EXPORT ADMINISTRATIONS AMENDMENTS OF 1987, S. 547 AND THE HIGH TECHNOLOGY TRADE PROMOTION ACT OF 1987, H.R. 1141

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP89T00234R000100120037-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
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• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 30, 2013
• Sequence Number: 37
• Publication Date: March 2, 1987
• Content Type: MEMO

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2 March 1987
OCA 87-0733
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Technology Transfer Assessment Center/DI
Chief, Intelligence Community Affairs/OGC
FROM: (Legislation Division
Office of Congressional Affairs
SUBJECT: Export Administration Amendments of 1987, S. 547
and The High Technology Trade Promotion Act of 1987,
H.R. 1141
1. Attached are copies of the above-captioned bills for your review and
comment.
STAT
2. Both bills are designed to reduce the licensing burden on exporters.
They both open up trade to the People's Republic of China and relax national
security controls on reexports as well as on exports of low technology items.
In certain circumstances, the export of goods or technology is allowed when
goods or technology of comparable quality are available from non-U.S. sources.
Section 4(b) of the Senate bill requires intelligence agencies to release
information regarding such goods and technology, albeit consistent with the
protection of sources and methods. There is no such requirement in the House
bill. However, section 7 of the House bill appears to affect the Agency in that
it allows referral to an appropriate agency of an application for an export
license when it is deemed that that agency has relevant knowledge not available
in the Department of Commerce.
3. The schedule for consideration of these bills is currently uncertain.
However, inasmuch as the Agency is directly affected by one bill and because of
the seemingly fast track which trade legislation is on, I request that you relay
your comments to me at your earliest convenience.
Attachments:
as stated
Distribution:
1 - Each Addressee
1 - D/OCA
1 - DDL/OCA
1 - DD/SA/OCA
1 - DD/HA/OCA
1 - OCA Registry
1 - OCA/LEG Signer
Orig. - OCA/LEG%-S- bj=dct File Export Administration ,
OCA/LEG 2-Mar-8-7)
STAT
STAT
STAT
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