Bureau of Industry and Security July 2024 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Export Administration Regulations: Crime Controls and Expansion/Update of U.S. Persons Controls
The Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), seeks public comments on proposed amendments to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) in support of U.S. national security and foreign policy interests. To build upon existing controls, BIS proposes establishing certain Foreign-Security End User (FSEU) and "U.S. persons" activities controls and Commerce Control List-based (CCL) controls. The proposed additions of the foreign-security end user control and "U.S. persons" activity controls would implement expanded authority under the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (ECRA), as amended, to control certain "U.S. persons" activities under the EAR. Specific to the EAR's "U.S. persons" activities controls, BIS is proposing amendments to control "support" furnished by "U.S. persons" to identified foreign-security end users. In addition, BIS is proposing to add to the Commerce Control List two new unilateral item controls on facial recognition technology.
End-Use and End-User Based Export Controls, Including U.S. Persons Activities Controls: Military and Intelligence End Uses and End Users
The Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), seeks public comment on proposed changes to existing restrictions under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) on military and intelligence end uses and end users and related U.S. persons activities controls, as well as the proposed addition of a military-support end-user control. These proposed revisions and additions to the EAR's end-use, end-user, and "U.S. persons" activity controls would implement expanded Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (ECRA) authority to control certain "U.S. persons" activities under the EAR. Specific to the EAR's "U.S. persons" activities controls, BIS is proposing amendments to control `support' furnished by "U.S. persons" to military end users and military-production activities, as well as intelligence end users that are not otherwise already regulated under or prohibited by U.S. law. In addition, BIS is proposing to revise the definition of `support' set forth in the EAR's "U.S. person" activity control provision in response to requests by the public for clarification. The revisions and additions, along with clarifications, to end use, end user, and "U.S. persons" activity controls under the EAR, would further the national security and the foreign policy of the United States.
Iran Foreign Direct Product Rule
On April 24, 2024, President Biden signed "Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes," into law. The law requires the United States to regulate the export of certain foreign-produced items destined for Iran. This rule implements the law's requirements by expanding the scope of the Export Administration Regulations' (EAR) Foreign Direct Product rule for Iran and applicable license requirements, thereby increasing restrictions under the EAR.
Standards-Related Activities and the Export Administration Regulations; Corrections
On July 18, 2024, the Bureau of Industry and Security published an interim final rule that revised the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). That rule inadvertently revised language related to recent changes to the Entity List. This document corrects the inadvertent revisions introduced in the July 18, 2024, rule.
Standards-Related Activities and the Export Administration Regulations
In this interim final rule, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to revise the scope and the terms used in the EAR to describe "standards- related activities" that are subject to the EAR. BIS is making these revisions to ensure that export controls and associated compliance concerns do not impede the participation and leadership of U.S. companies in legitimate standards- related activities.
Redesignation of Regulations for Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain
This rule redesignates regulations governing the procedures for the review of certain transactions involving information and communications technology and services (ICTS) designed, developed, manufactured, or supplied by persons owned by, controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of a foreign adversary and which pose or may pose undue or unacceptable risks to the United States or U.S. persons. This action reflects the transfer of responsibility for implementing these regulations from the Secretary of Commerce to the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Office of Information and Communications Technology and Services (OICTS).
The Unverified List; Additions and Removals
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding 13 persons to the Unverified List (UVL). The 13 persons being added are added under the following destinations: China, Peoples' Republic of (China) (8), Cyprus (1), Kyrgyzstan (1), T[uuml]rkiye (2), and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) (1). BIS is also amending the EAR by removing eight persons from the UVL. Of the eight persons being removed, one is under the destination of the UAE, one is under the destination of Russia, and six are under the destination of China. This final rule also removes the country name Russia from the UVL. Lastly, this final rule replaces the country name Turkey with T[uuml]rkiye in the UVL. This is a conforming change to the U.S. State Department's recognition on January 9, 2023, of T[uuml]rkiye's official name.
Addition of Entities and Revision of Entries on the Entity List
In this rule, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding six entries to the Entity List, under the destinations of the People's Republic of China (China) (2), South Africa (1), the United Arab Emirates (UAE) (2), and the United Kingdom (1). These entities have been determined by the U.S. Government to be acting contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States. This rule also modifies two existing entities on the Entity List, one under the destination of China and one under the destination of Russia.
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