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USTR Finalizes Action on New and Increased Section 301 Tariffs

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced final modifications concerning the statutory review of the tariff actions in the Section 301 investigation of the People's Republic of China's (PRC) Acts,...more

Major Export Controls Revisions and the AUKUS Trilateral Security Partnership

The U.S. Department of Commerce and U.S. Department of State have been continuously easing restrictions on export-controlled trade between the United States, United Kingdom and Australia to foster technological innovation...more

Understanding FOCI Mitigation [Video]

The 10th episode of "Are We All Clear? Facilitating Security Clearances" explores the mitigation of foreign ownership, control or influence (FOCI) in a cleared company. Host Molly O'Casey and International Trade attorney...more

An In-Depth Overview of the DCSA [Video]

The eighth episode of "Are We All Clear? Facilitating Security Clearances" offers an in-depth summary of the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA). Host Molly O'Casey and International Trade attorney Andrew...more

Treasury Department Issues Long-Awaited Proposed Rule on Outbound Investment Screening

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Investment Security on June 21, 2024, issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Proposed Rule) implementing Executive Order (E.O.) 14105 that was announced on Aug. 9, 2023,...more

OFAC Amends Regulations to Support Cuban People, Independent Private-Sector Entrepreneurs

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) amended the Cuban Assets Control Regulations (CACR), 31 CFR Part 515, to promote internet freedom in Cuba, support independent Cuban private-sector...more

Biden Administration Announces Completion of China Section 301 Review and New Tariffs

The Biden Administration announced on May 14, 2024, the completion of its review of China's trade practices under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. The White House announcement maintains current tariffs on Chinese imports...more

Treasury Department Issues Proposed Rule to Enhance CFIUS Procedures, Enforcement Authorities

Almost six years after the enactment of the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (FIRRMA), the U.S. Department of the Treasury, as chair of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS),...more

OFAC Revokes General License 44 Related to Venezuela's Oil and Gas Sector

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued General License 44A (GL 44A) on April 17, 2024, replacing and superseding General License 44 (GL 44). On Oct. 18, 2023, OFAC suspended...more

Navigating Personnel Security Clearances (PCLs) [Video]

In the second episode of "Are We All Clear? Facilitating Security Clearances," host Molly O'Casey delves into personnel security clearances (PCLs) with National Security, Defense, and Intelligence attorneys Andrew McAllister...more

New Tri-Seal Compliance Note Issued to Non-U.S. Persons

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on March 6, 2024, issued a Tri-Seal...more

Long-Awaited Executive Order Targets U.S. Outbound Investment in China

The Biden Administration issued the long-anticipated Executive Order (E.O.) on Aug. 9, 2023, requiring notification of, and in some cases prohibiting, U.S. investments in companies engaged in the semiconductors and...more

United States Imposes Expanded Sanctions and Export Controls on Russia

The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) took a number of actions under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) on May 19, 2023. Here are some of the key U.S. export control actions...more

Break Out Your Calculator: IRS Releases Domestic Content Bonus Credit Guidance

Following the release of energy community bonus credit and low-income community bonus credit guidance, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and IRS recently provided taxpayers with the domestic content bonus credit guidance....more

DCSA Updates Facility Security Clearance Package Submission Procedures

Facility security clearance (FCL) sponsorship packages for U.S. government contractors currently have a rejection rate of more than 50 percent. For initial and upgrade FCL packages, there is a 70 percent rejection rate. These...more

International Trade Compliance Year in Review: 10 Enforcement Lessons from 2022

In the past year, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and the U.S. Department of State's Directorate of...more

USTR Continues 4-Year Review of Actions Taken Against China Under Section 301

The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) is accepting public comments through Jan. 17, 2023, on its four-year review of actions taken in the Section 301 investigation against China. Responses can be submitted through the USTR...more

Foreign Investment in the Critical Minerals Sector to Face Enhanced Scrutiny

In recent months, the critical minerals sector has been at the top of government legislative and regulatory agendas and has been subject to substantial media attention. "Critical minerals" is a generic term that refers to a...more

Holland & Knight's China Practice Newsletter: January-February 2023

Holland & Knight invites you to read our China Practice Newsletter, in which our authors discuss pertinent Sino-American topics. ...more

2023 NDAA Tightens Controls on Chinese Semiconductors in Government Contractor Supply Chains

President Joe Biden signed into law the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (2023 NDAA or Defense Bill) on Dec. 23, 2022. The Defense Bill, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives on...more

Got Mail: Commerce Sends Mandatory Surveys to U.S. Microelectronics Companies

Consistent with the Biden Administration's continued focus on the domestic microelectronics and semiconductor industry, the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Office of Technology Evaluation...more

Holland & Knight's China Practice Newsletter: November-December 2022

Holland & Knight invites you to read our China Practice Newsletter, in which our authors discuss pertinent Sino-American topics. The firm provides legal assistance to Chinese investors and companies doing business or making...more

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