Bill Text: NJ AR243 | 2014-2015 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Condemns persons or businesses that provide sensitive military data to other countries without authorization.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-06-01 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly Homeland Security and State Preparedness Committee [AR243 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2014-AR243-Introduced.html
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman ANNETTE QUIJANO
District 20 (Union)
SYNOPSIS
Condemns persons or businesses that provide sensitive military data to other countries without authorization.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Assembly Resolution condemning persons or businesses that provide sensitive military data to other countries without authorization.
Whereas, Businesses or individuals in this State that are entrusted with sensitive military data, including those that contract with the United States Department of Defense, have a duty to safeguard this data; and
Whereas, The United States government controls exports of sensitive equipment, software, and technology as a means to promote our national security interests and foreign policy objectives; and
Whereas, Through the export control system, the United States government can effectively provide for national security by limiting access to the most sensitive United States technology and weapons; and
Whereas, As one of the principal export control laws in this country, the federal "Arms Export Control Act" (22 U.S.C. s.2751 et seq.) prohibits the export of defense articles and defense services without first obtaining a license from the United States Department of State; and
Whereas, Recently, sensitive military data, specifically drawings of parts for torpedoes used in nuclear submarines and drawings of helicopter and F-15 fighter aircraft components, was sent to India by a resident of this State who operated two companies that contracted with the United States Department of Defense to supply defense hardware items and spare parts; and
Whereas, This data was sent to an individual in India without the required export license in violation of the "Arms Export Control Act," the enforcement of which is critical to the defense of this country; and
Whereas, The unauthorized release of this and any other sensitive military data presents a clear danger to homeland security; and
Whereas, It is therefore fitting and proper for this House to condemn individuals or businesses that are entrusted with sensitive military data that provide this data to other countries without the required authorization; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. This House condemns those individuals or businesses entrusted with sensitive military data that provide this data to other countries without the required authorization.
2. Copies of this resolution, as filed with the Secretary of State, shall be transmitted by the Clerk of the General Assembly to the Governor of this State and to every member of Congress elected from this State.
STATEMENT
This Assembly Resolution condemns those individuals or businesses entrusted with sensitive military data that provide this data to other countries without authorization.
Businesses or individuals in this State that are entrusted with sensitive military data have a duty to safeguard this data. The United States government controls exports of sensitive equipment, software, and technology as a means to promote our national security interests and foreign policy objectives. Through the export control system, the United States government effectively can provide for national security by limiting access to the most sensitive United States technology and weapons.
As one of the principal export control laws in this country, the federal "Arms Export Control Act" prohibits the export of defense articles and defense services without first obtaining a license from the United States Department of State.
Recently, without receiving the required export license, a resident of this State, who operated two companies that contracted with the United States Department of Defense to supply defense hardware items and spare parts, sent sensitive military data to India. This data included drawings of parts for torpedoes used in nuclear submarines and drawings of helicopter and F-15 fighter aircraft components. The release of this and any other sensitive military data presents a clear danger to homeland security.
