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HR 1553 107th Congress House

To repeal export controls on high performance computers.

Introduced: April 24, 2001 See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance ComputersExport controlsScience, Technology, CommunicationsSupercomputersTechnology transfer
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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To President
Became law
May 8, 2001
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Apr 24, 2001
Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 24, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 8, 2001

Executive Comment Requested from DOD.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends subtitle B of title XII of division A of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 to repeal the use of millions of theoretical operations per second (MTOPS) as a measurement of computer speed with respect to the application of certain export controls on high performance computers.
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 6 Republican 3
D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 21, 2001
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jun 7, 2001
DUNN, JENNIFER
· Jun 7, 2001
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Jun 5, 2001
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · May 23, 2001
Isakson, Johnny
· May 16, 2001
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 16, 2001
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · May 15, 2001
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · May 3, 2001
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · May 3, 2001
DOOLEY, CAL
· May 1, 2001
HOEFFEL, JOSEPH
· May 1, 2001
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 24, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1553: To repeal export controls on high performance computers.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1553/
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