Effective October 2, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), amended the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), 15 C.F.R. Parts 730 – 774, to expand the Validated End User (VEU)...more
10/16/2024
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Centers ,
ECCNs ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Exports ,
Licenses ,
National Security ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Semiconductors
To curtail U.S. persons from supporting the efforts of adversarial regimes, such as China and Russia, in advancing their military and intelligence capabilities, the U.S. is proposing a significant expansion of export control...more
8/13/2024
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China ,
Commerce Control List ,
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) ,
End-Users ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Foreign Policy ,
National Security ,
Proposed Rules ,
Russia ,
SDN List ,
Software ,
Technology Sector ,
U.S. Commerce Department
Regulations ultimately will implement a new program restricting certain investments related to China-
On June 21, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the “Rule”)...more
7/11/2024
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CFIUS ,
Enforcement ,
Foreign Entities ,
Foreign Investment ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
Investors ,
National Security ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Outbound Transactions ,
Proposed Rules ,
U.S. Treasury
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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Biden Administration ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
China ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Investment ,
National Security ,
New Regulations ,
Popular ,
Tax Incentives ,
U.S. Commerce Department
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators introduced legislation on June 23, 2022, to provide the federal government authority to limit or prevent the sale of Americans’ personal data to “high-risk” countries and malign foreign...more
10/6/2022
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Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
DFSA ,
Export Control Reform Act (ECRA) ,
Export Controls ,
Licensing Rules ,
National Security ,
NIST ,
Personal Data ,
Proposed Legislation
Ensuring a responsive CFIUS in an evolving national security landscape -
On September 15, 2022, President Biden signed an Executive Order on Ensuring Robust Consideration of Evolving National Security Risks by the...more
9/20/2022
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Biotechnology ,
CFIUS ,
Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Investment ,
Infrastructure ,
National Security ,
Supply Chain
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY PROPOSES SEVERAL POLICY ACTIONS TO OVERCOME ENERGY SUPPLY CHAIN CHALLENGES AND TRANSITION TO CLEAN ENERGY -
This is the second in a series of client alerts that will be published in the near future...more
5/3/2022
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Biden Administration ,
Charging Stations ,
Clean Energy ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Education ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Suppliers ,
Infrastructure ,
Manufacturers ,
National Security ,
OMB ,
Research and Development ,
SBA ,
Supply Chain ,
US Trade Policies
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
6/14/2021
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Buy American Act ,
CFIUS ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Defense Production Act ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Controls ,
Export-Import Bank of the US ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
National Security ,
NDAA ,
NIST ,
Popular ,
Research and Development ,
Semiconductors ,
Supply Chain ,
Supply Shortages ,
Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ,
U.S. Commerce Department
On May 1, 2020, President Donald J. Trump signed Executive Order 13920 declaring a national emergency regarding threats posed to the U.S. bulk-power system by electrical equipment supplied by “foreign adversaries.” (BPS EO)...more
5/11/2020
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CFIUS ,
China ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Adversaries ,
Foreign Suppliers ,
Huawei ,
Infrastructure ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
National Security ,
NDAA ,
Proposed Rules ,
Russia ,
Telecommunications