EXTENSION AND REVISION OF THE EXPORT ADMINISTRATION ACT OF 1979

HEARINGS AND MARKUP

BEFORE THE

COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS

AND ITS

SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC

POLICY AND TRADE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NINETY-EIGHTH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

ON

H.R. 3231

FEBRUARY 24; MARCH 1, 3, 8; APRIL 5, 12, 13, 14, 28, 29; MAY 2, 4, 5, 18,

25, 26, 1983

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COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS

CLEMENT J. ZABLOCKI, Wisconsin, Chairman DANTE B. FASCELL, Florida

WILLIAM S. BROOMFIELD, Michigan LEE H. HAMILTON, Indiana

LARRY WINN, JR., Kansas GUS YATRON, Pennsylvania

BENJAMIN A. GILMAN, New York STEPHEN J. SOLARZ, New York

ROBERT J. LAGOMARSINO, California DON BONKER, Washington

JOEL PRITCHARD, Washington GERRY E. STUDDS, Massachusetts

JIM LEACH, Iowa ANDY IRELAND, Florida

TOBY ROTH, Wisconsin DAN MICA, Florida

OLYMPIA J. SNOWE, Maine MICHAEL D. BARNES, Maryland

HENRY J. HYDE, Illinois HOWARD WOLPE, Michigan

GERALD B. H. SOLOMON, New York GEO. W. CROCKETT, JR., Michigan

DOUGLAS K. BEREUTER, Nebraska SAM GEJDENSON, Connecticut

MARK D. SILJANDER, Michigan
MERVYN M. DYMALLY, California

ED ZSCHAU, California
TOM LANTOS, California
PETER H. KOSTMAYER, Pennsylvania
ROBERT G. TORRICELLI, New Jersey
LAWRENCE J. SMITH, Florida
HOWARD L. BERMAN, California
HARRY M. REID, Nevada
MEL LEVINE, California
EDWARD F. FEIGHAN, Ohio
TED WEISS, New York
ROBERT GARCIA, New York

JOHN J. BRADY, Jr., Chief of Staff

SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC POLICY AND TRADE

DON BONKER, Washington, Chairman DAN MICA, Florida

TOBY ROTH, Wisconsin HOWARD L. BERMAN, California

OLYMPIA J. SNOWE, Maine
EDWARD F. FEIGHAN, Ohio

DOUGLAS K. BEREUTER, Nebraska
MICHAEL D. BARNES, Maryland
HOWARD WOLPE, Michigan
SAM GEJDENSON, Connecticut

R. ROGER MAJAK, Subcommittee Staff Director

HAROLD P. LUKS, Minority Staff Consultant
CAROL PAGE ROVNER, Subcommittee Staff Consultant
CAROLE A. GRUNBERG, Subcommittee Staff Consultant

SUE E. ECKERT, Staff Assistant

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Tuesday, April 5, 1983: Hon. Lionel H. Olmer, Under Secretary for Interna-

tional Trade, Department of Commerce ..

Hon. Howard Wolpe, a Representative in Congress from the State of

CONTENTS

WITNESSES

Thursday, February 24, 1983:

H. Richard Kahler, manager of governmental affairs, Caterpillar Tractor

Co.

, representing the Emergency Committee for American Trade, and

the Business Roundtable...

Alexander B. Trowbridge, president, National Association of Manufactur-

Kempton Jenkins, vice president, government affairs, Armco, Inc., and

chairman, Coordinating Group on the Export Administration Act, U.S.

Chamber of Commerce.

Richard W. Roberts, president, National Foreign Trade Council ................

Tuesday, March 1, 1983:

Hon. Lionel H. Olmer, Under Secretary for International Trade, Depart-

ment of Commerce

Hon. Richard N. Perle, Assistant Secretary for International Security

Policy, Department of Defense .

Hon. William Schneider, Jr., Under Secretary for Security Assistance,

Science and Technology, Department of State

Jointly with the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade:

Theodore W. Wu, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export Enforce-

ment, Department of Commerce...

Willian von Raab, Commissioner, U.S. Customs Service.

Hon. D. Lowell Jensen, Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Divi-

Thursday, March 3, 1983:

sion, Department of Justice ......

Vico Henriques, president, Computer and Business Equipment Manufac-

turers Association.

Victor E. Ragosine, retired vice president and general manager, Ampex

Corp., representing the American Electronics Association.

Robert S. Lovett, government affairs manager, clinical and instruments

systems division, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., representing the

Scientific

Apparatus Makers Association

Allen R. Frischkorn, assistant vice president, GTE Corp., representing the

Electronic Industries Association...

J.A. DeRose, program director, public affairs, IBM, representing the

Semiconductor industries Association ......

Frank Kapper, Acting Assistant Deputy Under Secretary for Technology

Transfer, Department of Defense.

James A. Gray, president, National Machine Tool Builders' Association

Roger W. Sullivan, executive vice president, National Council for United

John W. Orth, sales manager, Norland Corp., and chairman, Foreign

Availability Subcommittee, Computer Systems Technical Advisory

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Tuesday, April 12, 1983:

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Michigan

Hon. Stewart McKinney,

Connecticut...

a Representative in Congress from the State of

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