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 102 STAT. 1350

Federal Register, publication.

Federal Register, publication.

Science and technology.

PUBLIC LAW 100-418—AUG. 23, 1988

quarter in order to carry out the policy set forth in section 3(2)(A) of this Act and the provisions of this section, and shall promptly make such revisions of the list as may be necessary after each such review. Before beginning each quarterly review, the Secretary shall publish notice of that, review in the Federal Register. The Secretary shall provide a 30-day period during each review for comment and the submission of data, with or without oral presentation, by interested Government agencies and other affected or potentially affected parties. After consultation with appropriate Government agencies, the Secretary shall make a determination of any revisions in the list within 30 days after the end of the review period. The concurrence or approval of any other department or agency is not required before any such revision is made. The Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register any revisions in the list, with an explanation of the reasons for the revisions. The Secretary shall use the data developed from each review in formulating United States proposals relating to multilater£d export controls in the group known as the Coordinating Committee. The Secretary shall further assess, as part of each review, the availability from sources outside the United States of goods and technology comparable to those subject to export controls imposed under this section. All goods and technology on the list shall be reviewed at least once each year. The provisions of this paragraph apply to revisions of the list which consist of removing items from the list or making changes in cat^ories of, or other specifications in, items on the list.". (2) LIST OF MILITARILY CRITICAL TECHNOLOGIES.—Section 5(d)(5)

of the Act (50 U.S.C. App. 2404(d)(5)) is amended in the first sentence by striking "at least annually" and inserting "on an ongoing basis". (3) TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES.—(A) Section 5(c) of the

Act is amended by adding at the end the following: "(4) The appropriate technical advisory committee appointed under subsection (h) of this section shall be consulted by the Secretary with respect to changes, pursuant to paragraph (2) or (3), in the list established pursuant to this subsection, and such technical advisory committee may submit recommendations to the Secretary with respect to such changes. The Secretary shall consider the recommendations of the technical advisory committee and shall inform the committee of the disposition of its recommendations.". (c) CONTROL LIST REDUCTION.—

Science and technology.

Reports.

(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 5(c) of the Act (50 U.S.C. App. 2404(c)) (as amended by subsection (b)(3) of this section) is further amended by adding at the end the following: "(5)(A) Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the following shall no longer be subject to export controls under this section: "(i) All goods or technology the export of which to controlled countries on the date of the enactment of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 would require only notification of the participating governments of the Coordinating Committee, except for those goods or technology on which the Coordinating Committee agrees to maintcdn such notification requirement. "(ii) All medical instruments and equipment, subject to the provisions of subsection (m) of this section. "(6) The Secretary shall submit to the Congress annually a report setting forth the goods and tecYinology from which export controls have been removM under this paragraph.".

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