; or (B) any successor committee. . 3. Licensing and presumption of denial requirements relating to the Entity List (a) In general The Secretary of Commerce shall— (1) require a license for the export, reexport, release, or in-country transfer of any item (including software and technology) included on the Commerce Control List that is controlled for national security reasons to or in a country subject to an embargo, including an arms embargo, imposed by the United States or to any foreign person included on the Entity List; and (2) except as provided by subsection (b), apply a presumption of denial for an export, reexport, release, or in-country transfer of an item described in paragraph (1). (b) Exception (1) In general The Secretary is not required to apply a presumption of denial under subsection (a)(2) for an export, reexport, release, or in-country transfer of an item described in subsection (a)(1) if the Secretary, in concurrence with all the members of the Committee determines that the recipient of the item has, by clear and convincing evidence, demonstrated in detail that the item will not be diverted or otherwise used for any purpose outside its intended end-use and end-user. (2) Congressional notification The Secretary shall submit the appropriate congressional committees a notification not later than 15 days after— (A) the Secretary makes a determination under paragraph (1) not to apply a presumption of denial; or (B) removing the national security as the reason for a control on any item on the Commerce Control List. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives