Strengthening Export Controls Compliance Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8288 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8288 To amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to provide assistance for compliance with that Act. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 15, 2026 Mr. Amo (for himself and Mr. Shreve) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to provide assistance for compliance with that Act. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening Export Controls Compliance Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) The Export Control Reform Act of 2018 calls on the Secretary of Commerce ``to establish a system to provide United States persons with assistance in complying with'' United States export controls as well as ``keep the public appropriately apprised of changes in policy, regulations, and procedures'' established under that Act. (2) The Export Control Reform Act of 2018 also calls on the Secretary of Commerce to report annually to Congress on ``efforts to provide exporters with compliance assistance, including specific actions to assist small- and medium-sized businesses''. (3) The Bureau of Industry and Security also generally holds an annual update conference on export controls to increase the public's and industry's understanding of United States export controls policies, as well as provide compliance guidance and regulatory updates. SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. It is the sense of Congress that-- (1) it is critical for the national security and technological leadership of the United States that the Bureau of Industry and Security of the D