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On July 23, 2025, President Trump released his Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan, with the aim of ushering in an era of American dominance in the rapidly emerging technology. The AI Action Plan delivers on a promise...more
The global trade of advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) chips is currently undergoing significant transformation due to evolving U.S. export control policies and the corresponding responses from international partners. On...more
The global trade of AI chips is undergoing significant changes due to evolving U.S. export control policies and the reactions of key Southeast Asian nations. Since the announced recission of the Biden-era AI Diffusion Rule on...more
On May 13, 2025, the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) officially rescinded the Framework for Artificial Intelligence Diffusion (“AI Diffusion Rule”), that was published during the last week of...more
Several of President Donald Trump’s initial actions — from an executive order instituting a new artificial intelligence (AI) policy framework, to those directing the use of the U.S. military to provide border security, the...more
On January 13, 2025, the Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced new rules restricting the export of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chips and certain closed AI model weights in an...more
On January 13, 2025, the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released an interim final rule establishing (i) expanded export licensing requirements for the export of advanced computing integrated...more
During its last week before the inauguration, the Biden Administration issued significant and complex new export controls on semiconductors and related technology for artificial intelligence (AI) applications worldwide. These...more
On January 15, 2025, the US Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published an interim final rule (IFR) that imposes new controls on advanced computing integrated circuits (Advanced ICs) and certain...more
Welcome to this month’s issue of The BR International Trade Report, Blank Rome’s monthly digital newsletter highlighting international trade, sanctions, cross-border investment, geopolitical risk issues, trends, and laws...more
The U.S. Department of Transportation is seeking input from industry stakeholders on the role of artificial intelligence in the supply chain. The DOT’s Advanced Research Projects Agency – Infrastructure is one of many...more
In February 2024, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) began taking a new approach to Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) enforcement—questionnaires. Once again, the solar industry is among the first targets, vanguards...more
On October 30, 2023, President Biden issued an Executive Order (EO) regarding Artificial Intelligence. The EO noted that availability of semiconductors is critical to implementing AI and laid out several mandates for the...more
On October 17, 2023, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) released two interim final rules (“IFRs”) that amended the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) to significantly expand export...more
1. BIS Releases Texts of New Chip Export Control Rules- Updating and expanding on rules issued last year, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released three rules on October 27 targeting...more
As the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has emerged as a major economic power and competitor, the U.S. has leaned heavily on and enhanced its foreign direct investment regime over recent years to protect its national security...more
On August 9, 2023, President Biden issued an Executive Order (E.O.) ordering the issuance of outbound investment restrictions. This E.O. comes after nearly a year of anticipation (as we have documented on several occasions...more
On August 9, President Biden issued an executive order (E.O.) directing the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury), in consultation with the U.S. Department of Commerce and other U.S. agencies, to adopt regulations that...more
On August 9, 2023, President Biden issued an Executive Order (E.O.) addressing certain outbound investments by U.S. persons in certain sensitive or advanced technologies or products involving certain “countries of concern.”...more
On December 15, 2022, Congress passed the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 (NDAA or Act), which President Biden is expected to sign into law soon. The NDAA contains numerous...more
Key developments - The most recent article in Foley & Lardner’s Supply Chain Disruption Series provides an overview of current issues affecting the production and supply of lithium-ion batteries . Click here to subscribe...more
End-of-Year Sanctions Target Chinese Supply Chains and AI, Quantum Computing, and Biotechnology - Several US executive branch agencies and the US Congress have adopted wide-ranging end-of-year sanctions, export control and...more
A deeper dive into the president's FY2021 budget request for the U.S. Department of Commerce reveals new initiatives aimed at safeguarding technology. - The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)...more