Export Administration Act of 1979

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The Export Administration Act of 1979 was a key U.S. federal law that governed the control and licensing of exports for reasons of national security, foreign policy, and short supply concerns.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
export control law ⓘ
administeredBy United States Department of Commerce ⓘ
aimsTo prevent proliferation of sensitive technologies ⓘ
protect United States national security interests ⓘ
support United States foreign policy objectives ⓘ
appliesTo U.S. persons ⓘ
exports from the United States ⓘ
reexports of U.S.-origin items ⓘ
authorizes President of the United States to control exports ⓘ
citation 50 U.S.C. app. 2401 et seq. ⓘ
continuedBy International Emergency Economic Powers Act ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
enactedBy United States Congress ⓘ
establishes licensing requirements for exports ⓘ
expired 1994 ⓘ
hasComponent provisions on administrative procedures ⓘ
provisions on enforcement ⓘ
provisions on export licensing ⓘ
provisions on penalties ⓘ
implementedByAgency Bureau of Industry and Security ⓘ
implementedThrough Export Administration Regulations ⓘ
jurisdiction United States federal government ⓘ
legalBasisFor Export Administration Regulations ⓘ
partOf United States export control regime ⓘ
providesFor civil penalties for export control violations ⓘ
criminal penalties for export control violations ⓘ
purpose to control exports for reasons of United States foreign policy ⓘ
to control exports for reasons of national security ⓘ
to control exports for reasons of short supply ⓘ
regulates export of certain software ⓘ
export of goods ⓘ
export of technical data ⓘ
export of technology ⓘ
relatedTo Export Control Reform Act of 2018 ⓘ
International Emergency Economic Powers Act ⓘ
replaced Export Administration Act of 1969 ⓘ
shortName EAA of 1979 ⓘ
linked to: EAA
signedBy Jimmy Carter ⓘ
signingPresident Jimmy Carter ⓘ
subjectMatter dual-use items ⓘ
export controls ⓘ
foreign policy controls ⓘ
national security controls ⓘ
short supply controls ⓘ
subjectTo periodic congressional reauthorization ⓘ
yearEnacted 1979 ⓘ

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Export Administration Regulations → predecessor → Export Administration Act of 1979 ⓘ
subject linked to: EAR
Commerce Control List → legalBasis → Export Administration Act of 1979 ⓘ
Export Control Reform Act of 2018 → replaced → Export Administration Act of 1979 ⓘ
Bureau of Export Administration → legalFramework → Export Administration Act ⓘ
linked to: Export Administration Act of 1979
Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 → amends → Export Administration Act ⓘ
linked to: Export Administration Act of 1979
Export Administration Regulations → predecessor → Export Administration Act of 1979 ⓘ
Export Administration Regulations → legalPredecessor → Export Administration Act of 1979 ⓘ
Export Licensing (Part 748) → previouslyAuthorizedBy → Export Administration Act of 1979 ⓘ
Export Clearance Requirements (Part 758) → previouslyBasedOn → Export Administration Act of 1979 ⓘ
ECRA → replaced → Export Administration Act of 1979 (lapsed authority) ⓘ
linked to: Export Administration Act of 1979