Administration of Export Controls
Headline: New Procedures Require Faster Federal Review of Export Licenses
What it does: Agencies must follow the order's timed review process for export license applications, meeting specified deadlines and participating in interagency review and dispute resolution.
- Shortens and limits processing time for export license applications.
- Requires exporters to provide requested information quickly during initial review.
- Creates formal interagency review, appeal steps, and faster government decision-making.
Summary
This order sets clear, timed procedures for reviewing export license applications handled by the Department of Commerce. It keeps the Secretary of Commerce's authority to decide licenses, allows the State, Defense, and Energy departments and the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency to review applications, and creates interagency committees and appeal steps.
The order requires initial processing in 9 days, decisions or referral to the President within 90 days, and specific deadlines for agency recommendations and dispute resolution. It applies to licenses registered 60 days after the order.
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