Export Controls: Post-Shipment Verification Provides Limited Assurance That Dual-Use Items Are Being Properly Used

Abstract

The United States controls certain dual-use technologies that could be used to enhance the military capabilities of countries of concern. The Department of Commerce (Commerce) conducts post-shipment verification (PSV) checks to ensure that these technologies arrive at their intended destination and are used for the purposes stated in the export license. GAO was asked to (1) assess the number of dual-use export licenses approved and subject to post-shipment verification and (2) evaluate how the PSV process ensures that sensitive exports are used as intended.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2004
Accession Number
AD1179776

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  • David Maurer
  • Eugene Beye
  • Jeanine Lavender
  • Joseph A. Christoff
  • Joseph S Brown
  • Julie Hirshen
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