BIS License Fee Prohibition Act

The "BIS License Fee Prohibition Act" aims to prevent the federal government from collecting any fees, revenue-sharing, or other monetary arrangements tied to export licenses. It explicitly prohibits the collection of such amounts after the bill's enactment, citing constitutional prohibitions on export duties and existing law under the Export Control Reform Act of 2018. A key provision requires the Secretary of Commerce to return the full amount of any fees collected before or on the enactment date to the respective license holders within 30 days. Furthermore, the bill limits the obligation or expenditure of any collected funds solely to their return to the license holder. This legislation underscores that export fees, including those on semiconductors , are not authorized and are inconsistent with both the Constitution and the Export Control Reform Act of 2018.