IMPROVED MULTILATERAL COOPERATION.

SEC. 2446. IMPROVED MULTILATERAL COOPERATION. Section 5(i) of the Act (50 U.S.C. App. 2404) (relating to multilateral export controls), as amended by section 2421 of this Act, is further amended by striking paragraphs (1) through (9) and inserting the following: “(1) Enhanced public understanding of the Committee’s purpose and procedures, including publication of the list of items controlled for export by agreement of the Committee, together with all notes, understandings, and other aspects of such agreement of the Committee, and all changes thereto. 102 STAT. 1370 “(2) Periodic meetings of high-level representatives of participating governments for the purpose of coordinating export control policies and issuing policy guidance to the Committee. “(3) Strengthened legal basis for each government’s export control system, including, as appropriate, increased penalties and statutes of limitations. “(4) Harmonization of export control documentation by the participating governments to verify the movement of goods and technology subject to controls by the Committee. “(5) Improved procedures for coordination and exchange of information concerning violations of the agreement of the Committee. “(6) Procedures for effective implementation of the agreement through uniform and consistent interpretations of export controls agreed to by the governments participating in the Committee. “(7) Coordination of national licensing and enforcement efforts by governments participating in the Committee, including sufficient technical expertise to assess the licensing status of exports and to ensure end-use verification. “(8) More effective procedures for enforcing export controls, including adequate training, resources, and authority for enforcement officers to investigate and prevent illegal exports. “(9) Agreement to provide adequate resources to enhance the functioning of individual national export control systems and of the Committee. “(10) Improved enforcement and compliance with the agreement through elimination of unnecessary export controls and maintenance of an effective control list. “(11) Agreement to enhance cooperation among members of the Committee in obtaining the agreement of governments outside the Committee to restrict the export of goods and technology on the International Control List, to establish an ongoing mechanism in the Committee to coordinate planning and implementation of export control measures related to such agreements, and to remove items from the International Control List if such items continue to be available to controlled countries or if the control of the items no longer serves the common strategic objectives of the members of the Committee.”.