,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hbhe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #ae1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,issa 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 and   
,mr4 ,mc,cormick7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend the ,export ,control  
,reform ,act of #bjah to require a      
competitive market review of            
applications for a license to export1   
reexport1 or transfer in-country certain
 technology1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,protecting ,american           
,competition ,act of #bjbf4  #b4        
,initial license review  7a7 ,in general
 ,section #agef of the ,export ,control 
,reform ,act of #bjah 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4    
#dhae7 is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  7f7 ,initial license    
review  7#a7 ,in general ,in reviewing  
an application for a license or other   
authorization for the export1 reexport1 
or in-country transfer of items         

controlled under this part1 the ,under  
,secretary for ,industry and ,security  
7,under ,secretary7 shall consider      
whether the requested license or other  
authorization1 if issued1 would be the  
initial license or other authorization  
for the export1 reexport1 or in-country 
transfer of such item to an ultimate    
consignee or end user4  7#b7 ,treatment 
of subsequent license applications      
,after issuing an initial license or    
other authorization for the export1     
reexport1 or in-country transfer of an  
item described in paragraph 7#a71 the   
,under ,secretary should attempt to     
administer in a timely manner any       
subsequent application by other         
applicants for a license or other       
authorization for the same or a similar 
item to the same ultimate consignee or  
end user as the initial license4  7#c7  
,report to ,congress ,no later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of 
this subsection1 and annually           
thereafter1 the ,under ,secretary shall 

submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report that details-- 7,a7 
the number of initial licenses granted1 
if any1 in the previous calendar year   
for which there were other applications 
submitted to export1 re-export1 or      
in-country transfer the same or a       
similar item to the same ultimate       
consignee or end-user2  7,b7 the details
 of the initial licenses granted1 if    
any1 for which there were other         
applications submitted for a license to 
export1 re-export1 or in-country        
transfer the same or a similar item to  
the same ultimate consignee or end-user1
 and the details and outcome of such    
other submitted applications2 and  7,c7 
the reason for creating an initial      
license to export1 re-export1 or        
in-country transfer of the item or a    
similar item to the ultimate consignee  
or end-user when there were other       
applications for the submitted for a    
license to export1 re-export1 or        
in-country transfer a same or similar   

item to the same ultimate consignee or  
end-user4  7#d7 ,rule of construction   
,nothing in this ,act shall be construed
 to require the ,under ,secretary to    
delay a licensing decision or administer
 a licensing decision that is contrary  
to the national security or foreign     
policy interests of the ,united ,states4
  7#e7 ,definitions ,in this subsection3
  7,a7 ,appropriate congressional       
committees ,the term appropriate        
congressional committees means the      
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the  
,house of ,representatives and the      
,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and   
,urban ,affairs of the ,senate4  7,b7   
,under ,secretary ,the term ,under      
,secretary means the ,under ,secretary  
for ,industry and ,security1 acting in  
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,state1 the ,secretary of ,defense1 and 
the ,secretary of ,energy1 or their     
designees4  4  7b7 ,report ,not later   
than #ij days after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act1 the ,under      

,secretary for ,industry and ,security  
shall submit to ,congress a report on   
how the ,under ,secretary is            
implementing subsection 7f77#b7 of      
section #agef of the ,export ,control   
,reform ,act of #bjah1 as added by      
subsection 7a71 including detailing any 
changes to licensing policy or licensing
 officer operating protocols implemented
 pursuant to implementation of such     
subsection4