India and Pakistan: Lifting of Sanctions, Removal of Indian and Pakistani Entities, and Revision in License Review Policy

On September 22, 2001, President George W. Bush waived sanctions placed on India and Pakistan in May 1998, including those sanctions implemented by regulations issued on November 19, 1998 (63 FR 64322). This rule implements the waiver of these sanctions by removing the policy of denial for exports and reexports of items controlled for Nuclear Proliferation (NP) and Missile Technology (MT) reasons to India and Pakistan and restoring the use of License Exceptions for these items for entities not listed on the Entity List. In addition, this rule removes the supplementary measures taken in connection with the sanctions by removing a large number of Indian and Pakistani entities from the Entity List. The license requirements and review policy for the entities that remain on the list are set forth on the list itself.