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Defense Trade Security Initiative: Background and Status (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date Aug. 29, 2001
Report Number RS20757
Report Type Report
Authors Daniel H. Else, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
Summary:

In response to complaints voiced by the U.S. defense industry and foreign customers about the unwieldiness of the defense export licensing review process, the Department of State, with the Department of Defense, developed a set of seventeen reform proposals. Referred to as the Defense Trade Security Initiative (DTSI), it was announced by the Secretary of State during May of 2000. This report gives the background on the DTSI and discusses associated congressional actions that are reflected in the Security Assistance Act of 2000. It also gives the current status of each of the proposals. It will be updated as necessary.