; and (2) long-standing practices, policies, and legal requirements regarding such exports should be continued and strengthened. 4. Prohibition on removal of firearms from United States Munitions List (a) Restriction on removal of firearms from United States Munitions List Notwithstanding section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2778 ), the President may not remove any firearm, or technical information relating to such firearm, from the United States Munitions List. (b) Limitation on modifying regulations The President and the Secretary of State may not change or alter any requirement under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (subchapter M of chapter I of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations) or such successor regulations relating to the export of firearms controlled on the United States Munitions List, as such regulations and munitions list were composed as of January 1, 2018. 5. Congressional oversight of suspension of export control regulations The Secretary of State may not suspend the application of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (subchapter M of chapter I of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations) or any such successor regulations, or any part thereof, unless the Secretary of State has notified the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives in accordance with the process and procedures specified in section 38(f) of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2778(f) ).