EAA: SIG-IEP VOTES ON KEY ISSUES

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 8, 2009
• Sequence Number: 20
• Publication Date: September 26, 1983
• Content Type: MEMO

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MEMORANDUM FOR:
FROM:
2 6 SEP 1983
Roger Robinson
Director of International Economic Affairs
National Security Council
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Lionel H. Olmer ' tAA
Under Secretary for International Trade
SUBJECT: EAA: SIG-IEP Votes on Key Issues
At last Friday's meeting of the SIG-IEP to discuss remaining EAA
renewal issues, Secretary Regan requested all agencies to vote
on the seven issues identified at that meeting by today. The
agencies' preferences are reflected in the attached document.
Clearly, there remain significant differences on many of the
issues. These differences must be resolved as soon as possible.
House consideration of the EAA has already begun, and Senate
action could begin this week.
Please initiate whatever action is necessary to resolve these
questions. We are prepared to assist in whatever way you request.
Attachment
NSC review completed.
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CONTRACT SANCTITY
(FOREIGN POLICY CONTROLS)
Issue - What position should the Administration adopt on
contract sanctity?
Options
Option 1 - House ("Berman") language.
*Agencies Supporting: Commerce; State; Treasury; Defense; Justice
Option 2 - Compromise between House and Administration position.
Existing contracts cannot be affected unless:
O Prior Congressional consultation
O Prior report to Congress
O Presidential determination that not applying controls
would severely damage the United States national
interest.
*Agencies Supporting: Agriculture; OPD; USTR (fallback
position);
Option 3 - Continue to support provision in Administration bill.
*Agencies Supporting: USTR
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EXTRATERRITORIALITY
(FOREIGN POLICY)
Issue - What position should the Administration adopt on the
extraterritorial reach of foreign policy controls?
Options
Option 1 - Strike.
*Agencies Supporting: Commerce; Defense; Treasury;
Agriculture; Justice
Option 2 - Strike House provision and substitute provision which
permits extraterritorial controls but requires President to try
to negotiate foreign country agreements on the use of these
controls (Rep. Roth).
*Agencies Supporting: USTR; Defense (fallback position);
Commerce (fallback position); Treasury (fallback position)
Option 3 - Strike, but exclude foreign subsidiaries of U.S. firms
from foreign policy controls.
*Agencies Supporting: State; OPD
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CONGRESSIONAL CONSULTATION
(FOREIGN POLICY CONTROLS)
Issue - What position should the Administration adopt on
proposed Congressional consultation provisions?
Options
Option 1 - Strike.
*Agencies Supporting: Defense; OPD
Option 2 - Do not oppose prior consultation but strike requirement
to report to Congress prior to imposition, expansion or extension
of controls.
*Agencies Supporting: State; USTR (but permit the President
to take emergency action without prior reporting or consulting);
Treasury
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Option 3 - Do not oppose.
*Agencies Supporting: Commerce; Agriculture; Justice; Treasury
(tallback)
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NATIONAL SECURITY CONTROLS
UNILATERAL CONTROLS
Issue - What position should the Administration adopt on the
House provision to decontrol certain unilaterally controlled
national security items?
Options
Option 1 - Strike.
*Agencies Supporting: All agencies support (State, Defense,
Commerce, USTR, Treasury, Agriculture; OPD); Justice
Option 2 - Strike current provision and substitute requirement to
decontrol unilaterally controlled items, available from foreign
sources, if we are Unsuccessful in obtaining multilateral
controls within a specified time.
*Agencies Supporting: None
Cr.ion 3 - Modify provision to allow the Secretary, by regula-
tion, to require licenses for certain types and categories of
end-users and end-uses.
*Agencies Supporting: None
Option 4 - Limit House provisions to unilaterally controlled
goods which are available fror foreign sources.
*Agencies Supporting: None
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FOREIGN AVAILABILITY
Issue - What position should the Administration adopt on
proposals relating to foreign availability?
Options
Burden-Shifting Provisions:
Option 1 - Strike.
*Agencies Supportin5: Defense; Commerce; Agriculture;
Treasury; OPD
Option 2 - Require applicant to present "clear and
convincing evidence" before burden shifts to government to
disprove foreign availability.
*Agencies Supporting: State; USTR; Justice; Treasury (fallbac
Senate Foreign Policy 6 Month Decontrol:
Option 1 - Strike.
*Agencies Supporting: Defense
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Option 2 - Extend time period to one year.
*Agencies Supporting: Commerce; OPD; Agriculture;
Defense (fallback position) ; Treasury
Option 3 - Support, because of intentional loophole.
*Agencies Supporting: USTR; State (if the Commerce role
is limited to determining foreign availability while the
Secretary of State is empowered to determine the foreign
policy implications of that availability); Justice
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House National Security 6 Month Decontrol:
Option 1 - Strike.
*Agencies Supporting: All agencies support (State;
Treasury; Agriculture; USTR; Commerce; Defense; OPD; Justice)
Option 2 - Limit decontrol to unilaterally controlled items.
*Agencies Supporting: None
Option 3 - Extend negotiating time period to one year.
*Agencids Supporting: None
Option 4 - Combine options 2 and 3.
*Agencies Supporting: None
Option 5 - Support, if loophole simi1ar to Senate foreign
policy control loophole is added.
*Agencies Supporting: USTR (fallback position);
Commerce (fallback position)
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LICENSING OF COCOM TRADE
Issue - What position should the Administration adopt on the issue
of licensing trade to COCOM countries?
Options
Option 1 - Support Senate provision, but clarify that the item
must be on both the MCTL and the Commodity Control List.
*Agencies Supporting: Commerce; Defense; Agriculture;Treasury
Option 2 - No decontrol of COCOM trade, but reduce licensing time
from 90 days to 30 days.
*Agencies Supporting: Treasury (fallback); Defense (fallba.0'.0;
Justice
Option 3 - Support House provision, but modify to allow the
Secretary, by regulation, to require licenges for certain types
and categories of end-users and end-uses.
*Agencies Supporting: State; *STR; OPD
Option 4 - Eliminate COCOM licensing for items below the "adminis-
trative exceptions note" level, and reduce licensing time to 30
days on remaining items. (Rep. Roth).
*Agencies Supporting: None
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AGRICULTURE
Issue - Should the Administration oppose new Congressional
limitations on the President's authority to control.the export of
agricultural commodities?
Options
National Security:
Option 1 - Oppose Senate limitations.
*Agencies Supporting: Defense; USTR; Commerce; OPD;
Treasury (but as fallback could accept some strengthening);
Justice
Option 2 - Do' not oppose.
*Agencies Supporting: State; Agriculture
Foreign Policy:
Option 1 - Oppose House and Percy/Dixon limitations.
*Agencies Supporting: State; Defense; USTR; Commerce;
OPD; Treasury (but as fallback could compromise); Justice
Option 2 - Do not oppose.
*Agencies Supporting: Agriculture
Short Supply:
Option 1 - Oppose House limitation.
*Agencies Supporting: State; Defense; USTR; Commerce;
OPD; Treasury (but, as fallback could compromise); Justice
Option 2 - Do not oppose.
*Agencies SlIpporting: Agriculture
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