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50 U.S.C. 4811: Statement of policy

Created in 2018 by the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232). Not changed since. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

4 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 50 U.S.C. 4812, 50 U.S.C. 4813, 50 U.S.C. 4815, 50 U.S.C. 4842.

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2018John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019created it

50 U.S.C. 4811Statement of policy

(1)To use export controls only after full consideration of the impact on the…

(2)The national security and foreign policy of the United States require that the…

(3)The national security of the United States requires that the United States…

(4)The national security and foreign policy of the United States require that the…

(5)Export controls should be coordinated with the multilateral export control…

(6)Export controls applied unilaterally to items widely available from foreign…

(7)The effective administration of export controls requires a clear understanding…

(8)The export control system must ensure that it is transparent, predictable, and…

(9)Implementation and enforcement of United States export controls require robust…

(10)Export controls complement and are a critical element of the national security…

(11)The authority under this subchapter may be exercised only in furtherance of all…

1758ANewnew

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S. 2296National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026passed senate

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This Congress

S. 2296 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 · passed senate · would change 1758A

How it got here

Unchanged since the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Public Law 115-232 (Aug 13, 2018).

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.