Almost a year after President Joseph Biden issued an executive order requiring new regulations to restrict and track US investment in China, the US Department of the Treasury released proposed rules. The draft regulations are...more
The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a 13-page Final Determination on June 24, 2024 concerning cybersecurity and antivirus software supplied by a US subsidiary of a Russia-based...more
The US government recently announced additional significant export controls and sanctions related to Russia and Belarus, including new export restrictions on EAR99 software, certain consumer communication devices, and...more
The US Commerce Department, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), published an interim final rule on April 4, 2024 addressing corrections and revisions to the previously issued Export Administration Regulations (EAR)...more
The US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) took a potentially important step toward shaping the future of connected vehicles (CVs) by issuing an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) on...more
The US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) on February 29, 2024 soliciting public feedback on the development of regulations related to the...more
In a significant move to safeguard sensitive personal data of US persons, President Joseph Biden issued an executive order (EO) titled Preventing Access to Americans’ Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States...more
The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) recently published new Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on its interim final rules (IFRs) concerning semiconductor manufacturing equipment and advanced...more
The Council of the European Union adopted the Data Act on November 27, 2023. The Data Act, together with the Data Governance Act and EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), as key elements of the broader European data...more
The US-China Economic and Security Review Commission released on November 14 its annual report for 2023—2023 Report to Congress: US-China Economic and Security Review Commission—issuing recommendations to track the Biden...more
On October 19, 2023, the US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), unveiled two updated interim final rules concerning semiconductor manufacturing equipment and advanced computing items. The two...more
The Department of Commerce’s (Commerce’s) National Institute of Standards and Technology has officially released final rules to bolster the national security measures implemented as part of the Creating Helpful Incentives to...more
The US government’s multibranch effort to implement a new regulatory regime designed to regulate outbound investments based on national security concerns moved forward with the White House’s August 9, 2023 Executive Order, EO...more
The EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF) became effective on July 10, and on the same day, the European Commission adopted an Adequacy Decision relating to the DPF. As a successor of the EU-US Privacy Shield, the EU-US DPF...more
The US Department of Commerce’s (Commerce’s) National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released on June 23, 2023 the second Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the “CHIPS for America” incentive program (CHIPS...more
The comment period has opened for the US Department of Commerce’s recently issued CHIPS for America incentive program notice of proposed rulemaking, which lays out funding requirements, incentives, and restrictions for...more
The US Department of Commerce has begun implementing the CHIPS and Sciences Act by introducing the first Notice of Funding Opportunity of its “CHIPS for America” incentive programs, which aim to support the construction,...more
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is considering rules to enable wireless communications for drones (or unmanned aircraft (UAS)) operating in the 5030-5091 MHz spectrum band and is seeking comment on whether the FCC...more
With the ever-increasing use of sanctions as a foreign policy tool (or weapon), sanctions compliance has taken on greater importance than ever. Moreover, as countries increase extraterritorial applications of their sanctions,...more
The US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released an interim final rule (IFR) on October 7, 2022, imposing additional export controls on certain advanced computing and semiconductor manufacturing...more
Leading up to the June 21 effective date, US Customs and Border Protection issued operational guidance and a strategy document to assist importers with Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act compliance and to define its...more
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In connection with recent Russia-related sanctions issued by the US government, organizations face a variety of issues when navigating the questions of who and what transactions may be subject to the reach of these sanctions....more
The Federal Communications Commission on June 17, 2021, unanimously approved relaxed rules regarding the importation and marketing of a broad range of radiofrequency devices, such as computer equipment, smartphones, wireless...more
Executive Order 13873 focused on securing the information and communications technology and services supply chain against transactions involving “foreign adversaries.” Companies in the information and communications...more
President Trump’s Executive Order Addressing the Threat from Securities Investments that Finance Communist Chinese Military Companies (EO 13959) prohibits transactions by or on behalf of US persons in publicly traded...more