The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission have issued new licensing requirements on exports of certain civil nuclear hardware, software, and technology to the People’s...more
The U.S. Department of Commerce is seeking comments from the public to inform its development of a framework for enhancing U.S. competitiveness in and leveraging digital asset technologies. This framework is mandated by the...more
Following its efforts in recent years to enforce the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 (22 U.S.C. 611 et seq. (FARA)) more rigorously and transparently, for the first time in nearly 15 years, the U.S. Department of...more
US Customs and Border Protection (“Customs”) rescinded its proposal to grant extensions on all customs duty payments for 90 days in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. ...more
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) is exploring temporary measures to offset costs to U.S. businesses during the COVID-19 Pandemic. ...more
On 15 January 2020, President Donald J. Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He signed a “Phase One” Agreement between the United States and China, a truce halting the escalating trade tensions between the two global trading...more
On 3 October 2019, the Department of Energy (DOE) published a notice of proposed rulemaking regarding the imposition of civil penalties for violations of the Part 810 regulations (10 CFR Part 810), which control the export of...more
10/11/2019
/ Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Policy ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Export Bans ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
NDAA ,
Part 810 ,
Regulatory Violations ,
Rulemaking Process
On 20 June 2019 the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced the final product exclusion process for List 3 by which U.S. stakeholders can request exclusion of particular Chinese products classified...more
6/25/2019
/ China ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Exclusion List ,
Foreign Investment ,
Imports ,
Section 301 ,
Trade Act of 1974 ,
Trade Wars ,
Trump Administration ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
USTR
Today, the Trump Administration designated multiple Russian targets, including several wealthy individuals and their companies, as Specially Designated Nationals (SDNs). These designations of major companies represent the...more
Read our Spring 2018 issue of the Immigration newsletter to learn about the following topics:
- Visa sanctions on Cambodia, Eritrea, Guinea, and Sierra Leone
- CBP introduces policies and procedures for searching...more
4/3/2018
/ Customs and Border Protection ,
Employment Eligibility Verification ,
Form I-9 ,
H-1B ,
I-485 Applications ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
International Travel ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Mobile Devices ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Quotas ,
Search & Seizure ,
TN-Visas ,
Trump Administration ,
Visas