Obama Administration Announces Proposed Comprehensive Reform to U.S. Export Control System, Including Single Licensing Agency and Single Control List.

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Obama Administration Announces Proposed Comprehensive Reform to U.S. Export Control System, Including Single Licensing Agency and Single Control List.

INTRODUCTION

In August 2009, President Obama announced that his Administration would conduct a thoroughgoing review of the country's export control regimes. These regulatory regimes, rooted in the Cold War era and ill-designed to address the threats of the 21st century, have long been the focus of criticism from policy-makers, academics, and the high-tech community. The recent interagency review of the current U.S. export control system, led by a joint task force from the National Security Council and National Economic Council, was intended to identify fundamental reforms that would enhance U.S. national security, strengthen the nation's ability to counter the...

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