The US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a Final Rule on January 16, 2025 that prohibits the import, sale, and manufacture of vehicles equipped with Vehicle Communication Systems (VCS)...more
The US Department of Commerce (Commerce or DOC) on December 6, 2024 issued a final rule codifying its framework for reviewing Information and Communications Technology and Services (ICTS) transactions under Executive Order...more
In 2023, there was an expansion in scope of the discussion around forced labor in the global supply chain. In the United States, the enforcement of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) continued to be the main...more
The comment period has opened for the US Department of Commerce’s recently issued CHIPS for America incentive program notice of proposed rulemaking, which lays out funding requirements, incentives, and restrictions for...more
The US Department of Commerce has begun implementing the CHIPS and Sciences Act by introducing the first Notice of Funding Opportunity of its “CHIPS for America” incentive programs, which aim to support the construction,...more
The prevention of forced labor in the global supply chain has been elevated in visibility and consequence over the last several years. In 2022, the emphasis focused largely, though not exclusively, on trade remedies. The...more
President Joseph Biden’s recently issued Executive Order provides guidance related to the US national security foreign direct investment review process administered by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States....more
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Both Congress and the executive branch have been considering the notion of a new regulatory regime to limit certain types of US outbound investment in other countries. While such a regime would certainly constitute a sea...more