March 17, 2026
Mr. McCormick introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
To amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 relating to the review of the interagency dispute resolution process.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Export Dispute Resolution Act
.
Sec. 2. Review of interagency dispute resolution process
Section 1763(c) of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4822(c)) is amended—
(1)
by striking In any case
and inserting the following:
(1) In general
In any case;
(2)
by inserting countries subject to a comprehensive United States arms embargo,
after matters relating to
;
(3)
by striking may be decided
and inserting shall be decided
;
(4)
by adding at the end the following: The chair of the Committee is authorized to decide any case or matter described in the preceding sentence in which the Committee is unable to decide the case or matter by majority vote.
; and
(5)
by further adding at the end the following:
(2) Definition
In paragraph (1), the term
country subject to a comprehensive United States arms embargomeans—(A)
any country listed on table 1 to paragraph (d)(1) of section 126.1 of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations (as such section is in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this paragraph); and
(B)
the Russian Federation.