Strategic Export Controls and Border Security Enhancement Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8689 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8689 To authorize to be established an Office of Export Controls and Border Security within the Bureau of Arms Control and Nonproliferation of the Department of State, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 7, 2026 Mr. Jackson of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To authorize to be established an Office of Export Controls and Border Security within the Bureau of Arms Control and Nonproliferation of the Department of State, and for other purposes. 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 ``Strategic Export Controls and Border Security Enhancement Act''. SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. It is the sense of Congress that the Department of State plays a central role in advancing the foreign policy and national security interests of the United States by-- (1) engaging in diplomacy to promote compliance with United States nonproliferation objectives and to strengthen responsible trade in strategic and dual-use items; (2) strengthening cooperation with allies, partners, and multilateral institutions to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and related materials and technologies, including their delivery systems, through implementation of export controls and enhanced border security and customs enforcement; (3) enhancing the capacity of foreign governments in developing and implementing strategic trade control systems consistent with United States foreign policy objectives and national security; and (4) supporting an Office of Export Controls and Border Securit