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PUBLIC LAW 99-000—MMMM. DD, 1985

99 STAT. 124 22 USC 2370.

Ante, p. 123.

PUBLIC LAW 99-64—JULY 12, 1985 lish as a list of controlled countries those countries set forth in section 620(f) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, except that the President may add any country to or remove any country from such list of controlled countries if he determines that the export of goods or technology to such country would or would not (as the case may be) make a significant contribution to the military potential of such country or a combination of countries which would prove detrimental to the national security of the United States. In determining whether a country is added to or removed from the list of controlled countries, the President shall take into account— "(A) the extent to which the country's policies are adverse to the national security interests of the United States; "(B) the country's Communist or non-Communist status; "(C) the present and potential relationship of the country with the United States; "(D) the present and potential relationships of the country with countries friendly or hostile to the United States; "(E) the country's nuclear weapons capability and the country's compliance record with respect to multilateral nuclear weapons agreements to which the United States is a party; and "(F) such other factors as the President considers appropriate. Nothing in the preceding sentence shall be interpreted to limit the authority of the President provided in this Act to prohibit or curtail the export of any goods or technology to any country to which exports are controlled for national security purposes other than countries on the list of controlled countries specified in this paragraph.". (2) EXPORTS TO COCOM COUNTRIES.—Section 5(b) is amended by

adding at the end the following: "(2) No authority or permission to export may be required under this section before goods or technology are exported in the case of exports to a country which maintains export controls on such goods or technology cooperatively with the United States pursuant to the agreement of the group known as the Coordinating Committee, if the goods or technology is at such a level of performance characteristics that the export of the goods or technology to controlled countries requires only notification of the participating governments of the Coordinating Committee.". (3) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 5(b)(1), as amended by paragraph (1) of this subsection, is amended in the last sentence by striking out "specified in the preceding sentence" and inserting in lieu thereof "set forth in this paragraph". (c) CONTROL LIST.— 50 USC app. 2404. Federal Register, publication. 50 USC app. 2402.

(1) ANNUAL REVIEW.—Section 5(c) is amended—

(A) in paragraph (1) by striking out "commodity"; and (B) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows: "(3) The Secretary shall review the list established pursuant to this subsection at least once each year in order to carry out the policy set forth in section 3(2)(A) of this Act and the provisions of this section, and shall promptly make such revisions of the list as may be necessary after each such review. Before beginning each annual review, the Secretary shall publish notice of that annual review in the Federal Register. The Secretary shall provide an opportunity during such review for comment and the submission of data, with or without oral presentation, by interested Government agencies and other affected or potentially affected parties. The