Pak Tuesday, April 12, 1983-Continued William T. Archey, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Trade Administration, Jack A. Blum, general counsel, Independent Gasoline Marketers Council.. Howard D. Marlowe, associate director of legislation, AFL-CIO, on behalf of the Coalition to Keep Alaska Oil.. Mark Cooper, research director, Consumer Energy Council of America. Jack Goldstein, vice president and economist, Overseas Shipholding Frank Drozak, president, Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO Jon D. Helms, vice president of planning, Sun Refining and Marketing Co Wednesday, April 13, 1983: Hon. Al Swift, a Representative in Congress from the State of Washing ton Hon. Ed Zschau, a Representative in Congress from the State of Califor- Hon. Norman Y. Mineta, a Representative in Congress from the State of Homer E. Moyer, Jr., Miller & Chevalier, and chairman, American Bar 656 669 685 701 711 716 716 744 754 817 823 826 837 Richard L. McElheny, Director General, U.S. and Foreign Commercial Hon. Beverly Byron, a Representative in Congress from the State of 890 910 Paul T. O'Day, Acting Assistant Secretary for Trade Development, Department of Commerce... 931 Clyde V. Prestowitz, Acting Assistant Secretary for International Economic Policy, Department of Commerce.. 952 Edward Kilgore on behalf of Hon. George Busbee, former Governor of 967 Thursday, April 28, 1983 (subcommittee markup): William T. Archey, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Trade Administration, Grant D. Aldonas, Office of East-West Trade, Department of State....... Monday, May 2, 1983 (subcommittee markup): 990 995 104 Denis Lamb, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Trade and Commercial Affairs, Department of State Michael E. Zacharia, Special Counsel to the Under Secretary for International Trade, Department of Commerce.. 1058 1058 William T. Archey, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Trade Administration, 1065 William Maroni, Director, Congressional Affairs, Office of the U.S. Trade 1106 Wednesday, May 4, 1983 (subcommittee markup; no witnesses) Bernard J. O'Keefe, chairman, EG&G Corp., and chairman, National Hon. Lionel H. Olmer, Under Secretary for International Trade, Department of Commerce 1127 1158 John Baize, Washington program manager, American Soybean Associa- Alfred J. Murrer, chairman, Gleason Works, representing the National 1186 1223 1251 Page Wednesday, May 25, 1983 (full committee markup): William T. Archey, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Trade Administration, 1293 Michael Maloof, Office of Strategic Trade Policy, Department of Defense.. 1304 Thursday, May 26, 1983 (full committee markup): William T. Archey, Deputy Assistant Secretary for trade Administration, John Baize, Washington program manager, American Soybean Association 154 Prepared statement of Hon. Bill Frenzel, a Representative in Congress from the State of Minnesota.... 322 Correspondence from the Scientific Apparatus Makers Association on embedded microprocessors.. 465 Statements: John Fluke Manufacturing Co., Inc.... 485 Edward W. Stimpson, president, General Aviation Manufacturers Association. 506 Submission by the National Machine Tool Builders' Association on the 562 Letters from labor and consumer groups on the issue of exports of Alaskan oil 723 D. Scott Fitzwater, president, Dillingham Ship Repair. 737 770 Peter J. Luciano, executive director, Transportation Institute.. 778 Jesse M. Calhoon, president, National Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association ...... 801 Andrew Palmer, Washington representative, Coalition Against Oil Pollution. 813 Hon. Les AuCoin, a Representative in Congress from the State of Oregon. 859 862 995 May 4, 1983 from Hon. Timonthy E. Wirth to Hon. Don Bonker, and joint statement by Chairmen Clement J. Zablocki and John Dingell. May 10, 1983, from Hon. Sam Gibbons to Hon. Clement Zablocki. May 12, 1983, from D. Lowell Jensen, Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, Department of Justice, to Hon. Clement Žablocki.. Articles from the May 3, 1983 Wall Street Journal, entitled "The Soviets Meet Resistance Across the Baltic", and the February 24, 1983 Listener, entitled "How the Soviets are Acquiring Western High Technology" a. Text of H.R. 2761, to amend the authorities contained in the 1381 b. Text of H.R. 2500, to amend and reauthorize the Export Adminis- 1408 c. Text of H.R. 2971, to amend the authorities contained in the Export Administration Act of 1979, and for other purposes d. Text of H.R. 3231, to amend the authorities contained in the Export Administration Act of 1979, and for other purposes 2. Report by the Comptroller General of the United States, dated May 26, 1982, entitled "Export Control Regulation Could Be Reduced Without Affecting National Security" 1424 1459 1526 3. Statement of Hon. Don Young, a Representative in Congress from the State of Alaska...... 1578 4. Responses by Richard L. McElheny, to additional questions raised at the April 14, 1983 hearing. 1581 5. Responses by Bernard J. O'Keefe to additional questions submitted for the record... 1582 6. Letter dated March 18, 1983, from Doug Glant, Washington Export Coun- 7. Statement of the American Association of Exporters and Importers 10. Statement of the Association of Data Processing Service Organizations 15. Statement of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc........ 17. Letter dated April 29, 1983, from Robert M. Rosenzweig, president, Association of American Universities, to Hon. Don Bonker.. Page 1585 1587 1650 1656 1684 1687 1708 1717 1720 1744 1750 1753 1756 1758 1761 18. Letter dated April 18, 1983, from Michihiko Kunihiro, Minister, Embassy of Japan, to Hon. Don Bonker 19. Letter dated May 5, 1983, from Hon. Bill Sheffield, Governor, State of Alaska, to Hon. Člement Zablocki 20. Newspaper articles referenced in April 12, 1983 subcommittee hearing concerning the export of Alaskan oil 21. Report of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Georgetown University entitled "Alaska North Slope Oil Exports: The Pros and Cons" 1764 22. Letter dated February 28, 1983, from Lloyd Anderson, executive director, Port of Portland, to Hon. Don Bonker. 24. Letter dated April 12, 1983, from Edwin M. Hood, president, Shipbuilders Council of America, to Hon. Don Bonker, transmitting a report entitled "The Unrecognized Crisis in National Security" 23. Letter dated March 30, 1983, from W. M. Benkert, president, American Institute of Merchant Shipbuilding 1785 1789 25. Letter dated April 12, 1983, from H.R. Del Mar, president, National Maritime Council 26. Letter dated April 18, 1983, from Jon D. Helms, vice president, planning, Sun Refining and Marketing Co., to Hon. Don Bonker 27. Letter and statement dated April 25, 1983, from Julian H. Singman, president, Maritime Institute for Research and Industrial Development..... 1813 28. Statement of Harold P. Bernstein, chairman, Northville Industries Corp. 29. Letter dated May 12, 1983, from J. James Hur, director, Federal Government relations, Atlantic Richfield Co., to Hon. Don Bonker 30. Letter dated April 21, 1983, from Robin M. Pate, executive vice president, The Enterprise Companies Inc., to Hon. Don Bonker.. 1797 1809 1812 1821 1830 1836 31. Letter and statement dated April 25, 1983, from Robert V. Maudlin, Washington representative, Brass and Bronze Institute, to Hon. Don Bonker 1839 32. Letter dated April 27, 1983, from R. M. Cooperman, executive director, Aluminum Recycling Association, to Hon. Don Bonker. 1845 33. Statement of the Ferrous Scrap Consumers Coalition a. Letter dated March 21, 1983, from Sir Roy Denman, The Head of b. Letter dated March 31, 1983, from Theodor Wallau, Minister, 1847 1854 1864 d. Letter dated April 26, 1983, from Bernard Vernier-Palliez, Ambas- c. Letter dated March 16, 1983, from Hon. Bernard Vernier-Palliez, 1872 e. Letter dated April 28, 1983, from Sir Roy Denman, Head of the 1875 f. Letter dated May 9, 1983, from Sir Oliver Wright, Ambassador of 1878 lia.. g. Diplomatic Note dated May 2, 1983, from the Embassy of Canada.... 1889 h. Diplomatic Note dated May 20, 1983, from the Embassy of Austra 1883 1895 EXTENSION AND REVISION OF THE EXPORT ADMINISTRATION ACT OF 1979 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1983 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, The subcommittee met at 2:15 p.m. in room 2200, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Don Bonker (chairman of the subcommittee), presiding. Mr. BONKER. The Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade will come to order. This is our first hearing of the 98th Congress. Judging from the turnout this afternoon, there is plenty of interest in the Export Administration Act, which is the subject of this hearing, and is up for reauthorization this year. The subcommittee's schedule is to proceed throughout March with hearings on the Export Administration Act. We were to begin Tuesday with administration witnesses, but because of full committee business that particular day, that hearing has been rescheduled for next Tuesday. Today we have an opportunity to hear from distinguished witnesses representing the business community. I plan to introduce a comprehensive reauthorization bill in early April and I am sure the administration will have its proposal before the subcommittee by then. We will begin markup after the Easter recess and report a bill to the full committee by the latter part of April. The full committee must complete its action by May 15. I expect Congress to be working on this particular bill through most of the year. The expiration date of the act, as you know, is September 30. The Export Administration Act provides the authority for the President to deny export licenses for national security reasons and for foreign policy reasons. There is also a provision which enables the President to impose export controls on materials in scarce supply. The subcommittee will be looking at these matters. The subcommittee will also be looking at the Arab boycott provision of the act and the present ban on the export of crude oil from the North Slope of Alaska. These are all interesting, sometimes controversial, issues in the legislation. Earlier this week I introduced a series of bills that amend the Export Administration Act. There is also a statement on the bills in Tuesday's Congressional Record. H.R. 1564, H.R. 1565, and H.R. 1566 contain the amendments I propose. They would limit the President's authority to impose foreign policy controls retroactively and extraterritorially. They would also reduce licensing requirements to COCOM countries and to U.S. subsidiaries and affiliates abroad. Hopefully our witnesses have received advance copies of these proposals and may choose to comment on them in their testimony; if not, perhaps in the question and answer period. Before I proceed with the witnesses I would like to call upon the ranking minority member of the subcommittee. He is as new at this as I am since this is my first term as chairman of the subcommittee. This is Mr. Roth, the new ranking minority member of the subcommittee, replacing Mr. Lagomarsino who has served in that position in the past. Mr. Roth, I wonder if you have any opening comments at this time. Mr. ROTH. Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. As you have mentioned, you are a new chairman, but I also know you are a quick study, so I am sure that we will have the necessary facts and information marshaled in order to examine this complex issue. I want to thank you for taking the initiative to call these hearings on the Export Administration Act. I think it is one of the most important pieces of legislation we will examine this session of Congress. Over the next several weeks our attention will be focused on renewal of the Export Administration Act. At the same time, I think we must look at the larger picture of American exports and the role they play in our Nation's economy. Economic indicators demonstrate America is now marching out of the recession, but we must be certain that congressional action enhances rather than weakens our return to a robust economy and full employment. Increased exports are the sort of raw material that is needed to fuel our coming economic recovery and the Export Administration Act can be used as one vehicle to drive a robust and comprehensive American trade policy. As far as I am concerned, for all too long our Government has exerted through this act a negative function, telling industry what cannot be exported. We have done very little to promote exports. This is an area in which we can make major positive contributions. I hope we can work together toward development of a comprehensive trade policy regarding export controls in the forthcoming weeks. As you may know, Mr. Chairman, I have a strong interest in international trade. Each year in my district I hold a special conference on exports. At last year's meeting, some 300 Great Lakes business executives attended. There is a real interest on the part of the American businessman in finding out more about international trade opportunities, however, the Export Administration Act is always something of a mystery to the business community. On the one hand, our Government tells the businessman to go out and sell in new markets, but when the sale is made, the company soon finds that, in many cases, to complete the sale, the contract has to run the gauntlet posed by the Export Administration Act. Through these hearings, and the amendments that we'll be proposing, I hope that we'll be able to eliminate many of the roadblocks, and bring the law up to date. |