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To amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 relating to the review of the interagency dispute resolution process.
Summary
This bill amends the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to modify the interagency dispute resolution process for export control decisions. The bill changes the language from discretionary to mandatory review of disputes relating to exports to countries subject to comprehensive U.S. arms embargoes, including Russia. The bill authorizes the committee chair to decide cases when the committee cannot reach a majority vote decision. The bill defines "countries subject to a comprehensive United States arms embargo" to include specified countries and the Russian Federation. These changes affect how federal agencies resolve disagreements over export licenses to embargoed countries.
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Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor
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- CEO $15,700
- EXECUTIVE $12,900
- SANKRANTI / VENSAI TECHNOLOGIES $12,505
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Actions (4)
- Apr 22, 2026 Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 44 - 0. · house
- Apr 22, 2026 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
- Mar 17, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. · house
- Mar 17, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 17, 2026
Mr. McCormick introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
A BILL
To amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 relating to the review of the interagency dispute resolution process.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Export Dispute Resolution Act”.
SEC. 2. REVIEW OF INTERAGENCY DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESS.
Section 1763(c) of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4822(c)) is amended—
(1) by striking “In any case” and inserting the following:
“(1) In general.—In any case”;
(2) by inserting “countries subject to a comprehensive United States arms embargo,” after “matters relating to”;
(3) by striking “may be decided” and inserting “shall be decided”;
(4) by adding at the end the following: “The chair of the Committee is authorized to decide any case or matter described in the preceding sentence in which the Committee is unable to decide the case or matter by majority vote.”; and
(5) by further adding at the end the following:
“(2) Definition.—In paragraph (1), the term ‘country subject to a comprehensive United States arms embargo’ means—
“(A) any country listed on table 1 to paragraph
(d)(1) of section 126.1 of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations (as such section is in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this paragraph); and
“(B) the Russian Federation.”. <all>
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