As we pass the midpoint of a year marked by assertive enforcement of dual use laws, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published an updated version of its Don’t Let This Happen to You! Guide....more
7/16/2024
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Huawei ,
Licensing Rules ,
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U.S. Commerce Department ,
Voluntary Disclosure
On June 27, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry & Security (BIS) announced its first update to the boycott requester list. The list contains entities that have been reported by a U.S. person as having...more
On August 9, 2023, President Biden issued an Executive Order (E.O.) ordering the issuance of outbound investment restrictions. This E.O. comes after nearly a year of anticipation (as we have documented on several occasions...more
8/14/2023
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CFIUS ,
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Foreign Direct Investment ,
Foreign Investment ,
Investment ,
National Security ,
Outbound Transactions ,
Semiconductors ,
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Technology Sector ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
U.S. Treasury
On September 16, 2022, the U.S. Commerce Department released its final rule regarding antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) circumvention inquiries on solar cells and modules from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and...more
The U.S. Governmental Accountability Office (GAO) thinks the FBI and other agencies are not doing enough to address the espionage threat on U.S. university campuses. It issued a report, “Enforcement Agencies Should Better...more
8/10/2022
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Colleges ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Educational Institutions ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
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GAO ,
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Risk Management ,
Sanctions ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
Universities
On January 19, 2021, the U.S. Department of Commerce (“DOC”) issued an interim final rule governing transactions in Information and Communication Technology or Services (“ICTS”) involving “foreign adversaries.” Although the...more
On May 16, 2019, a sweeping U.S. export control rule went into effect that will impact the U.S. tech industry, but may also create an outsized risk for non-U.S. manufacturers. The rule, issued by the U.S. Department of...more
5/22/2019
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China ,
Entity List ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Foreign Policy ,
Huawei ,
Manufacturers ,
National Security ,
Prohibited Transactions ,
Supply Chain ,
Technology Sector ,
Telecommunications ,
U.S. Commerce Department
Key Takeaways:
• Emerging technology sectors will soon be subject to new export controls.
• Affected sectors include biotech, computing, artificial intelligence, positioning and navigation, data analytics, additive...more
11/19/2018
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CFIUS ,
Comment Period ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Emerging Technology Companies ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
FIRRMA ,
Foreign Acquisitions ,
Foreign Investment ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Mergers ,
National Security ,
Public Comment ,
Technology Sector ,
U.S. Commerce Department
If your company is a U.S. consumer of imported steel or aluminum, the new tariffs announced by President Trump on March 8, 2018 are bad news. The good news is that you can petition the government for exclusions of certain...more
3/15/2018
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Imports ,
Manufacturers ,
NAFTA ,
National Security ,
Steel Industry ,
Suppliers ,
Tariffs ,
Tax Exemptions ,
Tax Rates ,
Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ,
Trade Restrictions ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
US Trade Policies
On January 15, 2015, the Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) amended the Cuban Assets Control Regulations to implement changes in U.S. policy toward Cuba announced by President Obama on December...more
1/23/2015
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Banking Sector ,
Barack Obama ,
Cuba ,
Cuban Assets Control Regulations (CACR) ,
Embargo ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Imports ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Sanctions ,
Telecommunications ,
Travel Permits ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
U.S. Treasury
This fall, the U.S. Government will finish considering public comments on its draft revision of U.S. Munitions List Category XV, which covers “Spacecraft Systems and Related Articles.” By the end of 2013 (unless delayed by...more