During 2023 both Congress and the Biden Administration repeatedly expressed the need to secure critical supply chains, particularly batteries that rely heavily on lithium and critical minerals sourced from China. Concerns...more
1/31/2024
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China ,
Entity List ,
Exports ,
Forced Labor ,
Human Rights ,
Imports ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
National Security ,
Supply Chain ,
Tax Credits ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
On December 21, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a Military End User (MEU) list to further implement the military end user/end use (MEU) rule defined in Section 744.21 of the Export Administration...more
On November 12, 2020, President Trump issued an Executive Order (E.O.) prohibiting U.S. persons from engaging in any transaction (defined as a “purchase for value”) of publicly traded securities, or transacting in financial...more
President Trump signs law authorizing sanctions on individuals and financial institutions and ends U.S. preferential treatment for Hong Kong.
The Hong Kong Autonomy Act authorizes sanctions on foreign financial...more
8/5/2020
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Defense Production Act ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Control Reform Act (ECRA) ,
Exports ,
Financial Institutions ,
Foreign Financial Institutions (FFI) ,
Hong Kong ,
Hong Kong Autonomy Act (HKAA) ,
Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act (HKHRDA) ,
Immigration and Nationality Act ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
National Security ,
Sanctions ,
U.S. Treasury ,
US Department of State ,
Visas
Since the handover of Hong Kong by the United Kingdom to China in 1997, Hong Kong has enjoyed separate treatment from the mainland by the United States, other countries and international organizations pursuant to the “one...more
On May 1, 2020, President Trump signed an Executive Order titled “Securing the United States Bulk-Power System” which gives the Secretary of Energy the authority to prohibit certain interests from supplying the U.S....more
Recent reports suggest that the Administration may declare an emergency under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to grant the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) authority to...more
On November 8, 2017, members of the U.S. House and Senate introduced companion legislation that would update the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (“CFIUS”) and the national security review process. The bill,...more
President Trump issued an Executive Order prohibiting the proposed acquisition of Lattice Semiconductor (Lattice) by a Chinese consortium known as Canyon Bridge. Lattice is a semiconductor company primarily manufacturing...more
As the Trump Administration continues to examine its trade relationship with China, legislators in Congress are looking to modernize the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) review process in order to...more