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White House Proposes Aircraft Export Changes

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Friday, November 11th, 2011

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The Obama administration unveiled recently proposals for making it easier for U.S. companies to export some military aircraft equipment. A defense-industry group hailed the publishing of the proposed export rule changes, in the Federal Register, as a "major milestone in export-control reform." The two connected proposals would move some items listed under Category VIII of the State Department's U.S. Munitions List (USML)--the category covering aircraft and related articles--to the Commerce Department's more-flexible Commerce Control List (CCL). The administration in July,…

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