EXPORT CONTROL. Regulatory Change Needed to Comply with Missile Technology Licensing Requirements
Abstract
Concerned about missile proliferation, the United States and several major trading partners in 1987 created an international voluntary agreement, the Missile Technology Control Regime, to control the spread of missiles and their related technologies. Congress passed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 to fulfill the U.S. government's Missile Technology Control Regime commitments. This act amended two governing U.S. export control statutes: the Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended, which regulates the export of dual-use items (those having both military and civilian applications), and the Aims Export Control Act, as amended, which regulates the export of military items. The Department of Commerce licenses most dual-use items, while the Department of State licenses military items. Congress is currently considering the passage of a new Export Administration Act because the current statute is set to expire in August 2001.2 Given the current interest in export controls and in missile technology proliferation, you asked us to determine whether regulations for controlling the export of Missile Technology Control Regime items (1) are consistent with U.S. law and (2) provide a consistent U.S. policy on the control of missile technology.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 2001
- Accession Number
- ADA391689
Entities
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office