John Kennedy promises to support legislation to increase civil penalties for illegal exports, re-exports, or transfers of sensitive American technology to foreign adversaries and other bad actors.

Kennedy joined Sen. Andy Kim in introducing the ECRA Penalty Increase Act to increase civil penalties for unlawfully exporting, re-exporting or transferring sensitive American technology to foreign adversaries and other bad actors.

Kennedy introduced bipartisan legislation that would raise civil penalties for illegal exports or transfers of sensitive U.S. technology to adversaries and other bad actors.

Kennedy, Kim introduce bipartisan bill to strengthen penalties for illegal exports of sensitive U.S. technology
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On the Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 5515, the vote result was Conference Report Agreed to, 87 yeas to 10 nays. Kennedy (R-LA) is listed as Yea.

Kennedy voted yes on the FY2019 NDAA conference report, the vehicle that enacted the Export Control Reform Act of 2018.

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U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 115th Congress, 2nd Session, Vote 181
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The statute makes unlawful violations of the Export Administration Regulations, including statements connected with any export, reexport, or in-country transfer. Civil penalties include a fine up to $300,000 or twice the transaction value, revocation of a license, and prohibition on exporting, reexporting, or in-country transferring controlled items.

Current U.S. Code text shows the enacted export-control penalties covering exports, reexports, and in-country transfers, including civil penalties and export prohibitions.

delivered same_term A for effort

50 U.S.C. 4819: Penalties
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Congress.gov identifies H.R. 5515 as the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, the measure signed into law after the conference report was agreed to.

Official bill record links the Senate vote Kennedy supported to the enacted FY2019 NDAA, which included the export-control penalties now codified at 50 U.S.C. 4819.

delivered same_term A for effort

H.R.5515 - John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
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