R41916Foreign Affairs

The U.S. Export Control System and the President's Reform Initiative

Federal & State Law Editorial TeamLast reviewed: July 2026

July 14, 2011

Summary

This report looks at how the 112th Congress may consider reforms of the U.S. export control system.

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