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HR 3895 101th Congress House

Commercial Technology Export Act of 1990

Official title: To amend the Export Administration Act of 1979 to allow for the export of certain nonmilitary items to Warsaw Pact countries.

Introduced: January 25, 1990 Introduced by: Wyden, Ron Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance Eastern EuropeExport controlsTechnology transferWarsaw Pact countries
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Feb 2, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.
Feb 2, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
Jan 25, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jan 25, 1990
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 2, 1990

Referred to the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Commercial Technology Export Act of 1990 - Amends the Export Administration Act of 1979 to provide specific guidelines for the export of nonmilitary items to Warsaw Pact countries, in light of Soviet troop withdrawals from Afghanistan, Glasnost, and Perestroika.

Requires publication of decisions on requests for general exceptions to the International Control List of the Coordinating Committee in order to assure equal access for U.S. exporters to controlled-country markets.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3895: Commercial Technology Export Act of 1990. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3895/
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