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BIS is responsible for the regulation of exports for national security, foreign policy, and nonproliferation reasons and the enforcement of those regulations. BIS is also charged with administering and enforcing U.S. Antiboycott laws, the Fastener Quality Act, and the reporting provisions of the Chemical Weapons Convention.
Compliance with U.S. export controls and regulations is important to U.S. National Security, in order to protect U.S. interests at home and abroad. All companies must ensure their exports are conducted legally. Compliance not only involves controlled goods and technologies, it also involves restrictions on shipping to certain countries, companies, organizations, and/or individuals. It is critical that exporters adhere to the any and all export regulations, while contributing to U.S. National Security.
The primary roles of BIS's Export Enforcement program are to prevent the illegal export of dual-use items before they occur; investigate and assist in the prosecution of violators of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and the Fastener Quality Act (FQA); and inform and educate exporters, freight forwarders, and manufacturers of their enforcement responsibilities under the EAR and FQA. BIS maintains a force of Export Enforcement Special Agents who investigate possible violations and assist the U.S. Department of Justice and Commerce Department's Office of General Counsel in prosecution of violators.