We anticipate that 2024 will be another extremely important year for international trade and national security law and policy. The Biden Administration and Congress will continue to debate trade legislation and policy...more
1/26/2024
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Biden Administration ,
Buy America ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Exports ,
Imports ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
National Security ,
Trade Negotiations ,
Trade Relations ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
US Trade Policies ,
Vietnam ,
Webinars
WHAT: On January 11, 2024, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) published its National Defense Industrial Strategy (NDIS). In line with DOD’s continued emphasis on modernizing and strengthening the supply chain and...more
For the second year running, and in what may prove to be a regular process, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has significantly expanded export controls on specific semiconductor and...more
12/6/2023
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China ,
ECCNs ,
Entity List ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Control Reform Act (ECRA) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Foreign Direct Product Rule ,
General Licenses ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Manufacturers ,
National Security ,
Semiconductors
On October 27, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced at the bottom of their FAQ page a 90-day pause, effective immediately, on the issuance of export licenses for firearms,...more
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS or the Committee) recently released the public version of its Annual Report to Congress for calendar year 2022. The report shows that the volume of CFIUS filings...more
After much anticipation, on August 9, 2023, the Biden Administration released an Executive Order (E.O.) outlining how the U.S. Government will begin to regulate U.S. investments in the People’s Republic of China. This E.O.,...more
8/16/2023
/ Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
China ,
Covered Transactions ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Investment ,
National Security ,
NDAA ,
Outbound Transactions ,
Semiconductors ,
U.S. Treasury
On Friday, May 5, 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) published a proposed rule that would expand the list of military installations subject to the jurisdiction of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the...more
5/8/2023
/ Agricultural Sector ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
FIRRMA ,
Jurisdiction ,
National Security ,
Proposed Rules ,
Real Estate Transactions ,
U.S. Treasury ,
US Air Force
In accordance with the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117-328), the U.S. Treasury and Commerce Departments recently issued reports to Congress outlining the contours of a proposed outbound investment review...more
On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed into law an omnibus government spending package, which includes explanatory statements regarding outbound investment initiatives. According to media reports and official statements...more
On December 15, 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced that it is adding 36 primarily Chinese entities, including Chinese memory chip maker Yangtze Memory Technologies and...more
In our follow-up webinar, please join our speakers as they give updates on the growing China-Taiwan tensions and discuss how global businesses and other stakeholders can best prepare for the challenges that lie ahead....more
On September 15, 2022, President Biden signed an executive order (EO) that reaffirms longstanding U.S. open investment policy and elaborates and expands on the existing list of statutory factors that the Committee on Foreign...more
9/20/2022
/ CFIUS ,
Covered Transactions ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cyber Threats ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Investment ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Manufacturers ,
National Security ,
Sensitive Business Information ,
Supply Chain ,
Technology
On March 9, 2022, President Biden signed an Executive Order (EO) on digital assets, including cryptocurrencies, and the possible creation of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) for a digital form of the country’s sovereign...more
In this podcast, Wiley Partners Hon. Nazak Nikakhtar and Steve Obermeier, Erik Bethel, Senior Adviser, Project on Prosperity and Development at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), and Colin Leach,...more
On March 2, 2022, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced the launch of a new interagency task force, the KleptoCapture Task Force, focused on enforcing the recent U.S. financial sanctions and other economic...more
3/8/2022
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Export Controls ,
FBI ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
IRS ,
National Security ,
NATO ,
Russia
On February 21, 2022, President Joe Biden issued an Executive Order (EO) in response to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ongoing “efforts to undermine the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine.” Referencing a...more
2/23/2022
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Economic Sanctions ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Policy ,
General Licenses ,
Joe Biden ,
National Security ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Russia ,
Sanctions ,
SDN List ,
Ukraine
Last week, the U.S. Government imposed tough restrictions on U.S. transactions with specific companies in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) that are involved in activities contrary to U.S. foreign policy and national...more
12/21/2021
/ Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Child Labor ,
China ,
Entity List ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Forced Labor ,
Joe Biden ,
National Security ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
PRC ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Surveillance ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
U.S. Treasury
On December 9, 2021, the Departments of Commerce and State issued rules restricting a range of exports to Cambodia citing, “significant evidence of corruption, human rights abuses, and an exclusive agreement with the People’s...more
12/14/2021
/ Arms Embargo ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Cambodia ,
China ,
Corruption ,
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) ,
End-Users ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Exports ,
Human Rights ,
ITAR ,
National Security ,
U.S. Commerce Department
On November 30, 2021, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a notice of inquiry and request for comments on how U.S. and European Union dual-use export controls and practices may be...more
On September 20, 2021, the U.S. Department of Commerce's (DOC) Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a Notice of Request for Public Comments (RFC) on Risks in the Information Communications Technology (ICT) Supply...more
WHAT: On August 26, 2021, the Federal Acquisition Security Council (FASC) issued its final rule to implement the 2018 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act. See 86 Fed. Reg. 47582 (Aug. 26, 2021). The FASC made minor...more
In our podcast installment of the Emerging Threats in National Security series, Wiley’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Co-Chair Josh Turner and National Security Co-Chair Hon. Nazak Nikakhtar...more
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) administers economic sanctions on several countries as well as restrictions targeting terrorists, narcotics traffickers, cyber criminals, and other...more
8/19/2021
/ Best Practices ,
Biden Administration ,
CFIUS ,
Compliance ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Foreign Investment ,
National Security ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Telecommunications ,
Webinars
This webinar focuses on the role of the U.S. government and Biden Administration in protecting American cybersecurity with respect to:
- The prevalence and spread of malicious third party code;
- Internet infiltration,...more
8/17/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Hackers ,
Information Technology ,
Internet ,
National Security ,
Risk Management ,
Surveillance ,
Webinars
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS or the Committee) released a public version of its annual report to Congress for the calendar year 2020. The report covers transactions filed with the Committee...more