Trade and Manufacturing Monitor
Commerce Department Publishes Artificial Intelligence “Diffusion” Rulemaking
On January 13, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published an interim final rule (IFR) announcing (1) updated controls for advanced computing chips and associated license…
Biden Administration’s 2021-2024 Quadrennial Supply Chain Review: Highlighting Areas for Trade Law Reform
On December 19, 2024, the Biden administration released a report, the Quadrennial Supply Chain Review . This report, and the accompanying fact sheet, assess improvements made in American supply chains since 2021 and…
OFAC Issues New Determinations, Sanctions, Targeting Russian Energy and Petroleum
This blog post was drafted with assistance from Sean C. Church, Paralegal. On January 10, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued significant new sanctions targeting…
BIS Issues Formal ICTS Program Final Rule
This blog post was drafted with assistance from Sean C. Church, Paralegal. On December 5, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS or the Agency) issued a Final Rule formalizing…
Commerce Department Strengthens Export Controls Through New Interim Rules to Restrict Development of Chinese Advanced Semiconductors
This blog post was drafted with assistance from Sean C. Church, Paralegal. On December 2, 2024, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published two interim final rules (IFR’s) making the…