Export Controls: License Screening and Compliance Procedures Need Strengthening

摘要

In response to your request, we reviewed export control activities at theDepartments of State and Commerce. Specifically, we examined (1) whether these agencies effectively use automated systems to screen license applications, (2) how well these agencies cooperate with each other and the U.S. Customs Service, (3) whether State is monitoring reexports and technology transfers by collecting and reviewing annual sales reports submitted by companies involved in munitions manufacturing or distribution agreements, and (4) how State ensures that munitions licenses are issued only to U.S. persons or foreign governments as required by law.