S. 4835
Introduced in Senate · June 26, 2026June 18, 2026
Mr. Cramer (for himself and Mr. Kim) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
A BILL
To enhance the administration of export control licenses under the Export Control Reform Act of 2018, and other purposes.
Enhancement of administration of export control licenses
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 “Bureau of Industry and Security License Administration Enhancement Act”.
SEC. 2.
Part I of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4811 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“SEC. 1769. Enhancement of administration of export control licenses.
“(a) Enhancement of administration of certain communications.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall administer any export control license or other authorization considered pursuant to an is-informed letter or similar targeted regulatory guidance or supplemental license requirement communication sent to a United States person or foreign person by the same interagency process as any license or other authorization administered pursuant to the Export Administration Regulations.
“(2) PUBLICATION.—Not later than 60 days after issuing a license or other authorization described in paragraph (1), the is-informed letter or similar targeted regulatory guidance or supplemental license requirement communication with respect to the license or authorization shall terminate unless the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Energy, publishes in the Code of Federal Regulations a regulation that provides for the parameters of the letter or guidance or publishes in the Federal Register the communication.
“(b) Standards and factors for presumption of denial standard.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register the standards and factors that licensing officers should consider when considering a license under a presumption of denial standard.
“(2) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 7 days prior to the date the Secretary publishes or otherwise makes available to the public such standards and factors, the Secretary shall submit such standards and factors to—
“(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and
“(B) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.”.