Sec. 1310. STUDY ON LICENSING PROCESS UNDER THE ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT
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## SEC. 1310 STUDY ON LICENSING PROCESS UNDER THE ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT ###
(a)Study Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State should submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives a study on the performance of the licensing process pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), with recommendations on how to improve that performance. ###
(b)Contents The study should include the following: ####
(1)An analysis of the typology of licenses on which action was completed in 1999. The analysis should provide information on major categories of license requests, including— #####
(A)the number for nonautomatic small arms, automatic small arms, technical data, parts and components, and other weapons; #####
(B)the percentage of each category staffed to other agencies; #####
(C)the average and median time taken for the processing cycle for each category when staffed and not staffed; #####
(D)the average time taken by Presidential or National Security Council review or scrutiny, if significant; and #####
(E)the average time spent at the Department of State after a decision had been taken on a license but before a contractor was notified of the decision. For each major category of license requests under this paragraph, the study should include a breakdown of licenses by country and the identity of each country that has been identified in the past three years pursuant to section 3(e) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2753(e)). ####
(2)A review of the current computer capabilities of the Department of State relevant to the processing of licenses and its capability to communicate electronically with other agencies and contractors, and what improvements could be made that would speed the process, including the cost for such improvements. ####
(3)An analysis of the work load and salary structure for export licensing officers of the Office of Defense Trade Controls of the Department of State as compared to comparable jobs at the Department of Commerce and the Department of Defense. ####
(4)Any suggestions of the Department of State relating to resources and regulations, and any relevant statutory changes that might expedite the licensing process while furthering the objectives of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.).
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