(a) In general The Secretary shall submit to Congress , by December 31 of each year, a report on the implementation of this subchapter during the preceding fiscal year. The report shall include a review of— (1) the effect of controls imposed under this subchapter on exports , reexports , and in-country transfers of items in addressing threats to the national security or foreign policy of the United States, including a description of licensing processing times; (2) the impact of such controls on the scientific and technological leadership of the United States ; (3) the consistency with such controls of export controls imposed by other countries; (4) efforts to provide exporters with compliance assistance, including specific actions to assist small- and medium-sized businesses; (5) a summary of regulatory changes from the prior fiscal year; (6) a summary of export enforcement actions, including of actions taken to implement end-use monitoring of dual-use , military, and other items subject to the Export Administration Regulations ; (7) a summary of approved license applications to proscribed persons ; (8) efforts undertaken within the previous year to comply with the requirements of section 4817 [1] of this title, including any critical technologies identified under such section and how or whether such critical technologies were controlled for export; and (9) a summary of industrial base assessments conducted during the previous year by the Department of Commerce , including with respect to counterfeit electronics, foundational technologies, and other research and analysis of critical technologies and industrial capabilities of key defense-related sectors. (b) Form The report required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex. ( Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title XVII, § 1765 , Aug. 13, 2018 , 132 Stat. 2232 .) [1] See References in Text note below. Editorial Notes References in Text This subchapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original “this part”, meaning part I (§§ 1751–1768) of subtitle B of title XVII of div. A of Pub. L. 115–232 , known as the Export Controls Act of 2018, which is classified principally to this subchapter. For complete classification of part I to the Code, see section 1751 of Pub. L. 115–232 , set out as a Short Title note under section 4801 of this title and Tables. Section 4817 of this title , referred to in subsec. (a)(8), was in the original “section 1759”, and was translated as meaning section 1758 of Pub. L. 115–232 , which relates to requirements to identify and control the export of emerging and foundational technologies and is classified to section 4817 of this title , to reflect the probable intent of Congress .