Table of Contents for the Legal Authority for the EAR LEGAL AUTHORITY EXPORT ADMINISTRATION REGULATIONS (As of August 31, 2001) This compilation contains statutory material and Executive Orders and other Presidential documents relevant to the export controls administered under the Export Administration Regulations. This compilation is not intended to replace official publications of this material. Information will be updated periodically. prepared by The Office of the Chief Counsel for Export Administration (202) 482-5301 Karan K. Bhatia Chief Counsel Table of Contents Note: Text in italics is annotative; section numbers for statutory provisions refer to Public Law sections as found in the Statutes at Large; asterisks denote omitted text. PART I Principal Statutory Authority 1. Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended (Pub. L. 96-72, 93 Stat. 503, 50 U.S.C. app. §§ 2401 - 2420)2 2. International Emergency Economic Powers Act, as amended (Pub. L. 95-223, 91 Stat. 1628, 50 U.S.C. §§ 1701 - 1706)69 PART II Executive Orders and Other Presidential Documents Relevant to Part I Statutory Authorities 1. E.O. 12002 - Administration of the Export Administration Act of 1969, as amended (42 FR 35623; 3 CFR, 1977 Comp., p. 133). . . . 75 2. E.O. 12214 - Administration of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (45 FR 29783; 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 256). . . . 76 3. E.O. 12735 - Chemical and Biological Weapons Proliferation (55 FR 48587; 3 CFR, 1990 Comp., p. 313). . . . 76 4. E.O. 12851 - Administration of Proliferation Sanctions, Middle East Arms Control, and Related Congressional Reporting Responsibilities (58 FR 33181; 3 CFR, 1993 Comp., p. 608). . . . 79 5. E.O. 12867 - Termination of Emergency Authority for Certain Export Controls (58 FR 51747; 3 CFR, 1993 Comp., p. 649). . . . 81 6. E.O. 12924 - Continuation of Export Control Regulations (59 FR 43437; 3 CFR, 1994 Comp., p. 917). . . . 81 7. Presidential Notice of August 15, 1995 - Continuation of Emergency Regarding Export Control Regulations (60 FR 42767; 3 CFR, 1995 Comp., p. 501). . . . 82 8. E.O. 12938 - Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction, as amended (59 FR 59099; 3 CFR, 1994 Comp., p. 950) . . . 83 9. E.O. 12981 - Administration of Export Controls (License Processing), as amended (60 FR 62981; 3 CFR, 1995 Comp. , p. 419) . . . 86 10. E.O. 13026 - Administration of Export Controls on Encryption Products (61 FR 58767; 3 CFR, 1996 Comp., p. 228). . . . 90 11. Presidential Notice of August 14, 1996 - Continuation of Emergency Regarding Export Control Regulations (61 FR 42527; 3 CFR, 1996 Comp., p. 298). . . . 91 12. Presidential Notice of August 13, 1997 - Continuation of Emergency Regarding Export Control Regulations (62 FR 43269; 3 CFR, 1997 Comp., p. 306). . . . 91 13. Presidential Notice of August 13, 1998 - Continuation of Emergency Regarding Export Control Regulations (63 FR 44121; 3 CFR, 1998 Comp., p. 294). . . . 92 14. Presidential Notice of August 10, 1999 - Continuation of Emergency Regarding Export Control Regulations (64 FR 44101; 3 CFR, 1999 Comp., p. 302). . . . 92 15. Presidential Notice of August 3, 2000 - Continuation of Emergency Regarding Export Control Regulations (65 FR 48347; 3 CFR, 2000 Comp., p. 397). . . . 92 16. E.O. 13206 - Termination of Emergency Authority for Certain Export Controls (66 FR 18397) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 17. E.O. 13222 - Continuation of Export Control Regulations (66 FR 44025) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 PART III Other Statutory Provisions Relevant to the Export Administration Regulations 1. Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act, §309(c) (Sec. 309(c) of Pub. L. 95-242, 92 Stat. 141, 42 U.S.C. § 2139a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 2. "Crude Oil Statutes" a. Energy Policy and Conservation Act, §103 (Sec. 103 of Pub. L. 94-163, 89 Stat. 877, 42 U.S.C. § 6212) . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 b. Exports of Alaska North Slope Oil (Sec. 201 of Pub. L. 104-58, 109 Stat. 557, 30 U.S.C. § 185(s)). . . . . . . . . . . 97 c. Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, §28(u) (Sec. 28(u) as amended by Pub. L. 93-153, 30 U.S.C. § 185(u)) . . . . . . . . . . 98 d. Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act, §201(11) (Sec. 201(11) of Pub. L. 94-258, 90 Stat. 310, 30 U.S.C. § 7430(e)) . . . . . . . . . . 99 e. Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amend. of 1978, §208 (Sec. 208 of Pub. L. 95-372, 92 Stat. 668, 43 U.S.C. § 1354) . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 3. Cuban Democracy Act, §§1705-1706 (Secs. 1705-1706 of Pub. L. 102-484, 106 Stat. 2575, 22 U.S.C. §§ 6004-6005) . .100 4. Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (Libertad) Act of 1996, §§102, 109 and 114 (Secs. 102, 109 and 114 of Pub. L. 104-114, 110 Stat. 785)102 5. Export of Horses by Sea (Sec. 125 of Pub. L. 99-64, 99 Stat. 156, 46 U.S.C. app. § 466c) . . . . . . . . . . . .104 6. Missile Technology Controls Policy (Sec. 1701 of Pub. L. 101-510, 104 Stat. 1738, 50 U.S.C. app. § 2402 (note)) . . . . . .104 7. "Tiananmen Square Sanctions" (Title IX of Pub. L. 101-246, 104 Stat. 83, 22 U.S.C. § 2151 (note)). . . . . . . . . . .105 8. Iraq Sanctions Act of 1990 (Secs. 586-586J of Pub. L. 101-513, 104 Stat. 2047, 50 U.S.C. § 1701 (note)) . . . . . . . . . . .107 9. Iran-Iraq Arms Non-Proliferation Act (Secs. 1601-1608 of Pub. L. 102-484, 106 Stat. 2571, 50 U.S.C. § 1701 (note)) . . . . . . . . . . .112 10. Sanctions Against Serbia and Montenegro (Sec. 1511 of Pub. L. 103-160, 107 Stat. 1839, 50 U.S.C. § 1701 (note)) . . . . . . . . . . .115 11. Export Controls on High Performance Computers, as amended (Secs. 1211-1215 of Pub. L. 105-85, 111 Stat. 1932, 50 U.S.C. app. § 2404 (note)) . . . . . . . . .116 12. Satellite Export Controls (Secs. 1511-1516 of Pub. L. 105-261, 112 Stat. 2173, 22 U.S.C. § 2778 (note)). . . .119 13. Prohibitions on Assistance to Countries Involved in Transfer of or Use of Nuclear Explosive Devices; Exceptions; Procedures (Sec. 826(a) of Pub.L. 103-236, 108 Stat. 516, amendment to the Arms Export Control Act (new sec. 102(b), 22 U.S.C. 2799aa-1(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . .121 14. International Terrorism Prohibitions; Prohibition on International Terrorism Fundraising (Secs. 301 - 303 of Publ. L. 104-132, 110 Stat. 1214-1319). . . . . . . . . . . . . .122 15. Commerce between United States and Hong Kong and Continued Application of United States Law (Secs. 103, 201 and 202 of Pub. L. 102-383, 106 Stat. 1450, 22 U.S.C. §§ 5713, 5721 and 5723)123 16. International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (Secs. and 423 of Pub. L. 105-292, 112 Stat. 2787, 22 U.S.C. §§ 6445 and 6461) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124 17. Iran Nonproliferation Act of 2000 (Secs. 1 - 7 of Pub. L. 106-178, 114 Stat. 38, 50 U.S.C. § 1701 (note) . . . . .125 18. Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (Sec. 775 (not yet codified) and Secs. 901 - 911 of Pub. L. 106-387, 114 Stat. 1549, 22 U.S.C. §§ 7201 - 7209. . . .128 19. Waiver of Certain Sanctions Against India and Pakistan (Sec. 9001 of Pub L. 106-79, 113 Stat. 1283, 22 US.C. § 2799aa-1 (note) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130 20. Department of Defense Review of Export License Requirements for Certain Biological Pathogens (Sec. 1323 of Pub. L. 104-106, 110 Stat. 480, 50 U.S.C. App. § 2404 (note) . . . .130 PART IV Other Executive Orders and Presidential Documents Relevant to Part III Statutory Provisions 1. E.O. 12058 - Functions Relating to Nuclear Non-Proliferation (43 FR 20947; 3 CFR, 1978 Comp., p. 179). . . .133 2. E.O. 12854 - Implementation of the Cuban Democracy Act (58 FR 36587; 3 CFR, 1993 Comp., p. 614). . . .134 3. E.O. 12865 - Prohibiting Certain Transactions involving the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) (58 FR 51005; 3 CFR, 1993 Comp., p. 636). . . .134 4. E.O. 12918 - Prohibiting Certain Transactions with Respect to Rwanda and Delegating Authority with Respect to Other United Nations Arms Embargoes (59 FR 28205; 3 CFR, 1994 Comp., p. 899). . . .136 5. Presidential Memorandum of Sept. 27, 1994 - Delegation of Authorities Under the Iran-Iraq Arms Non-Proliferation Act of 1992 (59 FR 50685; 3 CFR, 1994 Comp., p. 1032) . . .137 6. E.O. 12947 - Prohibiting Transactions with Terrorists Who Threaten to Disrupt the Middle East Peace Process, as amended (60 FR 5079; 3 CFR, 1995 Comp., p. 319) . . . .138 7. E.O. 12959 - Prohibiting Certain Transactions with Respect to Iran (60 FR 24757; 3 CFR, 1995 Comp., p. 356). . . .139 8. E.O. 13059 - Prohibiting Certain Transactions with Respect to Iran (62 FR 44531; 3 CFR, 1997 Comp., p. 217). . . .141 9. E.O. 13069 - Prohibiting Certain Transactions with Respect to UNITA (62 FR 65989; 3 CFR, 1997 Comp., p. 232). . . .144 10. Presidential Determination 98-22 of May 13, 1998 -- Sanctions Against India for Detonation of a Nuclear Explosive Device (63 FR 27665; 3 CFR, 1998 Comp., p. 281) . . .146 11. Presidential Determination 98-25 of May 30, 1998 -- Sanctions Against Pakistan for Detonation of a Nuclear Explosive Device (63 FR 31881; 3 CFR, 1998 Comp., p. 288) . . .146 12. E.O. 13088 of June 9, 1988 -- Blocking Property of the Governments of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), the Republic of Serbia, and the Republic of Montenegro, and prohibiting New Investment in the Republic of Serbia in Response to the Situation in Kosovo, as amended (63 FR 32109, June 12, 1998; 3 CFR, 1998 Comp., p. 191)147 13. E.O. 13129 of July 4, 1999 -- Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions with the Taliban (64 FR 36759, July 7, 1999; 3 CFR, 1999 Comp., p. 200)149