Senate Bill Calls for Updating Export Controls to Counter China

A bill introduced last month (see 2103110018) by nine Republican senators calls for more export controls and sanctions to allow the U.S. to better compete with China and counter that country’s illegal trade practices. The bill's text, released this week, includes several suggestions for U.S. export control policy, and calls for updating export controls and investment restrictions to better cover critical technologies. The bill also suggests the U.S. collaborate more closely with allies on licensing decisions and urges the administration to ensure that exports of drones “remain subject to the same export considerations as military aircraft.”