On Monday, July 19, 2021, Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) and Rep. Scott Peters (D-CA-52) introduced The FAIR Transition and Competition Act of 2021 (S. 2378). The bill would, among other things, amend the Internal Revenue Code of...more
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On June 9, President Biden signed an executive order (“EO”) revoking a series of Trump-era EOs targeting specific Chinese “connected software applications” (“apps”), including TikTok and WeChat.
The EO calls...more
6/23/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Adversaries ,
Mobile Apps ,
National Security ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Supply Chain
On June 3, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 14032 (Addressing the Threat from Securities Investments that Finance Certain Companies of the People’s Republic of China) (“CMIC EO”) that modifies the Trump-era...more
In this new episode of OnAir: Health Care, Akin Gump health care senior policy advisor Matthew Hittle and consultant Dr. Mario Ramirez welcome public law and policy partners Ed Pagano and Clete Willems to talk federal health...more
4/16/2021
/ American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ,
Biden Administration ,
Budget Reconciliation ,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Infrastructure ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Legislative Agendas ,
New Guidance ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Physicians ,
Public Health ,
Public Policy ,
Vaccinations
Key Points
- On January 19, 2021, the U.S. Commerce Department published an interim final rule (IFR) to implement Executive Order 13873 of May 15, 2019, on “Securing the Information and Communications Technology and...more
2/11/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
CFIUS ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Foreign Adversaries ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
National Security ,
Personal Data ,
Prohibited Transactions ,
Public Comment ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
Technology Sector ,
U.S. Commerce Department
[co-authors: Alex Monié, Policy Advisor and Gabriel Harrison, Public Policy Specialist]
The annual “must-pass” defense authorization legislation contains provisions to address supply chain domestication in light of the...more
7/24/2020
/ Aviation Industry ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Defense Sector ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Energy Sector ,
Federal Contractors ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Medical Supplies ,
Minerals ,
National Security ,
NDAA ,
Rare Earth Metals ,
Supply Chain ,
Technology Sector ,
Telecommunications ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration ,
Wireless Technology
On June 30, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (the “Standing Committee”) in the People’s Republic of China (“China”) unanimously passed The Law of the People’s Republic of China on Safeguarding National...more
Following the decision taken by China’s National People’s Congress to adopt a new national security law (the “Security Law”) for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (“Hong Kong”) on May 28, the Standing Committee of...more
The National People’s Congress in China has today adopted a resolution paving the way for a new national security law to apply to Hong Kong.
The law is expected to focus on the prevention and punishment of secession, the...more
On April 4, the White House released an Executive Order establishing the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the United States Telecommunications Services Sector (the “Committee”) to assess foreign...more
On January 15, 2020, the United States and China signed a Phase 1 trade agreement (the “Agreement”). The Agreement addresses a broad range of economic issues including intellectual property, agriculture, financial markets,...more
In this episode, Akin Gump international trade partner Steve Kho and public law and policy partner Clete Willems discuss the U.S.-China trade war, where it stands and where it may be going.
Among the topics covered:
• The...more
12/12/2019
/ China ,
Exports ,
Imports ,
National Security ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
Trade Wars ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies ,
WTO
Key Points
- On November 26, 2019, the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) issued a proposed rule to implement Executive Order 13873 of May 15, 2019, on “Securing the Information and Communications Technology and...more
12/4/2019
/ CFIUS ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Acquisitions ,
Foreign Adversaries ,
Foreign Investment ,
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
National Security ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Supply Chain ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department