,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hbhh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #ae1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,amo 7for himself and ,mr4 ,shreve7    
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 provide assistance for compliance    
with that ,act4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,strengthening 
,export ,controls ,compliance ,act4  #b4
 ,findings ,congress finds the          
following3 7#a7 ,the ,export ,control   
,reform ,act of #bjah calls on the      
,secretary of ,commerce to establish a  
system to provide ,united ,states       
persons with assistance in complying    
with ,united ,states export controls as 
well as keep the public appropriately   
apprised of changes in policy1          
regulations1 and procedures established 
under that ,act4  7#b7 ,the ,export     
,control ,reform ,act of #bjah also     
calls on the ,secretary of ,commerce to 

report annually to ,congress on efforts 
to provide exporters with compliance    
assistance1 including specific actions  
to assist small- and medium-sized       
businesses4  7#c7 ,the ,bureau of       
,industry and ,security also generally  
holds an annual update conference on    
export controls to increase the public's
 and industry's understanding of ,united
 ,states export controls policies1 as   
well as provide compliance guidance and 
regulatory updates4  #c4 ,sense of      
,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress 
that-- 7#a7 it is critical for the      
national security and technological     
leadership of the ,united ,states that  
the ,bureau of ,industry and ,security  
of the ,department of ,commerce         
consistently inform and educate ,united 
,states businesses on evolving export   
control regulations and their           
implementation2 and  7#b7 seminars and  
trainings offered by the ,bureau of     
,industry and ,security can serve as a  
valuable resource for ,united ,states   

businesses1 especially small- and       
medium-sized enterprises1 that do not   
have large compliance departments4  #d4 
,compliance assistance ,section #ageg of
 the ,export ,control ,reform ,act of   
#bjah 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #dhaf7 is amended  
by striking subsection 7c7 and inserting
 the following3  7c7 ,assistance for    
,u4,s4 industry  7#a7 ,industry         
,outreach ,plan ,every two years1 the   
,president shall develop and submit to  
,congress a plan to assist ,united      
,states persons1 especially small- and  
medium-sized ,united ,states businesses1
 in export licensing and other processes
 under this part4 ,the plan should      
include the following3 7,a7             
,arrangements for the ,department of    
,commerce to provide counseling to      
,united ,states persons on filing       
applications and related submissions1   
including identifying items controlled  
under this part4  7,b7 ,proposals for   
virtual and in-person trainings1        
seminars1 and conferences to educate    

,united ,states businesses on export    
controls1 ,bureau of ,industry and      
,security licensing procedures1 and     
related obligations4  7,c7 ,other       
activities to facilitate compliance by  
,united ,states businesses1 including   
review of company compliance plans1     
follow-up on license conditions1 and    
company specific consultations on       
specific issues4  7#b7 ,annual          
conference ,the ,secretary shall host an
 annual conference1 to be known as the  
,update ,conference on ,export ,controls
 and ,policy1 to provide compliance     
assistance and policy updates to        
industry and other stakeholders4 ,the   
conference should be listed on the      
,bureau of ,industry and ,security's    
website and open to anyone from the     
general public4  7#c7 ,compliance       
assistance for new rules ,prior to the  
promulgation of major new rules to carry
 out this part1 the ,bureau of ,industry
 and ,security shall carry out dedicated
 public and industry outreach to share  

details with respect to the intent and  
implementation of the rule1 with the    
goal of strengthening compliance4  4    
#e4 ,amendments to the annual report    
,section #agfe7;a7 of the ,export       
,control ,reform ,act of #bjah 7#ej     
,u4,s4,c4 #dhbd7;a77 is amended-- 7#a7  
in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 
by striking a review of2  7#b7 in       
paragraph 7#d71 insert a detailed list  
of before efforts2  7#c7 in paragraph   
7#h71 strike and at the end2  7#d7 in   
paragraph 7#i71 by striking the period  
at the end and inserting 2 and2 and     
7#e7 by adding at the end the following3
  7#aj7 information on the number of    
,advisory ,opinion and ,commodity       
,classification requests1 including--   
7,a7 the number of requests submitted2  
7,b7 the number of ,advisory ,opinion or
 ,commodity ,classifications issued as a
 result of the requests submitted under 
subparagraph 7,a72  7,c7 the average    
processing times for each category of   
request2 and  7,d7 the number of        

redacted ,advisory ,opinions of general 
applicability posted4  4