The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security released on January 13, 2025, an interim final rule to implement an export control framework for Artificial Intelligence Diffusion to protect U.S. national security...more
1/30/2025
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The Proposed Rule imposes substantial new reporting, diligence, and compliance obligations for companies in the automotive supply chain -
On September 26, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and...more
10/22/2024
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The Biden Administration announced on February 29, 2024, that it is commencing an inquiry into whether the involvement of “foreign adversaries” in the information and communications technology and services (“ICTS”) supply...more
3/7/2024
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Prohibitions targeted to prevent China’s exploitation of dual-use technology -
On August 9, 2023, President Biden signed a historic Executive Order on Addressing United States Investments in Certain National Security...more
8/15/2023
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New program may prohibit some U.S. investments in China -
On March 3, 2023, the U.S. Departments of the Treasury (“Treasury”) and Commerce (“Commerce”) delivered to Congress separate confidential reports that confirm the...more
3/8/2023
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