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House passes bill on improving transparency in export controls
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed Congressman Ronny Jackson’s (TX-13) bill, the Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency Act. This legislation aims to ensure accountability and transparency in the export control process when American goods and technologies are sent abroad. The bill mandates that information be provided to Congress about each export license application, including the name of the entity submitting the application, who they are exporting to, what the decision was, and how compliance with U.S. export controls is being...
Legislation introduced aiming at boosting recruitment at senior U.S. Military Colleges
Representative Jackson introduced legislation this week, alongside Senator Ted Cruz (TX), Senator Raphael Warnock (GA), and Representative Marc Veasey (TX-33), aimed at improving military recruitment at senior military colleges. The proposed legislation would allow students to opt to share their information with senior military colleges, such as Texas A&M, when applying to U.S. service academies. This initiative seeks to provide applicants who are denied admission to a service academy with an enhanced opportunity to attend a senior military college, thereby addressing the...
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