Aerospace Industries Association
Obama Administration Initiates Review of U.S. Export Controls
In a move sought by AIA for several years, President Obama has directed the National Security Council (NSC) and the National Economic Council (NEC) to undertake a comprehensive review of U.S. export controls.
Administration officials told AIA executives that the association’s long-standing advocacy of the issue was a factor in launching the review, and said the organization’s views will be taken into consideration in the study. 
Senior State Department and NSC officials have already confirmed meetings with AIA to discuss the pending study, and efforts are underway to schedule meetings with the NEC.
AIA has been a proponent of a more predictable, efficient and transparent U.S. export control system and welcomes progress made to date to improve license processing timelines. But there is more that can and should be done to ensure the system provides protection against diversion of technology to our adversaries as well as responsiveness to the technology needs of the U.S. warfighter and our allies.
The association will work closely with the administration to address the unanswered issues that have continually been raised by industry and others. In particular, AIA has sought a more precise and dynamic system for identifying and adjusting export controls on U.S. Munitions List technologies and improved licensing caseload management models.
The upcoming study is a very encouraging development, AIA believes, and the fact that the NEC is a co-lead indicates that the economic impact of the current export control system will be fully taken into account.
AIA Source: pj.hart@aia-aerospace.org