On February 21, 2025, President Trump issued a National Security Presidential Memorandum titled “America First Investment Policy,” outlining several key strategies aimed at enhancing U.S. national and economic security...more
Immediately upon taking office and in the early days of his administration, President Trump has laid out his “America First” trade policy and signaled certain measures that provide critical indicators for how trade-related...more
The U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) recently issued significant new export controls under the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) aimed at further restricting semiconductor...more
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The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”), on September 23, 2024, issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (“NPRM”) to curb national security and privacy risks associated with information and...more
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) recently issued an interim final rule (“IFR”) under the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) imposing licensing requirements for exports to all...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) recently issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”), setting the stage for regulation of certain U.S. outbound investment in China and China-linked companies. This NPRM is...more
President Biden last month signed into law H.R. 815 (“National Security Supplemental” or “NSS”). The NSS—a package of national security and foreign aid appropriations, including for efforts in Israel, Ukraine, and the...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) recently issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) that would enhance and expand authorities of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS” or “the...more
President Biden recently issued an executive order (“EO”) establishing a framework to regulate certain U.S. investments with a nexus to China, taking initial steps towards what eventually could be unprecedented regulation of...more
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS” or the “Committee”) recently released the unclassified version of its statutorily mandated annual report to Congress, covering calendar year 2022. Viewed in...more
A July 2022 report relayed the news that the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is investigating the installation of Huawei equipment into cell towers situated near U.S. military bases and missile silos, based on concerns...more