The Bureau of Industry and Security has canceled each of its Technical Advisory Committee meetings since the start of October, including the next meeting of its Regulations and Procedures TAC that was scheduled for Dec. 9, according to the agency's website.
A proposal to require U.S. manufacturers of advanced AI chips to make their products available to American firms before selling them to China is unlikely to make it into the final FY 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), but it could advance later as stand-alone legislation, a key lawmaker said Dec. 2.
The Trump administration intends to address sanctions in a plan it is preparing to counter violence against Christians in Nigeria, a State Department official told the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa Nov. 20.
Advanced technology and AI companies largely supported the Commerce Department’s new effort to create a program aimed at increasing U.S. exports of AI technologies and services, with some saying companies should commit to "rigorous" export compliance conditions before being allowed to participate. One company said the U.S. should require businesses to automate their compliance for exports involving certain dual-use AI models, saying manual compliance presents too many “failure points.”
The Bureau of Industry and Security shouldn't expect freight forwarders and logistics providers to carry out the same level of 50% rule due-diligence as exporters, which have much more visibility into the products being shipped and are better positioned to make sure they comply with the new regulations, logistics companies and trade groups told BIS in public comments released this month.
The Trump administration is examining a recommendation by Senate Democrats to sanction Chinese individuals and entities that buy liquefied natural gas from the U.S.-sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 project in Russia, the State Department said in a letter publicly released Nov. 24.
The Bureau of Industry and Security needs more resources to address the surge in export license applications that’s expected if its new 50% rule comes back into effect with no changes, industry groups said, adding that otherwise, the agency risks severely delaying or pausing large volumes of trade.
The Bureau of Industry and Security on Nov. 21 suspended the export privileges of nine people and one company after they were convicted of export-related offenses, including illegal shipments involving guns, ammunition, blastic vests and more. The suspensions took effect from the date of their convictions.
Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., and Senate Banking Committee ranking member Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., introduced a bill last week that would require the Bureau of Industry and Security to conduct a competitive market review of applications to export items to entities on the agency’s Entity List.
The Census Bureau emailed advice last week on how to address the most frequent message generated this month in the Automated Export System.