Expansion of General License GLX and GTDR

This final rule revises the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by expanding General License GLX eligibility to include: microprocessors with a composite theoretical performance not exceeding 500 million theoretical operations per second; memory integrated circuits; certain digital integrated circuits; field programmable gate arrays and logic arrays; portable (personal) or mobile radiotelephones not capable of end-to-end encryption; and software to protect against computer viruses. In addition, revisions have been made to expand eligibility for General License GTDR with written assurance to include virus protection software controlled under ECCN 5D13A.c. This rule also revises the list of ``Additional Items Eligible for General License GLX'' included in a supplement to the General License section of the EAR to reflect the expansion of General License GLX, and makes editorial corrections to the permissive reexport provisions for technical data. The expansion of General License GLX and GTDR to include additional items will reduce paperwork and licensing delays for exporters, and will focus controls on exports that are of direct strategic concern.