Who it affects
- Bureau of Industry and Security
- Export control officers
- People and businesses handling transactions covered by U.S. export rules
In committeeTradeGovernment
Export Controls Enforcement Act
H.R. 4505 · House bill · Introduced July 17, 2025
The Export Controls Enforcement Act would require a five-year program with at least 20 officers abroad to monitor transactions covered by U.S. export rules.
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What it would do
- The bill would give legal authority to the Export Control Officer Program.
- The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security must establish the program for five years.
- The bureau must station at least 20 export control officers at U.S. embassies or consulates.
- Officers would monitor whether transactions outside the United States follow U.S. export rules.
- They would work to prevent and detect exports being redirected to unauthorized uses, users, or destinations.
- The bill outlines officers’ duties and requires the bureau to appoint a program director.
Written with AI from the official summary by Congress's research office.
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Groups that lobbied on it and gave to SC's members
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Official record
Official title, sponsor and status
- Official title
- To strengthen enforcement of United States export controls by increasing the number of export control officers of the Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce who are stationed in foreign regions.
- Sponsor
- Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney (D-CA)
- Introduced
- July 17, 2025
- Cosponsors
- 12
- Committees
- House Foreign Affairs Committee
- Latest action
- April 22, 2026 · Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 3.
Official summary from the Congressional Research Service
Export Controls Enforcement Act This bill provides statutory authority for the Export Control Officer Program. Under the program, export control officers assist in monitoring the compliance of transactions subject to the Export Administration Regulations outside the United States to prevent and detect illicit diversion to unauthorized end uses, end users, or destinations. Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) to establish the program for five years and station at least 20 export control officers at U.S. diplomatic or consular posts. The bill also outlines the duties of export control officers. Additionally, BIS must appoint a director to lead the program.
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