To amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to increase the civil penalties that may be imposed under such Act.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5853 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5853

 To amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to increase the civil 
             penalties that may be imposed under such Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 28, 2025

 Mr. Self (for himself and Mr. McCaul) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to increase the civil 
             penalties that may be imposed under such Act.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. INCREASE OF CIVIL PENALTIES UNDER EXPORT CONTROL REFORM ACT 
              OF 2018.

    (a) In General.--Section 1760(c)(1)(A) of the Export Control Reform 
Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4819(c)(1)(A)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``$300,000'' and inserting ``$1,200,000''; 
        and
            (2) by striking ``twice the value of the transaction'' and 
        inserting ``four times the value of the transaction''.
    (b) Applicability.--This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, 
shall apply with respect to a violation of the Export Control Reform 
Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4801 et seq.) or any regulation, order, or 
license issued under such Act, committed on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
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