119-hr4920

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4920 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 4920

 To require modernization of information technology systems and 
 applications of the Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department 
 of Commerce.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 August 8, 2025

 Mr. Crow (for himself, Mr. Kean, Mr. Meeks, and Ms. Kamlager-Dove) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
 Foreign Affairs

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 A BILL

 To require modernization of information technology systems and 
 applications of the Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department 
 of Commerce.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Bureau of Industry and Security 
Information Technology Modernization Act'' or the ``BIS IT 
Modernization Act''.

SEC. 2. MODERNIZATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS AND 
 APPLICATIONS OF THE BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
effective use of Bureau authorities requires that--

    (1) the Bureau adopt and deploy cutting-edge data fusion, 
 analytics, and decision-making capabilities, as well as supply 
 chain illumination tools and additional commercial data sets, 
 to streamline and standardize the export license adjudication 
 process, better assess global industrial relationships, enhance 
 the evaluation of information and communications technologies 
 and services, identify dual use items of concern for control, 
 and identify evasive trade patterns and shell companies being 
 used by adversary militaries;

    (2) the Bureau expand and scale up the adoption and use of 
 modern data sharing interfaces and capabilities to share data 
 safely and efficiently with industry, Federal agencies, and 
 international partners;

    (3) Bureau information technology systems should over time 
 enable the incorporation of artificial intelligence, machine 
 learning, and other advanced tools as technologies evolve;

    (4) the Bureau expedite Entity List, Military End User 
 List, and Unverified List deliberations tied to countries of 
 concern and enforcement activities related to tracking military 
 end users and end uses in countries of concern, including the 
 People's Republic of China

    (PRC) , Russia, and Iran;

    (5) the Bureau work with relevant agencies to 
 comprehensively map the PRC defense industrial base and its 
 military civil fusion strategy; and

    (6) the Bureau work with relevant agencies to 
 comprehensively map the commercial linkages between the 
 industrial bases of the PRC, Russia, North Korea, Iran, and 
 other countries of concern.

    (b) In General.--Subject to the availability of appropriations, the 
Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security shall, on an 
ongoing basis through fiscal year 2030, modernize the information 
technology systems of the Bureau.
            (c) Elements.--In carrying out subsection

    (b) , the Under Secretary 
should--

    (1) replace the Bureau's primary information technology 
 systems with a unified environment that--
        (A) allows for deployment of a seamless case and 
 customer relationship management information technology 
 solution; and
        (B) provides analysis of data obtained from 
 external data providers that is collected by trade 
 transactions and other sources as appropriate;

    (2) adopt and deploy cutting-edge data fusion, analytics, 
 and decision-making capabilities, as well as supply chain 
 illumination tools, and additional commercial data sets to 
 streamline and standardize the export license adjudication 
 process, and better assess global industrial relationships;

    (3) enhance the processes that maintain a list of foreign 
 persons determined to be a threat to the national security and 
 foreign policy of the United States, which support Entity List 
 deliberations and, enforcement activities, such as tracking 
 military end users and end uses and identifying evasive trade 
 patterns and shell companies; and

    (4) expand and scale up the adoption and use of modern data 
 sharing interfaces and capabilities to share the appropriate 
 data elements safely and efficiently with industry, Federal 
 agencies, including the intelligence community, and 
 international partners.
            (d) Objectives.--Before any informational technology solutions are 
adopted with respect to the elements in subsection
            (c) , such solutions 
should be analyzed based on their ability to--

    (1) enhance productivity and efficiency, including by 
 reducing the need for manual review and processing of data;

    (2) reduce redundancies and manage costs;

    (3) enhance the overall data and cyber security of Bureau 
 systems and underlying information technology infrastructure;

    (4) facilitate seamless and safe sharing of appropriate 
 data with relevant stakeholders and partners;

    (5) facilitate seamless data sharing with relevant agencies 
 and the intelligence community; and

    (6) enhance the ease of access and user experience for 
 United States parties that are utilizing Bureau systems.

    (e) Personnel Assessment.--The Under Secretary should--

    (1) reassess staffing and personnel needs across the Bureau 
 throughout the modernization process described in this section; 
 and

    (2) consult with Congress on whether additional or less 
 personnel may be most effective for utilizing modern 
 applications and systems.

    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated $25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2026 through 2029 
to carry out this Act.

    (g) 

=== Definitions. ===
-In this Act:

    (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
 ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
        (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
 of Representatives; and
        (B) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
 Affairs of the Senate.

    (2) Bureau.--The term ``Bureau'' means the Bureau of 
 Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce.

    (3) Entity list.--The term ``Entity List'' means the list 
 maintained by the Bureau and set forth in Supplement No. 4 to 
 part 744 of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations.

    (4) Under secretary.--The term ``Under Secretary'' means 
 the Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security.
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