§ 1212. REPORT ON EXPORTS OF HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTERS.
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Report .— Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [ Nov. 18, 1997 ], the President shall provide to the congressional committees specified in section 1215 a report identifying all exports of digital computers with a composite theoretical performance of more than 2,000 millions of theoretical operations per second (MTOPS) to all countries since January 25, 1996 . For each export, the report shall identify— whether an export license was applied for and whether one was granted; the date of the transfer of the computer; the United States manufacturer and exporter of the computer; the MTOPS level of the computer; and the recipient country and end user.
Additional Information on Exports to Certain Countries .— In the case of exports to countries specified in subsection (c), the report under subsection
(a)shall identify the intended end use for the exported computer and the assessment by the executive branch of whether the end user is a military end user or an end user involved in activities relating to nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons or missile technology. Information provided under this subsection may be submitted in classified form if necessary. Covered Countries .— For purposes of subsection (b), the countries specified in this subsection are— the countries listed as ‘Computer Tier 3’ eligible countries in section 740.7(d) of title 15 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on June 10, 1997 ; and the countries listed in section 740.7(e) of title 15 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on June 10, 1997 .