1 disaggregated by         
country-- 7,a7 information regarding    
license applications approved or denied 
by the ,department of ,state or the     
,department of ,commerce1 and previously
 issued licenses for the export of      
covered munitions to proposed recipients
 in covered countries that have been    
modified or revoked2  7,b7 information  
regarding how evolving country contexts1
 including with respect to developments 
in human rights1 affected the approval  
of license applications for such        
exports2  7,c7 the number of licenses   
issued for the export of covered        
munitions to proposed recipients in     
covered countries2  7,d7 the number of  
covered munitions exported to recipients
 in covered countries2  7,e7 with       
respect to end-user checks for covered  
munitions exported to recipients in     
covered countries conducted pursuant to 
section #ch7;g77#g7 of the ,arms ,export

 ,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4           
#bggh7;g77#g77 7commonly referred to as 
the ,blue ,lantern program71 the        
monitoring program established under the
 second section #dj;,a of the ,arms     
,export ,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4    
#bghe7 7as added by section #aej7;a7 of 
,public ,law #ajd-afd71 or any other    
applicable program of the ,department of
 ,commerce or the ,department of        
,state--  7i7 the number of such        
end-user checks requested2  7ii7 the    
number of such end-user checks          
conducted2  7iii7 the type of such      
end-user checks conducted2 and  7iv7 the
 results of such end-user checks        
conducted2  7,f7 information on the     
extent to which the heads of the        
governments of covered countries shared 
with the ,secretary or ,secretaries     
concerned and the heads of other        
relevant ,federal departments and       
agencies 7such as the ,bureau of        
,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms and       
,explosives7 data relating to the       

receipt and end-use of covered munitions
 exported from the ,united ,states1 and 
the type of data so shared2 and  7,g7   
for each covered country1 a description 
of the ,united ,states funding and      
resources allocated for the purpose of  
disrupting trafficking of covered       
munitions4  7#c7 ,secretary or          
,secretaries concerned defined ,in this 
subsection1 the term ,secretary or      
,secretaries concerned means-- 7,a7 if a
 single ,federal department or agency   
has jurisdiction over the export control
 of covered munitions1 the head of such 
,federal department or agency2 or  7,b7 
if multiple ,federal departments or     
agencies have jurisdiction over the     
export control of covered munitions1 the
 head of each such ,federal department  
or agency4  #f4 ,designation of covered 
countries  7a7 ,in general ,not later   
than #ahj days after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,bahamas1   
,belize1 ,brazil1 ,colombia1 ,ecuador1  
,el ,salvador1 ,guatemala1 ,honduras1   

,mexico1 ,haiti1 ,jamaica1 and ,trinidad
 and ,tobago shall be designated by the 
,secretary of ,state as covered         
countries for purposes of this ,act4    
7b7 ,termination of designation ,the    
countries designated pursuant to        
subsection 7a7 shall continue to be so  
designated during the #e-year period    
beginning on the date of enactment of   
this ,act1 after which period the       
,secretary of ,state may terminate the  
designation with respect to any such    
country if1 at least #ahj days before   
such termination1 the ,secretary submits
 a notification of such termination to  
the appropriate congressional           
committees4  #g4 ,certification         
requirements relating to certain        
munitions exports  7a7 ,initial         
certification2 prohibition  7#a7 ,in    
general ,except as provided in paragraph
 7#b71 no covered munition may be       
transferred to the government of a      
covered country1 or any other           
organization1 citizen1 or resident of   

such covered country1 until the         
,secretary of ,state submits to the     
appropriate congressional committees a  
certification that the program required 
under subsection 7c7 has been           
established4  7#b7 ,waiver ,during the  
#a-year period beginning on the         
effective date described in subsection  
7d71 the ,secretary of ,state may waive 
the certification requirement under     
paragraph 7#a7 with respect to the      
transfer of a covered munition to the   
government of a country described in    
paragraph 7#a7 if the ,secretary-- 7,a7 
certifies to the appropriate            
congressional committees that such      
waiver is in the national security      
interest of the ,united ,states2 and    
7,b7 includes a written justification   
with such certification4  7b7 ,review   
and recertification  7#a7 ,in general   
,not later than #c years after the date 
of the submission of the certification  
pursuant to subsection 7a7 for a covered
 country1 and annually thereafter until 

such time as the designation of such    
country is terminated pursuant to       
section #f7;d71 the ,secretary of ,state
 shall review1 and submit to the        
appropriate congressional committees a  
recertification of1 such certification4 
7#b7 ,prohibition ,if the ,secretary of 
,state is unable to recertify a covered 
country as required under paragraph     
7#a71 no covered munition may be        
transferred to the government of the    
covered country1 or any other           
organization1 citizen1 or resident of   
such covered country1 until the date on 
which the ,secretary is able to so      
recertify4  7c7 ,program  7#a7          
,establishment ,the ,secretary of ,state
 shall establish and carry out a program
 under which the ,secretary shall       
prohibit the retransfer of covered      
munitions transferred to covered        
countries without the consent of the    
,united ,states and provide for the     
registration and end-use monitoring of  
such covered munitions in accordance    

with the requirements described in      
paragraph 7#b74  7#b7 ,requirements     
7,a7 ,detailed record ,the ,secretary   
shall maintain a detailed record of the 
origin1 shipping1 and distribution of   
covered munitions transferred to covered
 countries4  7,b7 ,registration ,the    
,secretary shall register the serial    
numbers of all covered munitions1 which 
shall be provided to the governments of 
covered countries and other             
organizations1 citizens1 and residents  
within such covered countries4  7,c7    
,end-use monitoring ,the ,secretary     
shall carry out a program for the       
end-use monitoring of covered munitions 
transferred to the entities and         
individuals described in subparagraph   
7,b74  7#c7 ,review of database ,in     
prohibiting the retransfer of covered   
munitions without the consent of the    
,united ,states pursuant to the program 
established pursuant to paragraph 7#a71 
the ,secretary of ,state1 in            
consultation with the ,secretary of     

,commerce1 shall--  7,a7 review the     
database of the ,department of ,state   
that stores records relating to vetting 
conducted pursuant to section #fbj,m of 
the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa  
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcgh;d7 or section #cfb 
of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1    
known as the ,international ,vetting and
 ,security ,tracking-cloud system or    
,,invest system 7or any successor       
database71 for any such records relating
 to the prospective recipients of such  
retransfer2 and  7,b7 ensure that such  
consent is not granted for any such     
prospective recipient who the ,secretary
 of ,state determines1 taking into      
account the review under subparagraph   
7,a71 is credibly implicated in a gross 
violation of internationally recognized 
human rights4  7#d7 ,data storage and   
sharing ,in carrying out the program    
established pursuant to paragraph 7#a71 
the ,secretary of ,state shall-- 7,a7   
ensure that any data received pursuant  
to such program is stored and maintained

 in a database of the ,department of    
,state2 and  7,b7 to the extent         
practicable1 provide for the sharing of 
such data with the ,secretary of        
,commerce and the heads of such other   
,federal departments or agencies as the 
,secretary of ,state may determine      
relevant4  7d7 ,effective date ,this    
section shall take effect on the date   
that is #a year after the date on which 
the ,secretary of ,commerce completes   
the transfer of the control over the    
export of previously covered items to   
the jurisdiction of the ,department of  
,state pursuant to section #d7;a74  #h4 
,limitation on licenses and other       
authorizations for export of certain    
items removed from the ,commerce        
,control ,list and included on the      
,united ,states ,munitions ,list  7a7   
,in general ,the ,secretary of ,state   
may not grant an export license or other
 authorization for the export of a      
previously covered item unless1 before  
granting such license or other          

authorization1 the ,secretary submits to
 the appropriate congressional          
committees a written certification with 
respect to such proposed export license 
or other authorization containing-- 7#a7
 the name of the person applying for the
 license or other authorization2  7#b7  
the name of the person who is the       
proposed recipient of the export2  7#c7 
the name of the country or international
 organization to which the export will  
be made2  7#d7 a description of the     
items proposed to be exported2 and  7#e7
 the value of the items proposed to be  
exported4  7b7 ,form ,each certification
 required under subsection 7a7 shall be 
submitted in unclassified form1 except  
that information regarding the dollar   
value and number of items proposed to be
 exported may be restricted from public 
disclosure if such disclosure would be  
detrimental to the security of the      
,united ,states4  7c7 ,deadlines ,each  
certification required under subsection 
7a7 shall be submitted--  7#a7 not later

 than #ae days before a proposed export 
license or other authorization is       
granted in the case of a transfer of    
items to a country which is a member of 
the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty            
,organization or ,australia1 ,japan1 the
 ,republic of ,korea1 ,israel1 or ,new  
,zealand1 and  7#b7 not later than #cj  
days before a proposed export license or
 other authorization is granted in the  
case of a transfer of items to any other
 country4  7d7 ,congressional resolution
 of disapproval ,a proposed export      
license or other authorization described
 in subsection 7c77#a7 shall become     
effective after the end of the #ae-;day 
period described in such subsection1 and
 a proposed export license or other     
authorization described in subsection   
7c77#b7 shall become effective after the
 end of the #cj-;day period specified in
 such subsection if ,congress does not  
enact1 within the applicable time       
period1 a joint resolution prohibiting  
the export of the covered item for which

 the export license or other            
authorization was proposed4