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H.R. 3988 101st Congress House

To amend the Export Administration Act of 1979 to clarify the items to be included on the Commodity Control List and the United States Munitions List.

Introduced: February 7, 1990 See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance Arms salesExport controls
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 27, 1990
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from State.
Feb 16, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Arms Control, International Security and Science.
Feb 16, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.
Feb 7, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Feb 7, 1990
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 27, 1990

Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from State.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Export Administration Act of 1979 to prohibit any items which are included on the Commodity Control List from being included on the United States Munitions List (which shall consist only of specially designed items of military or intelligence application). Provides for determinations of the appropriate control lists on which items are to be included.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3988: To amend the Export Administration Act of 1979 to clarify the items to be included on the Commodity Control List and the United States Munitions List.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3988/
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"H.R. 3988: To amend the Export Administration Act of 1979 to clarify the items to be included on the Commodity Control List and the United States Munitions List.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3988/.
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H.R. 3988, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3988/.
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[H.R. 3988: To amend the Export Administration Act of 1979 to clarify the items to be included on the Commodity Control List and the United States Munitions List.](https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3988/)
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