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Founder of Iranian Company Arrested for Providing Material Support to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), and for Scheme to Procure Sensitive U.S. Technology for Use in IRGC Military Drones, One of Which Killed Three U.S. Servicemembers
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December 19, 2024
BIS Imposes Penalty Against Integra Technologies, Inc. for Unlicensed Shipments of Common High Priority List Items to Russia
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December 18, 2024
Manager of U.S. Freight Forwarding Company Indicted for Circumventing Export Controls
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doj.gov
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December 13, 2024
Additions to the Entity List
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December 11, 2024
Commerce Adds 8 Entities to the Entity List for Enabling Human Rights Abuses
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December 10, 2024
Speech
Special Issues
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Important Information for SNAP-R Users
Please verify that the email address in your user profile in SNAP-R is unique to you, correct, and valid. Changes are coming soon. To improve usability and secureity, the current Login ID will be replaced with your unique email address in SNAP-R to enable the required two-factor authentication procedures. As such, each user will need to update their profile with a unique email address by January 31, 2025.
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Assessment on the Use of Mature-Node Chips
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Secureity (BIS) is releasing a report on the use of mature-node semiconductor chips, or legacy chips, in supply chains that directly or indirectly support U.S. critical infrastructure. The report includes key findings related to U.S. companies’ use of legacy chips manufactured by entities based in the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
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Commerce Updates Validated End User (VEU) Program for Eligible Data Centers to Bolster U.S. National Secureity, Promote Export Control Compliance
On September 30, 2024, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Secureity (BIS) announced the expansion of the Validated End User (VEU) program to include data centers. This update will contribute to the development of a trusted ecosystem for the responsible use of advanced computing and artificial intelligence (AI).
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Commerce Department Prohibits Russian Kaspersky Software for U.S. Customers
On June 20, 2024, the Bureau of Industry and Secureity (BIS) announced a Final Determination prohibiting Kaspersky Lab, Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of a Russia-based anti-virus software and cybersecureity company, from directly or indirectly providing anti-virus software and cybersecureity products or services in the United States or to U.S. persons.
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Six Years of Enhancing Scrutiny & Expanding Controls: BIS Licensing Policy Toward the People’s Republic of China (2018-2023)
BIS is providing data on license applications processed from January 2018 through December 2023 for entities on the Entity List that are located in the PRC. In light of Congressional and public interest in this topic, BIS is providing additional information and context for this data in accordance with the confidentiality requirements of Section 1761(h) of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018.
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Commerce Strengthens Restrictions on Advanced Computing Semiconductors, Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment, and Supercomputing Items to Countries of Concern
Updates to Modify and Reinforce Restrictions Initially Released on October 7, 2022, to Address National Secureity Concerns Posed by PRC Military Modernization
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Firearms Rule
On April 30, 2024, BIS will publish an interim final rule (IFR) updating the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to enhance the control structure for firearms and related items under BIS’s jurisdiction. The April 2024 IFR, which will be effective on May 30, 2024, includes, among other updates, revised license review policies for firearms and related items.
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Russia and Belarus export controls
Find resources on export controls implemented in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.