PUBLIC LAW 106-113—APPENDIX G 113 STAT. 1501A-515 (B) the percentage of each categciry 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 sectic»n 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 Officci 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 etseq.). SEC. 1311. REPORT CONCERNING PROLIFERATION OF SMALL ARMS. (a) IN GENERAL. —Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report containing— (1) an assessment of whether the global trade in small arms poses any proliferation problems, including— (A) estimates of the numbers and sources of licit and illicit small arms and light arms in circulation and their origins; (B) the challenges associated with monitoring small arms; and (C) the political, economic, and security dimensions of this issue, and the threats posed, if any, by these weapons to United States interests, including national security interests; (2) an assessment of whether the export of small arms of the type sold commercially in the United States should be considered a foreign policy or proliferation issue; (3) a description and analysis of the adequacy of current Department of State activities to monitoi* and, to the extent possible, ensure adequate control of, both, the licit and illicit manufacture, transfer, and proliferation of small arms and light weapons, including efforts to survey and assess this matter with respect to Africa and to survey and assess the scope
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