Export Administration Act of 1979
The Export Administration Act (EAA) of 1979 (P.L. 96-72) provided legal authority to the President to control U.S. exports for reasons of national security, foreign policy, and/or short supply. However, the 1990 farm bill (P.L. 101-624) provided for contract sanctity by prohibiting the President from restricting the export of any agricultural commodity already under contract for delivery within 270 days from the date an embargo is imposed under the EAA, except during national emergency or war. With the expiration of EAA in 1994, President Bill Clinton declared a national emergency and exercised authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (P.L. 95-223; 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to continue the EAA export control regulations then in effect by issuing Executive Order 12924 o
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Export Administration Act of 1979
The Export Administration Act (EAA) of 1979 (P.L. 96-72) provided legal authority to the President to control U.S. exports for reasons of national security, foreign policy, and/or short supply. However, the 1990 farm bill (P.L. 101-624) provided for contract sanctity by prohibiting the President from restricting the export of any agricultural commodity already under contract for delivery within 270 days from the date an embargo is imposed under the EAA, except during national emergency or war. With the expiration of EAA in 1994, President Bill Clinton declared a national emergency and exercised authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (P.L. 95-223; 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to continue the EAA export control regulations then in effect by issuing Executive Order 12924 o
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Report for Congress: Agriculture: A Glossary of Terms, Programs, and Laws, 2005 Edition
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1979-09-27
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1979-09-29
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Adlai Stevenson, III
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1979-03-22
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An Act to provide authority to ...... ability to engage in commerce.
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Export Administration Act Amendments of 1979
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1979-07-21
1979-09-25
1979-09-27
1979-09-28
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Export Administration Act of 1979
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1979-09-29
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http://ncseonline.org/nle/crsreports/05jun/97-905.pdf
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The Export Administration Act ...... ssuing Executive Order 12924 o
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Export Administration Act of 1979
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