Issues in Export Control Hearing Before the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade of the Committee on International Relations, Session, January 25, 1995 Classic Reprint

Excerpt from Issues in Export Control: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade of the Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourth Congress, First Session, January 25, 1995

I would note that machine tools continue to be the most tightly controlled products on the us. Control list, and indeed they are one of the last issues to be resolved in list making for the post-cocom regime. It is critical that this be resolved in the near future, be cause Of the incident that I have recounted reveals there is already a widespread perception and potential markets, particularly China, that the United States Government is more stringent than its former cocom allies.

It is therefore very much in our interest to create a clear set Of parameters that would govern trade among advanced western na tions. Unilateralism and the residual perception of unilateralism is extremely damaging to us. Trade and security interests. I would note that we need to have, as you do, an indexation provision with in the new legislation, because there has been bitter experience of us. Manufacturers in not getting updates Of the control list.

This went on for 17 years with the us. Machine tool industry, and similarly with telecommunications and with semiconductor production equipment. SO there is a feeling that there ought to be an indexation provision, along the lines that you have included in your legislation. I think that is critical.

Mr. Lewis will address the question Of interagency relations, so I won't cover that. Let me just say, however, that I didn't under stand why we got into a conflict over dispute resolution in the last Congress, which actually led to the final gridlock that killed the bill. It is Obvious that there can be a sensible system worked out, and it is - I understand the administration is working on that issue that is probably what the President was referring to when he said that his administration is working on the bureaucratic issues at the present time.

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