Export Controls: Change in Export Licensing Jurisdiction for Two Sensitive Dual-Use Items

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the implications of changing export licensing jurisdiction for two sensitive dual use items from the Department of State to the Department of Commerce, focusing on: (1) the military sensitivity of the two items; (2) the executive branch's rationale for the change in jurisdiction; (3) the licensing systems that the two departments use to control exports; and (4) proposed changes in Commerce controls for these two items.