Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) issued the following statement on House passage of the Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 5515, the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act.
“This bipartisan legislation provides critical tools to support our troops and keep America safe, and I am proud to support it. Notably, this year’s bill also contains my reforms to modernize our U.S. export controls. These controls - last written during the Cold War - lapsed years ago, exposing big gaps that countries like China and Russia have exploited to obtain sensitive technologies from U.S. businesses. The export control reforms we’ve achieved will build a modern, adaptable system that will work in tandem with a stronger CFIUS process to maintain the U.S. edge in emerging fields like robotics and artificial intelligence. This is a big win for our economy and our national security.".
