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PUBLIC LAW 93-500-OCT. 29, 1974
so u s e a p p. 2409 note, 50 USC a p p. 240.9. Ante,
p. 1553,
[88 STAT.
and agencies participating in the administration of this Act, shall disclose to each such committee adequate information, consistent with national security, pertaining to the reasons for the export controls which are in effect or contemplated for the grouping of articles, rnaterials, and supplies with respect to which that committee furnishes advice.". (d) Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall include in a quarterly report under section 10 of the Export Administration Act of 1969 an accounting of actions taken to expedite the processing of export license applications as required under section 4(g) of the Export Administration Act of 1969. OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON LICENSING
50 USC app, 2404.
Publication in Federal Register, 50 USC app. 2402.
SEC. 6. Section 5(b) of the Export Administration Act of 1969 is amended— (1) by inserting " (1) " after " (b) "; and (2) by adding at the end thereof the following: "(2) Upon imposing quantitative restrictions on exports of any article, material, or supply to carry out the policy stated in section 3(2)(A) of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall include in his notice published in the Federal Register an invitation to all interested parties to submit written comments within 15 days from the date of publication on the impact of such restrictions and the method of licensing used to implement them.". TECHNICAL A N D CONFORMING
CHANGES
SEC. 7. Section 4(d) of the Export Administration Act of 1969, as redesignated by section 3 of this Act, is amended to read as follows: " (d) Nothing in this Act or the rules or regulations hereunder shall be construed to require authority or permission to export, except where required by the President to effect the policies set forth in section 3 of this Act ". HARDSHIP RELIEF
SEC. 8. The Export Administration Act of 1969 is amended by inserting after section 4 the following new section: li
50 USC app, 2403a.
PROCEDURES FOR HARDSHIP RELIEF FROM EXPORT CONTROLS
"SEC. 4 A. (a) Any person who, in his domestic manufacturing process or other domestic business operation, utilizes a product produced abroad in whole or in part from a commodity historically obtained from the United States but which has been made subject to export controls, or any person who historically has exported such a commodity, may transmit a petition of hardship to the Secretary of Commerce requesting an exemption from such controls in order to alleviate any unique hardship resulting from the imposition of such controls. A petition under this section shall be in such form as the Secretary of Commerce shall prescribe and shall contain information demonstrating the need for the relief requested. " (b) Not later than 30 days after receipt of any petition under subsection (a), the Secretary of Commerce shall transmit a written decision to the petitioner granting or denying the requested relief. Such decision shall contain a statement setting forth the Secretary's basis for the grant or denial. Any exemption granted may be subject to such conditions as the Secretary deems appropriate. "(c) For purposes of this section, the Secretary's decision with respect to the grant or denial of relief from unique hardship resulting
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