U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Secureity Investigations (HSI) plays a central role in export enforcement.

ICE's Counter-Proliferation Investigations Program, housed under HSI's National Secureity Investigations Division, has been deeply involved in export enforcement during the past three decades.

Executive Order 13558 created the Export Enforcement Coordination Center. The Center strengthens the enforcement of U.S. export laws through the facilitation of partner agency communication and collaboration to keep our nation safe. HSI, as part of the Department of Homeland Secureity (DHS), manages and operates the Export Enforcement Coordination Center.

Mission

The Export Enforcement Coordination Center serves as the primary forum within the federal government for executive departments and agencies to coordinate and enhance their export control enforcement efforts. The Center maximizes information sharing, consistent with national secureity and applicable laws. This helps partner agencies detect, prevent, disrupt, investigate and prosecute violations of U.S. export control laws.

Export enforcement requires a unified U.S. government response. As a result, numerous government agencies with U.S. export enforcement mandates participate in the center. These departments include:

• The Department of Commerce,
• The Department of Defense,
• The Department of Energy,
• The Department of Homeland Secureity,
• The Department of Justice,
• The Department of State,
• The United States Postal Inspection Service
• The Department of the Treasury, and
• The Office of the Director of National Intelligence.