Announcements
Braumiller Schulz Attorney Olga Torres was recently extended an associate membership to the North Texas District Export Council (NTDEC)
The NTDEC is one of the nationwide networks of District Export Councils (DEC), which make significant contributions to America's international competitiveness. It is a diverse group of volunteer International Trade Professionals representing regions throughout North Texas.
Mission Statement:
The District Export Councils contribute leadership and international trade expertise to complement the U.S. Commercial Service's export promotion efforts through counseling businesses on the exporting process and conducting trade education and community outreach. The primary objectives of the NTDEC are to educate the community about free trade and its benefits, and include "how to" education to promote exports by companies in our area.
Braumiller Schulz LLP Trade Advisor, Linnea Deeds has recently become a Certified U.S. Export Compliance Officer
A Certified U.S. Export Compliance Officer® (CUSECO®) has met, and continues to meet, the industry's highest professional standards in their knowledge and expertise of the regulatory environment of United States export compliance, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations and the Export Administration Regulations and other government agencies.
With the ever increasing convergence of government security administration, and the resulting over-lapping management of government controls to ensure our nation's security, it is of utmost importance that individuals who qualify for this professional designation be proficient in both Department of Commerce and State Department's export regulations, including: the ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations - 22 C.F.R. 120 - 130), the EAR (Export Administration Regulations - 15 C.F.R. 730-774), and other applicable government bodies' regulations. The bodies of knowledge requirements in this program are constantly updated to reflect the latest changes in government regulations and regulatory enforcement.
BRAUMILLER SCHULZ PARTNER NAMED TO PRESIDENT'S EXPORT COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE
President Obama set a goal to double exports over the next five years and named new members to The President's Export Council (PEC) in 2010. Recently, Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke named Braumiller Schulz Partner Michelle Schulz to serve on the President's Export Council Subcommittee on Export Administration (PECSEA). PECSEA members are appointed by the Secretary of Commerce and serve at the Secretary's discretion. The Subcommittee serves as a senior-level advisory body to the Department of Commerce, and, in particular, its Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS). Members must obtain secret-level clearances prior to appointment.
"The PECSEA plays a critical role in advising the Commerce Department and the Obama administration on key export control issues as we develop new regulations and policies," said Under Secretary of Commerce Eric L. Hirschhorn.
The President's Export Council is the principal national advisory committee on international trade. The council advises the president of government policies and programs that affect U.S. trade performance; promotes export expansion; and provides a forum for discussing and resolving trade-related problems among the business, industrial, agricultural, labor, and government sectors.
There are currently 20 private-sector members of the council who serve with five senators and five congressmen appointed by their respective leadership in addition to the Secretaries of Commerce, Agriculture, Energy, Homeland Security, Labor, State, and Treasury; the Chairman of the Export-Import Bank of the United States; the U.S. Trade Representative; and the Administrator of the Small Business Administration.
Please join us in congratulating Michelle Schulz on her appointment.
Click here for more information on the history of the President's Export Council (PEC): http://trade.gov/pec/history.asp