{ "id": "RS20757", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORTS", "number": "RS20757", "active": false, "source": "EveryCRSReport.com", "versions": [ { "source": "EveryCRSReport.com", "id": 102866, "date": "2001-08-29", "retrieved": "2016-05-24T20:21:20.442941", "title": "Defense Trade Security Initiative: Background and Status", "summary": "In response to complaints voiced by the U.S. defense industry and foreign customers about the\nunwieldiness of the defense export licensing review process, the Department of State, with the\nDepartment of Defense, developed a set of seventeen reform proposals. Referred to as the Defense\nTrade Security Initiative (DTSI), it was announced by the Secretary of State during May of 2000.\nThis report gives the background on the DTSI and discusses associated congressional actions that\nare reflected in the Security Assistance Act of 2000. It also gives the current status of each of the\nproposals. It will be updated as necessary.", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORTS", "active": false, "formats": [ { "format": "PDF", "encoding": null, "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/pdf/RS20757", "sha1": "d8fe690253fa7b0165c8bae668e55f2fd3afdfe0", "filename": "files/20010829_RS20757_d8fe690253fa7b0165c8bae668e55f2fd3afdfe0.pdf", "images": null }, { "format": "HTML", "filename": "files/20010829_RS20757_d8fe690253fa7b0165c8bae668e55f2fd3afdfe0.html" } ], "topics": [] } ], "topics": [ "Foreign Affairs", "National Defense" ] }