Coalition Commends President's Action on Export Control Modernization

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The White House announced
today the outcome of an extensive review by the administration of proposals to
modernize the U.S. export control system.

The Coalition for Security and Competitiveness is pleased that the
administration has taken these actions to improve the current export licensing
process − an issue of critical importance to safeguarding our national
security and advancing our technological leadership and global industrial
competitiveness. The coalition appreciates the resources that the
administration has dedicated to this effort and its commitment to carefully
consider and respond to our concerns.

We view the administration's action as an important step in a long-term
process to achieve meaningful reform in the way the United States regulates
defense trade and advanced technology exchange. The coalition is looking
forward to working with the administration to implement the measures announced
today.

The coalition welcomes the opportunity to continue our partnership with the
government to develop other necessary improvements to the licensing process,
particularly to facilitate the licensing of U.S. cooperative programs with our
closest allies and friends.

High technology industries employ more than 4 million workers in the U.S., and
one in six manufacturing jobs depends on exports of manufactured goods. High
technology also accounted for $345 billion, or 37 percent, of all U.S. exports
of manufactured goods in 2006, according to Commerce Department figures.

The Coalition for Security and Competitiveness, a diverse group of trade and
industry organizations representing thousands of American businesses, proposed
19 specific recommendations to improve the way both the Commerce and State
Departments implement export control regulations. For additional information,
please visit the coalition's Web site at www.securityandcompetitiveness.org.

SOURCE Coalition for Security and Competitiveness

IFI: Jennifer L. Baker, +1-202-842-2818, jbaker@thelaurinbakergroup.com; ITIC:
Kara Calvert, +1-202-626-5722, kcalvert@itic.org; NAM: J.P. Fielder,
+1-202-637-3089, jfielder@nam.org; NDIA: Ann Stockwell, +1-703-247-9463,
astockwell@ndia.org; NFTC: Jennifer Cummings, +1-202-822-9491,
jcummings@fratelli.com; SIA: Patricia Cooper, +1-202-349-3650,
pcooper@sia.org; Space Foundation: Kendra Horn, +1-719-576-8000,
kendra@spacefoundation.org; USCOC: Eric Wohlschlegel, +1-202-463-5682,
ewohlschlegel@uschamber.com; USCOC Space Enterprise Council: David Logsdon,
+1-202-463-5479, dlogsdon@uschamber.com; AAEI: Marianne Rowden,
+1-202-857-8009, mrowden@aaei.org; AEA: Anne Caliguiri, +1-202-682-4443,
anne_caliguiri@aeanet.org; AIA: Matt Grimison, +1-703-358-1076,
matt.grimison@aia-aerospace.org; ALESA: Toby Roth, +1-202-213-3747,
Toby.roth@alesa.org; AMT: Paul Freedenberg, +1-703-827-5282,
pfreedenberg@amtonline.org; Business Roundtable: Kirk Monroe,
+1-202-496-3269, kmonroe@businessroundtable.org; CEE: Ed Rice,
+1-202-296-6107, Edmund.rice@usaexport.org; GAMA: Katie Pribyl,
+1-202-637-1357, kpribyl@gama.aero; GEIA: Jim Serafin, +1-703-907-7585,
jserafin@geia.org