On April 23, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) announced its initiation of investigations into the national security effects of imports of critical minerals and medium/heavy trucks, parts for such goods, and their...more
4/28/2025
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Imports ,
International Trade ,
Investigations ,
National Security ,
Section 232 ,
Supply Chain ,
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Transportation Industry ,
U.S. Commerce Department
On April 17, 2025, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) issued its final notice of action in its investigation into China’s unfair practices affecting the shipbuilding and maritime logistics sectors. According...more
On April 15, 2025, the Trump Administration issued an Executive Order (EO) directing the Secretary of Commerce to initiate an investigation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (Section 232), to determine...more
On April 2, 2025, the President announced the imposition of reciprocal tariffs on goods imported into the United States from a broad range of countries at an initial 10% rate. Higher rates for specific countries were...more
On April 2, 2025, President Trump announced reciprocal tariffs on imports into the United States, with a minimum 10% tariff applied to imports from most sources with limited country and product carveouts as discussed below,...more
President Trump signed three Executive Orders imposing additional duties on goods from Canada, Mexico, and China, pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). According to a White House fact sheet, the...more
2/5/2025
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Customs and Border Protection ,
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Export Controls ,
Foreign Trade Zones ,
Imports ,
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International Trade ,
Mexico ,
National Security ,
Retaliatory Tariffs ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Time Extensions ,
Trump Administration
On February 1, 2025, President Trump signed three Executive Orders imposing additional tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico, and China, pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). The President cited...more
An August 4 deadline is fast approaching for comments to the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that was issued June 21. The NPRM will restrict, for national security purposes, specific...more
7/16/2024
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Intelligence Services ,
Investment ,
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Popular ,
PRC ,
Semiconductors ,
U.S. Treasury
On March 1, 2024, at the direction of President Biden, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) seeking public comment on the proposed...more
3/11/2024
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Automotive Industry ,
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Connected Cars ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Adversaries ,
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) ,
National Security ,
OEM ,
U.S. Commerce Department
On February 28, 2024, the White House released a highly anticipated and far-reaching Executive Order (EO) that directs several new regulatory steps to limit the transfer of sensitive personal data outside of the United States...more
3/4/2024
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CFIUS ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Executive Orders ,
Mobile Apps ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Secretary of Defense ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
Smart Devices ,
Telecommunications ,
U.S. Commerce Department
On December 12, 2023, the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (the “Committee”), led by Chairman Mike Gallagher (WI), issued a wide-ranging report with...more
After much anticipation, on August 9, 2023, the Biden Administration released an Executive Order (E.O.) outlining how the U.S. Government will begin to regulate U.S. investments in the People’s Republic of China. This E.O.,...more
8/16/2023
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National Security ,
NDAA ,
Outbound Transactions ,
Semiconductors ,
U.S. Treasury
In accordance with the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117-328), the U.S. Treasury and Commerce Departments recently issued reports to Congress outlining the contours of a proposed outbound investment review...more
On September 15, 2022, President Biden signed an executive order (EO) that reaffirms longstanding U.S. open investment policy and elaborates and expands on the existing list of statutory factors that the Committee on Foreign...more
9/20/2022
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Cyber Threats ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Investment ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Manufacturers ,
National Security ,
Sensitive Business Information ,
Supply Chain ,
Technology
On June 27, 2022, the Biden Administration announced a new round of economic measures it is imposing in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The White House made the announcement in concert with the G7 leaders’ meeting...more
6/29/2022
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Embargo ,
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Export Controls ,
FinCEN ,
Gold ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Presidential Proclamations ,
Russia ,
SDN List ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
Ukraine
On February 16, 2022, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued “abbreviated” regulations to implement President Biden’s 2021 Executive Order (EO) barring certain investments in...more
On June 9, 2021, the Biden Administration issued an executive order (EO) entitled “Executive Order on Protecting Americans’ Sensitive Data from Foreign Adversaries.” This EO revoked three prior Trump Administration EOs aimed...more
On June 3, 2021, President Biden signed a new Executive Order (EO or Order) to address the national security threats posed by entities operating in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The Order – entitled Executive Order on...more
What: Three days into the new administration, President Biden has issued an additional Executive Order (EO or Order) impacting government contractors, U.S. manufacturers, and grantees and other recipients of federal financial...more
WHAT: The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council issued a final rule on January 19, 2021 that makes significant changes to long-standing rules under the Buy American Act. As we previously discussed, in July 2019,...more
On January 5, 2021, President Trump signed an executive order (EO) prohibiting U.S. persons from engaging in transactions with eight “connected software applications” developed or controlled by Chinese companies. The...more