31.   Clinton is also expected to order some loosening of export controls on software that uses powerful data-scrambling codes.

32.   Clinton promised Stepashin immediate satellite launch contracts with American firms as Russia implements stiffer export controls on missile-related technology to countries such as Iran.

33.   Clinton and his top national security aides insisted that the new procedures under the Commerce Department did not relax export controls or threaten national security.

34.   Coffee producers meeting in London next week are expected to lift some export controls in an attempt to stem the increase, which is threatening to reduce consumption.

35.   Congress moved Monday to re-establish export controls over high-performance computers shipped to countries that have nuclear development programs.

36.   Commerce Secretary William Daley said in an interview last week that the U.S. could also lift other export controls on China.

37.   Critics of export controls on supercomputers say that even with the restrictions, chemical and biological weapons have spread worldwide.

38.   Cupitt said export controls have a limited value, especially when trying to block a product that is freely available.

39.   CONGRESS-ENCRYPTION -- The U.S. House International Relations Committee approves a proposed bill that would loosen export controls on hard-to-break code technology.

40.   Echoing the industry viewpoint, Bush said current export controls are ineffective and punish U.S. manufacturers.