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[Cox Report Recommendations] 11. The Select Committee recommends that the appropriate congressional committees report legislation to reenact the Export Administration Act, with particular attention to reestablishing the higher penalties for violation of the Act that have been allowed to lapse since 1994. (Recommendation 29)
Support. The bill significantly increases the criminal fines and civil penalties. The bill strengthens enforcement by (1) making export violations a predicate offense for wiretaps, (2) adding a "Patriot Provision" to reward informants with 25 percent of all fines and penalties for export violations that they help to uncover, (3) authorizing a freight forwarders best practices program, and (4) authorizing more funds for increased post-shipment verifications.
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Export Administration Act of 1999