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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

Cozen O'Connor

State Department Proposes Amendment to ITAR, Aiming to Bolster AUKUS Partnership

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On May 1, 2024, the U.S. State Department published a proposed rule to reduce International Traffic and Arms Regulations (ITAR) licensing requirements for the transfer of defense articles or services between the United...more

Morgan Lewis

Existing and Proposed Federal AI Regulation in the United States

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The rapid rate at which technology is advancing poses a significant challenge to global regulatory authorities, and perhaps nowhere is this more evident than with respect to artificial intelligence (AI). While AI continues to...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

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

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

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

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

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

Womble Bond Dickinson

Escalation of U.S. Crackdown on Chinese Technology and Telecoms: Emerging Issues

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In recent years, the U.S. has pursued a whole-of-government approach to target Chinese technology and service providers in furtherance of foreign policy and national security objectives....more

Morgan Lewis

Congress Outlines Scope of Notification Process for Outbound Investment in Non-US Jurisdictions

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The US Senate approved an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act adding mandatory notifications of certain outbound investments in certain countries, including the People’s Republic of China....more

Cozen O'Connor

Cozen Currents: The Method to Congress' Madness

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The Cozen Lens- •After feeling like they lost out in House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) debt limit deal with President Biden, the House GOP’s right flank aims for major cuts in FY24 government funding. This stance raises...more

Hogan Lovells

美国政府对“受关注外国实体”作出定义,影响波及《降低通胀法》项下电动汽车电池

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2023年3月21日(星期二),美国商务部发布一则关于《芯片与科学法》所含护栏条款的拟议规则通知。作为拟议规则的组成部分,美国商务部发布了“受关注外国实体”和由受关注国家“拥有、控制、管辖或指挥”的定义,这两个术语曾出现在过去两年颁发的四部独立制定法中,即:《2021财年国防授权法》、《基础设施投资和就业法》、《芯片与科学法》和《降低通胀法》。根据美国商务部所拟定义,任何实体——包括总部位于美国的实体或注册在美国的实体——如其25%及以上表决权益...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

National Defense Authorization Act Implications for U.S. Sanctions Programs

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After months of negotiations, Congress revealed the compromise version of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (NDAA) on December 6, 2022. The bill, viewed as a “must-pass” piece of legislation because...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

King & Spalding

Biden Administration Issues 100-Day Supply Chain Report

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Industry-Specific Primer – Semiconductor Manufacturing And Advanced Packaging - On June 8, 2021, the Biden Administration issued the reports mandated by the Executive Order on America’s Supply Chains (the “America’s Supply...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

Sudan No Longer Designated as State Sponsor of Terrorism, Impacting Export Restrictions

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On December 14, 2020, the State Department officially rescinded Sudan’s State Sponsors of Terrorism (SST) designation, because Congress did not issue a joint resolution of disapproval. Originally on October 26, 2020,...more

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Defense Bill Aims Additional Sanctions At Turkey, Russia, And China

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One of the widest-ranging bills of the U.S. Congress’s legislative year, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (NDAA), is nearing the finish line as both the House and Senate overwhelmingly approved the...more

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U.S. Government Formalizes End of Preferential Treatment for Hong Kong, Imposes Additional Sanctions Measures Affecting China and...

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The U.S. Government is continuing to implement measures under U.S. export controls and economic sanctions in response to China’s recent actions involving Hong Kong, including China’s enactment of a new national security law...more

Morgan Lewis

NNSA Issues Part 810 Report to Congress for FY 2019

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The US Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) submitted its annual report on Transfers of Civil Nuclear Technology to Congress for fiscal year (FY) 2019. ...more

Hogan Lovells

New CFIUS Rules Potentially Impacting Nuclear Foreign Investment

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After over a year of anticipation, in January the U.S. Treasury Department released its final regulations that revise the jurisdiction and rules for the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States’ (CFIUS), following...more

McCarter & English Blog: Government Contracts...

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

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

Hogan Lovells

Department of Energy proposes rulemaking to clarify civil penalties for Part 810 export violations

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On 3 October 2019, the Department of Energy (DOE) published a notice of proposed rulemaking regarding the imposition of civil penalties for violations of the Part 810 regulations (10 CFR Part 810), which control the export of...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

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

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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

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

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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