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As part of the House’s “China Week”—focusing on legislation to curb threats from Beijing—the House passed the BIOSECURE Act (H.R. 8333) on September 9 with strong bipartisan support (in a 306–81 vote). If signed into law,...more
On September 9, 2024, the House of Representatives passed the BIOSECURE Act by 306 to 81 votes. Before the congressional recess, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) had announced he would bring the BIOSECURE Act (H.R. 8333) to...more
Last night, the House of Representatives passed the BIOSECURE Act (BIOSECURE or the Act) by a bipartisan vote of 306 to 81. The BIOSECURE Act prohibits federal agencies from procuring or obtaining any biotechnology...more
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued new guidance to prevent the diversion of controlled items to Russia. This guidance recommends the use of the Trade Integrity Project (TIP) database, which tracks suppliers with...more
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •Pennsylvania and Oklahoma AGs Launch Air Travel Complaint...more
A group of 21 Republican AGs filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in TikTok Inc. v. Merrick Garland, No.24-1113, in support of the U.S. DOJ and urging the court to deny the petition for...more
The U.S. government has made it clear that foreign companies investing in and/or purchasing U.S. real estate can present a national security risk. It is imperative that foreign investors develop an internal and robust...more
On June 20, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued a Final Determination prohibiting the sale of certain cybersecurity products, anti-virus software, and related services to...more
On June 24, 2024, the Commerce Department published a Final Determination under its Information and Communications Technology and Services (ICTS) authorities. The determination prohibits the Russian-controlled cybersecurity...more
On June 20, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) for the first time banned a software and cybersecurity company using authority provided by June 2023’s “Protecting Americans’ Sensitive Data from...more
On June 18, 2024, the U.S. Senate passed the Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy (ADVANCE) Act by a vote of 88-2. The Act was signed into law by President Biden on July 9, 2024. The ADVANCE...more
On July 8, 2024, House Speaker Johnson (R-LA) announced that he would bring the BioSecure Act (H.R. 8333) to the floor for a vote in the Fall. The bill, introduced earlier this year, seeks to halt federal contracts with...more
The U.S. Department of Commerce's Office of Information and Communications Technology and Services (OICTS) within the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a Final Determination on June 20, 2024, pursuant to Executive...more
In the Biden Administration’s continuing effort to reduce the risk of cybersecurity spyware from foreign adversaries, including Russia, the United States Department of Commerce (Commerce) issued a final rule (Rule) on June...more
The Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act (PADFA or the Act) was signed into law by President Joe Biden on April 24 as part of a larger foreign aid appropriations bill. Although other portions of the...more
On April 24, 2024, President Biden signed into law H.R. 815, a national security and foreign aid package which includes the “Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024” (“PADFA”). The Act establishes new...more
On April 24, 2024, Congress made headlines by passing a complex foreign aid package, which included the much-discussed TikTok “divest-or-ban” legislation. What received less attention was the Protecting Americans’ Data from...more
On 24 April 2024, President Biden signed into law H.R. 815, “Making Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2024, and for Other Purposes” (the Act). The long-awaited piece of legislation...more
A House committee will vote May 15 on an updated version of the BIOSECURE Act, legislation that would block federal contracts to five Chinese biotechnology companies and other drugmakers with certain China-based companies in...more
As threatened, TikTok, Inc. and ByteDance, Ltd., the owner of the TikTok app, filed suit against the United States on May 7, 2024, alleging that the Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act...more
On April 24, 2024, President Biden signed into law H.R. 815, which includes the Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 (PADFA or the Act), a significant restriction on foreign data sales by U.S....more
President Biden recently signed into law the Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act as a part of H.R. 815, an emergency appropriations bill that primarily provides assistance to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan....more
In addition to its well-publicized move to prohibit more than 150 million Americans from posting embarrassing dance videos of themselves on TikTok (at least while it is Chinese-owned), the U.S. federal government recently...more
On April 11, 2024, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) unveiled updates to its regulations that sharpen CFIUS’s processes and enforcement authorities. Together with remarks by U.S. government...more
President Biden signed a historical aid package into law on Tuesday that includes aid for Ukraine, Israel, and the Indo-Pacific region. The package also includes a bill increasing sanctions on Russian assets and requiring...more