,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fgcf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #af1       
#bjbe,mr4 ,castro of ,texas 7for        
himself1 ,mrs4 ,torres of ,california1  
,mr4 ,goldman of ,new ,york1 ,mrs4      
,cherfilus-,mc,cormick1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 
,mr4 ,magaziner1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,mr4   
,frost1 ,ms4 ,dean of ,pennsylvania1    
,mrs4 ,ramirez1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,mrs4    
,grijalva1 ,ms4 ,omar1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 
,ms4 ,kelly of ,illinois1 ,ms4          
,wasserman ,schultz1 ,mr4 ,menendez1 and
 ,ms4 ,titus7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs  ,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     
title2 table of contents  7a7 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,americas ,regional ,monitoring of ,arms
 ,sales ,act of #bjbe or the ,,armas    

,act of #bjbe4  7b7 ,table of contents  
,the table of contents for this ,act is 
as follows3  ,sec4 #a4 ,short title2    
table of contents4 ,sec4 #b4 ,findings4 
,sec4 #c4 ,transfer of regulatory       
control of certain munitions exports    
from ,department of ,commerce to        
,department of ,state4 ,sec4 #d4        
,reports and strategy on disruption of  
illegal export and trafficking of       
firearms to ,mexico and certain ,central
 ,american and ,caribbean countries4    
,sec4 #e4 ,increasing participation in  
the e,trace program4 ,sec4 #f4          
,modifications to the ,caribbean ,basin 
,security ,initiative4 ,sec4 #g4        
,designation of covered countries4 ,sec4
 #h4 ,certification requirements        
relating to certain munitions exports4  
,sec4 #i4 ,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 ,sec4 
#aj4 ,prohibition on promotion of       

covered munitions4 ,sec4 #aa4           
,definitions4  #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 7,,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 one percent of the global          
population1 it is responsible for #bc   
percent of all recorded homicides4  7#f7
 ,in an ,august #bjbb press conference1 
,united ,states officials of ,homeland  
,security ,investigations 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 ,state that commenced in 

#bjji 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 security4 ,the program      
includes improving the capacity of      
,caribbean countries to intercept       
smuggled weapons at airports and        
seaports1 as well as support for        
forensic ballistics and firearms        
destruction and stockpile management4   
,assistance under the ,caribbean ,basin 
,security ,initiative has also included 
support for regional organizations1     
including--  7,a7 the ,caribbean        
,community ,implementation ,agency for  
,crime and ,security 7,,caricom         
,,impacs71 based in ,trinidad and       
,tobago1 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  7,b7 the ,eastern     
,caribbean's ,regional ,security        
,system1 based in ,barbados4  7#h7 ,two 

,,gao reports 7published in #bjba and   
#bjbb1 respectively7 on firearms        
trafficking 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#i7 ,in these      
reports1 the ,comptroller ,general found
 that ,federal departments and agencies 
lacked information and analysis of the  
firearms trafficking networks in ,mexico
 and ,central ,america1 that few efforts
 of the ,united ,states ,government in  
the region focused on firearms          
trafficking1 and that1 as a result1 such
 agencies lack a detailed understanding 
of the firearms trafficking that fuels  
violence and enables criminals in       

,belize1 ,el ,salvador1 ,guatemala1     
,honduras1 and ,mexico4  7#aj7 ,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#aa7 ,as
 the incident specified 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 threatening the public health and
 safety of ,united ,states citizens4    
7#ab7 ,in the #bjbb ,,gao report        
,firearms ,trafficking3 ,more           
,information ,needed to ,inform ,u4,s4  
,efforts in ,central ,america1 the      
,comptroller ,general found 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 countries1 to support
 the development of effective programs  
to reduce the availability of illicit   
firearms4  7#ac7 ,data on firearms      
trafficking is limited and to understand
 the problem1 data compilation is       
crucial4  7#ad7 ,as of the date of the  
publication of the report specified in  
paragraph 7#ab71 the ,secretary of      
,commerce had not assigned any agents to
 ,central ,america on permanent         
assignment4  7#ae7 ,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 ,guatemala1 yet 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#af7 ,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#ag7   
,the current number of exports specified
 in paragraph 7#ae7 represents an       
extraordinary increase 7as much as #be  
times the average7 from the number      
specified in paragraph 7#af71 and 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#ah7 ,since the ,department of         
,commerce gained jurisdiction over the  
control of firearm export licensing1    
there has been a #cj percent increase in
 firearm exports in comparison to       
averages for such exports when the      
control of such exports was under the   
jurisdiction of the ,department of      
,state4 ,the ,secretary of ,commerce has
 also approved #ie percent of license   
applications for such exports4  7#ai7   
,according to the ,u4,s4 ,census        
,bureau1 ,mexico1 ,guatemala1 and       
,brazil have been among the top #aj     
destinations for ,united                
,states-manufactured semiautomatic      
firearm exports4  7#bj7 ,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 by establishing a ,federal    

criminal offense for firearm trafficking
 and by strengthening the capability of 
the ,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1      
,firearms and ,explosives to interdict  
firearms4  7#ba7 ,a growing number of   
firearms exported by ,united ,states    
manufacturers are found involved in     
violent crimes worldwide4 ,for instance1
 the pistol used in a mass shooting of  
#bc children and two teachers in        
,thailand in ,october #bjbb was linked  
to a ,united ,states factory4  #c4      
,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 the ,secretary 
of ,state may not transfer the control  
over the export of any covered munition 

to the jurisdiction of the ,department  
of ,commerce4  7b7 ,regulations ,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 ,rule 
of construction ,nothing in this section
 shall 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  7d7 ,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  #d4 ,reports and 
strategy on disruption of illegal export
 and trafficking of firearms to ,mexico 
and certain ,central ,american and      
,caribbean countries  7a7 ,report  7#a7 
,submission ,not later than #ahj days   
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary of ,state 7in      
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      
relevant7 shall submit to the           
appropriate congressional committees a  
report on the efforts of the ,secretary 
of ,state and the heads of other        
relevant ,federal departments and       
agencies to disrupt the following3  7,a7
 ,the illegal export or diversion of    
firearms from the ,united ,states to    
unauthorized recipients in countries    

designated as covered countries under   
section #g 7including through           
unauthorized third-party transfers74    
7,b7 ,the illegal trafficking of        
firearms obtained in the ,united ,states
 to recipients in such countries4  7#b7 
,matters ,the report under paragraph    
7#a7 shall include1 with respect to the 
efforts specified in such paragraph1 the
 following3 7,a7 ,an identification of  
any such efforts1 including efforts to  
accomplish the following objectives3    
7i7 ,tracking and verifying 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 ,government4  7ii7 ,ensuring the
 destruction of surplus firearms so     
exported4  7iii7 ,ensuring that firearms
 so exported are not used to commit     
extrajudicial killings or other gross   

violations of internationally recognized
 human rights4  7iv7 ,building 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 ,government4  7v7      
,tracking and verifying information     
regarding the end-users of firearms     
obtained in the ,united ,states and     
illegally trafficked to such covered    
countries4  7vi7 ,combating all forms of
 cross-border smuggling of firearms from
 the ,united ,states1 including via     
maritime vessels and aircraft4  7vii7   
,engaging 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 country4  7viii7     
,identifying 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 sharing4  7ix7     
,implementing the proposed security     
cooperation plan titled ,u4,s4-,mexico  
,bicentennial ,framework for ,security1 
,public ,heath1 and ,safe ,communities1 
and any successor or subsequent         
bilateral agreements on combating       
firearm trafficking1 transnational      
organizations1 or fentanyl4  7x7        
,cooperating with other relevant        
,federal departments and agencies1      
including the ,attorney ,general1 the   
,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 and  
the ,director of the ,bureau of         
,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms and       
,explosives1 to combat firearms         
trafficking and prosecute illegal       
firearm smugglers4  7,b7 ,an assessment 
of the results of the efforts identified

 pursuant to subparagraph 7,a74  7,c7 ,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 ,inter-,agency  
strategy  7#a7 ,in general ,the         
,secretary of ,state1 in consultation   
with the ,secretary of ,commerce1 taking
 into account the findings of the report
 under subsection 7a71 shall jointly    
develop an inter-agency strategy for the
 disruption of the trafficking of       
firearms exported from the ,united      
,states to recipients in countries      
designated as covered countries under   
section #g4  7#b7 ,elements ,the        
strategy under paragraph 7#a7 shall     
include the following3  7,a7 ,a plan for
 the ,united ,states to accomplish each 
of the objectives specified in          
subsection 7a77#b77;,a74  7,b7 ,an      
identification of specific performance  

measures1 targets 7including the        
baselines for such targets71 and        
timelines with respect to such          
objectives4  7,c7 ,an estimate of the   
resources and personnel necessary to    
carry out the strategy4  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       
,explosives4  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 #g 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 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 and  7,c7   
seek to consult with appropriate        
counterparts from the government of each
 country designated as a covered country
 under section #g4  7#d7 ,submission to 
,congress ,not later than ,january #a of
 the year following the date of the     

enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,state shall submit to the           
appropriate congressional committees the
 strategy under paragraph 7#a74  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 the deemed to be         
designated1 as the case may be71 under  
section #g1 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 ,affairs of  
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the
 ,senate an assessment of the extent to 
which the law enforcement agencies of   
that designated 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 under section #g1 the   
,secretary of ,state shall--  7,a7 seek 
to engage with the foreign counterparts 
of the government of such country to    
improve the collection and sharing of   
the forensic information of trafficked  
firearms confiscated by the law         
enforcement agencies of such 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 ,act4  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 one 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 to the
 appropriate congressional committees a 
report on the export of covered         
munitions to countries designated as    
covered countries under section #g4     
7#b7 ,matters ,each report under        
paragraph 7#a7 shall include1 with      
respect to the year for which the report
 is submitted1 the following information
 7disaggregated by country73 7,a7       
,information regarding license          

applications approved or denied1 and    
previously issued licenses modified or  
revoked1 for the export of covered      
munitions to proposed recipients in     
covered countries4  7,b7 ,information   
regarding how evolving country contexts1
 including with respect to developments 
in human rights1 affected the approval  
of license applications for such        
exports4  7,c7 ,the number of licenses  
issued for the export of covered        
munitions to proposed recipients in     
covered countries4  7,d7 ,the number of 
covered munitions exported to recipients
 in covered countries4  7,e7 ,with      
respect to end-user checks for covered  
munitions exported to recipients in     
covered countries under 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 other        
applicable programs of the ,department  
of ,commerce or ,department of ,state1  
the following information3  7i7 ,the    
number of such end-user checks          
requested4  7ii7 ,the number of such    
end-user checks conducted4  7iii7 ,the  
type of such end-user checks conducted4 
7iv7 ,the results of such end-user      
checks conducted4  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 shared4  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 ,secretary of
 that ,federal department or agency2 or 
7,b7 if multiple ,federal departments or
 agencies have jurisdiction over the    
export control of covered munitions1    
each ,secretary of such a ,federal      
department or agency4  #e4 ,increasing  
participation in the e,trace program    
7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of      
,state1 in coordination with the        
,director of the ,bureau of ,alcohol1   
,tobacco1 ,firearms and ,explosives1    
shall seek to work with national and    
sub-national law enforcement authorities
 of countries designated as covered     
countries under section #g;in order to  
increase participation by such          
authorities in the e,trace program4  7b7

 ,report ,not later than #b years after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary of ,state shall submit to
 the appropriate congressional          
committees a report on the              
implementation of subsection 7a7 and on 
the number of firearms traced to a      
purchase or export that resulted in     
,federal investigations and             
prosecutions4  7c7 ,haiti ,the ,director
 of the ,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1  
,firearms and ,explosives shall ensure  
that the e,trace program is available in
 the ,french and ,haitian ,creole       
languages for the purposes of improving 
the use of the program by law           
enforcement authorities in ,haiti4  7d7 
,authorization of appropriation ,amounts
 authorized to be appropriated under    
chapter #h of part ,i of the ,foreign   
,assistance ,act of #aifa 7relating to  
international narcotics control         
assistance7 are authorized to be made   
available to carry out this section4    
7e7 ,definition of e,trace program ,in  

this section1 the term e,trace program  
means the web-based firearms tracing    
system of the ,bureau of ,alcohol1      
,tobacco1 ,firearms and ,explosives that
 is available to accredited domestic and
 international law enforcement agencies 
to assist in the tracing of ,united     
,states-sourced firearms4  #f4          
,modifications to the ,caribbean ,basin 
,security ,initiative ,the ,secretary of
 ,state shall update the ,caribbean     
,basin ,security ,initiative's ,results 
,framework to establish specific        
indicators relating to trafficking in   
firearms4  #g4 ,designation of covered  
countries  7a7 ,in general ,not later   
than #ahj days after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,state shall designate each country  
that the ,secretary determines meets the
 requirements under subsection 7b7 as a 
covered country for purposes of this    
,act4  7b7 ,requirements ,a country     
meets the requirements under this       
subsection if the country-- 7#a7 is     

located in ,north ,america1 ,south      
,america1 or the ,caribbean2  7#b7 is   
not a member state of the ,north        
,atlantic ,treaty ,organization2 and    
7#c7 meets such other requirements as   
the ,secretary may determine            
appropriate4  7c7 ,initial designations 
,the ,bahamas1 ,belize1 ,brazil1        
,colombia1 ,el ,salvador1 ,guatemala1   
,honduras1 ,mexico1 ,haiti1 ,jamaica1   
and ,trinidad and ,tobago-- 7#a7 shall  
be deemed to have been so designated by 
the ,secretary of ,state as of the date 
of the enactment of this ,act2 and  7#b7
 shall continue to be deemed so         
designated for a five-year period1      
during which time the designation may   
not be terminated under subsection 7d74 
7d7 ,termination of designation ,subject
 to subsection 7c77#b71 the ,secretary  
of ,state may terminate the designation 
of a country under this section only if1
 at least #ahj days prior to such       
termination1 the ,secretary submits to  
the appropriate congressional committees

 a notification of such termination4    
#h4 ,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   
country designated as a covered country 
under section #g1 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 ,for the     
one-year period beginning on the        
effective date of this section 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 certifies to the appropriate 

congressional committees that such      
waiver is in the national security      
interest of the ,united ,states and     
includes a written justification with   
the certification4  7b7 ,review and     
recertification  7#a7 ,in general ,not  
later than #c years after the date of   
the submission of the certification     
under subsection 7a7 for a country      
designated as a covered country under   
section #g1 and annually thereafter     
until such time as the designation is   
terminated1 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 countries      
designated as covered countries under   
section #gwithout the consent of the    
,united ,states and provide for the     
registration and end-use monitoring of  
such covered munitions in accordance    
with the following requirements3 7,a7   
,the maintenance of a detailed record of
 the origin1 shipping1 and distribution 
of covered munitions transferred to     
countries designated as covered         
countries under section #g4  7,b7 ,the  
registration of the serial numbers of   
all covered munitions1 to be provided to
 the governments of such covered        
countries and other organizations1      
citizens1 and residents within such     
covered countries4  7,c7 ,the conduct of
 a program for the end-use monitoring of
 covered munitions transferred to the   

entities and individuals described in   
subparagraph 7,b74  7#b7 ,review of     
database ,in prohibiting the retransfer 
of covered munitions without the consent
 of the ,united ,states pursuant to the 
program under 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#c7 ,data storage and   
sharing ,in carrying out the program    
under 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 under section     
#c7;a74  #i4 ,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 a license or other        
authorization for the export of a       
previously covered item the control over
 the export of which the ,secretary of  
,commerce has transferred to the        
jurisdiction of the ,department of      
,state under section #c7;a7 unless1     
before granting the license or other    
authorization1 the ,secretary submits to
 the chairman and ranking member of the 
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the  
,house of ,representatives and the      
chairman and ranking member of the      
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the  
,senate 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 ,a 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 ,a     
certification required under subsection 
7a7 shall be submitted-- 7#a7 at least  
#ae calendar 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 at least #cj        
calendar 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 paragraph    
7#a7 of subsection 7c7 shall become     
effective after the end of the #ae-;day 
period described in such paragraph1 and 
a proposed export license or other      
authorization described in paragraph    
7#b7 of subsection 7c7 shall become     
effective after the end of the #cj-;day 
period specified in such paragraph1 only
 if the ,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  #aj4 ,prohibition on         
promotion of covered munitions ,the     
,secretary of ,commerce is prohibited   
from-- 7#a7 promoting the sale or export
 of covered munition2 or  7#b7 seeking  
the reduction or removal by any foreign 
country of restrictions on the marketing

 of covered munitions4  #aa4            
,definitions ,in this ,act3  7#a7       
,appropriate congressional committees   
,the term appropriate congressional     
committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee  
on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of   
,representatives2 and  7,b7 the         
,committee on ,foreign ,relations and   
the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1   
and ,urban ,affairs of the ,senate4     
7#b7 ,covered munition ,the term covered
 munition means the following3  7,a7    
,any previously covered item4  7,b7 ,any
 item that1 following 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#c7 
,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#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 that term  
in section #ejb;,b7d7 of the ,foreign   
,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4
 #bcjd7;d774  7#f7 ,security assistance 
,the term security assistance includes--
  7,a7 the types 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 under 
the authorities under chapter #af of    
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#g7 
,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