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12 Export Controls
Pages 187-192

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... The United States also belongs to several multilateral international arrangements that coordinate control lists among U.S. allies.
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... statues." The fundamental research exclusion is generally applied 3 Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, and National Academy of Engineering, Scientific Communication and National Security (Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 1982)
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... The National Research Council report Beyond "Fortress America": National Security Controls on Science and Technology in a Globalized World, for instance, concluded that "export controls and visa regulations that were crafted to meet conditions the United States faced over five decades ago now quietly undermine our national security and our national economic well-being." 7 An earlier report to the secretary of commerce reached similar conclusions regarding the deemed export provision and the EAR. 8 Over the years, numerous federal officials, including former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and several members of Congress, have argued for major changes, as have leaders of industry and industrial associations.
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... In other cases, researchers, and sometimes their university administrations, have chosen to forgo research projects altogether ra 10 See, e.g., National Research Council, Science and Security in a Post 9/11 World: A Report Based on Regional Discussions Between the Science and Security Communities (Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2007) ; and National Research Council, Beyond "Fortress America": National Security Controls on Science and Technology in a Globalized World (Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2009)
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... The lessons learned in the initiative over the past 5 years could help 11 See, e.g., National Research Council, Science and Security in a Post 9/11 World: A Report Based on Regional Discussions Between the Science and Security Communities (Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2007) ; and National Research Council, Beyond "Fortress America": National Security Controls on Science and Technology in a Globalized World (Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2009)
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... 12.3. The committee recommends that the Export Control Reform Initiative work closely with universities and other stakeholders to specifically address the deemed export provisions 12 and vigorously support the spirit and letter of the fundamental research exclusion.
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