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Export Control Enforcement and Enhancement Act
To amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to provide for expedited consideration of proposals for additions to, removals from, or other modifications with respect to entities on the Entity List, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to streamline the process for adding, removing, or modifying entities on the Entity List, which tracks foreign companies and organizations subject to U.S. export restrictions. It allows members of the End-User Review Committee to propose changes that must be voted on within 30 days, with a possible 15-day extension if more information is needed. Entities can be added if the committee determines they pose risks to U.S. national security or foreign policy interests. By default, export licenses involving entities on the modified list would be presumed denied, though committee members who voted to list an entity can agree by majority vote to apply different licensing policies. The bill gives each committee member one vote and prevents the committee chair from overriding voting decisions.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] (R-MO)
1 cosponsor
Actions (4)
- Apr 22, 2026 Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 44 - 0. · house
- Apr 22, 2026 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
- Mar 30, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. · house
- Mar 30, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 30, 2026
Mrs. Wagner introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
A BILL
To amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to provide for expedited consideration of proposals for additions to, removals from, or other modifications with respect to entities on the Entity List, and for other purposes.
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 Control Enforcement and Enhancement Act”.
SEC. 2. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSALS FOR ADDITIONS TO, REMOVALS FROM, OR OTHER MODIFICATIONS WITH RESPECT TO ENTITIES ON THE ENTITY LIST.
Section 1754 of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4813) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(g) Expedited Consideration of Proposals for Additions to, Removals From, or Other Modifications With Respect to Entities on the Entity List.—
“(1) In general.—Any member of the End-User Review Committee may submit a proposal directly to the Committee requesting a vote of all members of the Committee for additions to, removals from, or other modifications with respect to the Entity List. A proposal to add an entity to the Entity List shall be made in accordance with the provisions of paragraph
(3).
“(2) Consideration.—Subject to paragraph (4)(B), the End- User Review Committee shall vote to approve or disapprove a proposal submitted under paragraph (1) not later than 30 days after the date on which the proposal is submitted to the Committee.
“(3) Additional information.—The Chair of the End-User Review Committee, with the concurrence of the member of the Committee that submitted a proposal under paragraph (1), may suspend for an additional 15 days the time period specified in paragraph (2) with respect to consideration of the proposal if the Chair and the member determine that additional information is required in order to make a determination with respect to the proposal, including the impact and effect of the proposal.
“(4) Additions to the entity list.—
“(A) In general.—An entity may be added to the Entity List if the End-User Review Committee by majority vote of its members has determined that the entity has engaged, is engaged, or is at risk of engaging in activities contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States.
“(B) Licensing policy.—
“(i) In general.—Subject to clause (ii), there shall be in effect a policy of presumption of denial for all applications for a license to export, reexport, or in-country transfer any item subject to the Export Administration Regulations if an entity added to the Entity List under this subsection is or would be a party to a transaction with respect to which the application applies.
“(ii) Exception.—The licensing policy required by clause (i) shall not apply with respect an entity described in such clause if the members of the End-User Review Committee that voted to add the entity to the Entity List under this subsection agree by majority vote of such members to apply a different policy with respect to the entity for all or specific types of items subject to the Export Administration Regulations that would be in the national security and foreign policy interests of the United States.
“(C) Rule of construction.—Nothing in this paragraph may be construed to limit or otherwise affect the escalation procedures described in part 750 of the Export Administration Regulations.
“(5) Administrative provisions.—
“(A) In general.—Each member of the End-User Review Committee shall have 1 vote with respect to matters described in this subsection. The chairperson of the Committee shall not have the authority to make determinations or override any voting decision with respect to such matters.
“(B) Suspension of voting period.—The chairperson of the End-User Review Committee may suspend the 30-day voting period described in paragraph (2) if the members of the Committee unanimously agree to postpone the vote.
“(C) Notice; implementing authority.—The chairperson of the End-User Review Committee shall notify the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration of all final decisions of the Committee with respect to additions to, removals from, or other modifications with respect to the Entity List under this subsection so that the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration may implement all such modifications.
“(6) Definitions.—In this subsection—
“(A) the terms ‘End-User Review Committee’ and ‘Committee’ mean—
“(i) the End-User Review Committee established under section 744.16(d) of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations; and
“(ii) any successor committee; and
“(B) the term ‘Entity List’ means the list maintained by the Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce and set forth in Supplement No. 4 to part 744 of the Export Administration Regulations, or successor regulations.”. <all>
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