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The National Defense Authorization Act is a United States federal statute enacted each year to specify the budget and expenditures of the Department of Defense. The NDAA identifies which agencies are responsible... more +
The National Defense Authorization Act is a United States federal statute enacted each year to specify the budget and expenditures of the Department of Defense. The NDAA identifies which agencies are responsible for national defense, provides funding for those agencies and includes instructions on proper use of the funds.  less -
The Volkov Law Group

BIS Publishes Proposed Revisions to EAR Addressing U.S. Person Support for “Foreign Security” and Military End Users

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On July 25, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) published two (2) new rules in the Federal Register that significantly expand the scope of existing “U.S. Person” prohibitions...more

Morgan Lewis

US Government Continues Coordinated Efforts to Place Restrictions on Chinese Semiconductors

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The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council), the body charged with drafting the regulations affecting government contracts, recently released an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking outlining how it will...more

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The BIOSECURE Act and Its Potential Implications

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Proposed federal legislation known as the BIOSECURE Act is being considered in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate....more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

DoD Updates Section 1260H List of Chinese Military Companies Operating Directly or Indirectly in the United States

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Key Points - On January 31, 2024, the Department of Defense (DoD) released an update to its list of “Chinese military companies” that are “operating directly or indirectly in the United States” in accordance with the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

‘Small Yard and High Fence’: US National Security Restrictions Will Further Impact US-China Trade and Investment Activity in 2024

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The economic relationship between China and the U.S. remains one of the most significant in the world, and U.S. and Chinese government leaders have repeatedly signaled their intent to maintain stable trade and commercial...more

Wiley Rein LLP

House Select Committee on the CCP Issues Report and 150 Policy Recommendations Affecting Trade, Telecom, Government Contracts and...

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Last week, the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (Select Committee) issued a comprehensive new bipartisan report, including almost 150 policy...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Recent Updates on Foreign Investment Restrictions and Export Controls Governing Semiconductors, Quantum Computing and Artificial...

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Secretary Raimondo announced that the United States will not be compromising with China on “matters of national security” in response to calls to reconsider the recent Executive Order directing the Department of Treasury to...more

Holland & Knight LLP

2023 NDAA Tightens Controls on Chinese Semiconductors in Government Contractor Supply Chains

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President Joe Biden signed into law the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (2023 NDAA or Defense Bill) on Dec. 23, 2022. The Defense Bill, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives on...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Despite Setbacks, Strong Support Remains for “Outbound CFIUS” Legislation

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Efforts by a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers to establish a national security screening mechanism for investment in “countries of concern” (including the People’s Republic of China) were dealt a significant blow recently,...more

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United States Adopts Wide-Ranging China Restrictions

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End-of-Year Sanctions Target Chinese Supply Chains and AI, Quantum Computing, and Biotechnology - Several US executive branch agencies and the US Congress have adopted wide-ranging end-of-year sanctions, export control and...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Scope of U.S. Ban on Transactions in Securities of ‘Communist Chinese Military Companies’

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On January 13, 2021, President Trump amended the November 12, 2020, Executive Order (EO) 13959 providing greater clarity to the scope of the EO’s ban on trading and investing in certain designated publicly traded securities...more

Miller Canfield

U.S. Department of Commerce Publishes Military End User List for Restricting Exports to China and Russia

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On December 23, 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued the anticipated list of designated military end users (MEU List) under Section §744.21 (MEU Rule) of the Export Administration...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Wireless Roundup (November 2020)

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Upcoming Filing and Comment Deadlines - FCC Seeks Input on WRC-23 Advisory Committee Draft Recommendations: Comments are due November 2 on the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) Public Notice, which...more

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Export Controls And Global Trade: A Forecast And The Year In Review

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For several years, we have witnessed the emergence of a statutory and regulatory framework to tighten controls on the export of emerging and critical technology, as well as the review of inward foreign investment into said...more

BakerHostetler

Additional Huawei Affiliates Added to Entity List; BIS Updates Temporary General License and Issues FAQs; DoD Prohibits Federal...

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Over the past few weeks, the U.S. government has taken additional actions targeting Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei) and its affiliates....more

ArentFox Schiff

New Huawei Rule: What it Means for US Companies

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In another blow to Huawei, on August 7, 2019, the Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) issued an interim rule amending the Federal...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

U.S. Salvo at Chinese Telecom Manufacturer Huawei Could Cause Collateral Damage to American Companies

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On May 15, 2019, in a one-two punch, the White House and the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) took actions that effectively could ban Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., 68 of its non-U.S. affiliates, and other unnamed Chinese...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Skadden's 2019 Insights: Enhanced US Export Controls and Aggressive Enforcement Likely to Impact China

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Tariffs targeting Chinese imports into the United States garnered headlines throughout 2018. However, during the latter part of the year, the U.S. government more quietly initiated efforts that in 2019 and beyond could be...more

Baker Donelson

BIS Requests Comments on "Emerging" Technologies for CFIUS and Export Control Reforms

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The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) reform legislation, titled the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA), was signed into law in August 2018 as a part of the National Defense...more

Jones Day

The Emerging List of "Emerging and Foundational Technologies"

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The Situation: On November 14, 2018, the U.S. Department of Commerce ("Commerce")'s Bureau of Industry and Security ("BIS") issued an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking ("Notice") that seeks public comments for defining...more

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US Department of Commerce Solicits Comments Regarding Emerging Technologies That Are Essential to US National Security

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On November 19, 2018, the Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce (BIS) published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) soliciting comments on the criteria to be used to identify emerging...more

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New Government Regulation of Emerging Technology

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The U.S. Government has instituted a major new initiative to regulate emerging technology, potentially including artificial intelligence, biotechnology, robotics, data analytics and many other types of emerging technology,...more

Miller Canfield

The "Emerging and Foundational" Impact of the Export Control Reform Act

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The Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (ECRA) will have a foundational and emerging impact on the future of U.S. export controls and foreign direct investment. The ECRA sits within the voluminous John S. McCain National...more

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Red Notice Newsletter - September 2018

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ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - Petrobras Settles with U.S. Authorities Over Alleged FCPA Violations - On September 27, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Congress Enacts the Export Controls Act of 2018, Extending Controls to Emerging and Foundational Technologies

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As part of the National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”) for Fiscal Year 2019, Public Law No: 115-232, Congress enacted the Export Controls Act of 2018 (“ECA”)....more

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