August 29, 2016
BIS published a notice in the Federal Register to advise the public that the National Defense Stockpile Market Impact Committee, co-chaired by the departments of Commerce and State, is seeking public comments on the potential market impact of the proposed Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Stockpile Annual Materials Plan.
Notice
March 1, 2016
February 23, 2016
BIS publishes rule revising the Entity List
This rule amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding eight persons under eight entries to the Entity List under the destination of the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.). This final rule also removes nine persons from the Entity List, as the result of a request for removal submitted by these persons, a review of information provided in the removal request in accordance with the procedure for requesting removal or modification of an Entity List entity and further review conducted by the End-User Review Committee (ERC). Finally, this rule is also revising six existing entries in the Entity List. One entry under Iran is modified to correct the entry by updating the Federal Register citation. Five entries on the Entity List under the destinations of Armenia, Greece, India, Pakistan and the United Kingdom (U.K.) are modified to reflect a removal from the Entity List.
Entity List Rule
February 19, 2016
BIS publishes rule revising the Export Administration Regulations (EAR): Control of Fire Control, Laser, Imaging, and Guidance and Control Equipment the President Determines No Longer Warrant Control Under the United States Munitions List (USML)
This proposed rule describes how articles the President determines no longer warrant control under Category XII (Fire Control, Laser, Imaging, and Guidance and Control Equipment) of the United States Munitions List (USML) of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) would be controlled under the Commerce Control List (CCL) of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by amending Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) 7A611 and creating new “600 series” ECCNs 7B611, 7D611, and 7E611. In addition, for certain dual-use infrared detection items, this proposed rule would expand controls for certain software and technology, eliminate the use of some license exceptions, revise licensing policy, and expand license requirements for certain transactions involving military end users or foreign military commodities. This proposed rule would also harmonize provisions within the EAR by revising controls related to certain quartz rate sensors and uncooled thermal imaging cameras. This proposed rule was published simultaneously with a Department of State proposed rule that would make related changes to Categories XII of the United States Munitions List. Comments on these proposed rules are due no later than April 4, 2016.
BIS Rule
State Rule
February 9, 2016
BIS publishes clarifications and revisions to military aircraft, gas turbine engines and related items’ license requirements
This proposed rule would add clarifying text to the descriptions of the types of military aircraft controlled on the Commerce Control List. The lists of items that are subject only to the anti-terrorism reason for control would be clarified and expanded. This proposed rule was published simultaneously with a Department of State proposed rule that would make related changes to Categories VIII and XIX of the United States Munitions List. Comments on these proposed rules are due no later than March 25, 2016.
BIS Rule
State Rule
January 27, 2016
BIS published Cuba licensing policy revisions
This rule amends the general policy of denial that applies applications for licenses to export or reexport to Cuba. It provides a general policy of approval for five types of transactions and a policy of case-by-case review for items to meets the needs of the Cuban people even in instances where the Cuban government is the consignee. This rule does not make any changes to license requirements or to license exception availability. It was published simultaneously with a Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control rule that amended the Cuban Assets Control Regulations.
BIS Rule
Treasury Rule
February 18, 2015
BIS and Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control publish rules revising controls on Sudan
BIS's rule makes Sudan an eligible destination for License Exception Consumer Communications Devices (CCD) and revises license application review policy for certain telecommunications items from a general policy of denial to one of case-by-case review. OFAC's rule amends the Sudanese Sanctions Regulations by adding a general license pertaining to certain software, hardware, and services incident to personal communications.
BIS Rule
OFAC Rule
February 18, 2015
BIS publishes rule revising the Entity List
This rule amends the Export Administration Regulations by revising the Entity List to add eleven persons under the destinations of People's Republic of China, Pakistan, and United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) and remove one as the result of a request for removal submitted by the person and review conducted by the End-User Review Committee (ERC).
Rule
January 29, 2015
BIS publishes rule: Revision to the Unverified List (UVL)
This final rule amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding fourteen (14) persons, removing one person, and updating the addresses of other persons listed on the Unverified List (the ''Unverified List'' or UVL).
Rule
January 29, 2015
BIS publishes rule: Russian Sanctions: Licensing Policy for the Crimea Region of Ukraine
BIS issues this final rule to amend the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to impose additional sanctions that implement U.S. policy toward Russia.
Rule
January 23, 2015
BIS publishes rule: U.S.-India Bilateral Understanding: Additional Revisions to the U. S. Export and Reexport Controls Under the Export Administration Regulations
In this rule, BIS amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to further implement the bilateral understanding between the United States and India announced by President Obama and India's Prime Minister Singh on November 8, 2010.
Rule
January 16, 2015
BIS and the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) publish rules: Cuba Rule
On December 17, 2014, the President announced that the United States is taking historic steps to chart a new course in bilateral relations with Cuba and to further engage and empower the Cuban people. The President explained that these steps build upon actions taken since 2009 that have been aimed at supporting the ability of the Cuban people to gain greater control over their own lives and determine their country's future. In these final rules, the Commerce and Treasury Departments are taking coordinated actions to implement this policy.
BIS Rule
OFAC Rule
December 23, 2014
BIS publishes rule: Corrections and Clarifications to the Export Administration Regulations
This final rule amends the Export Administration Regulations by correcting certain provisions of the EAR that were amended in past rulemakings appearing in the Federal Register between November 5, 2007 and October 14, 2014.
December 23, 2014
BIS publishes rule: Clarification to Scope of Certain "600 series" Export Control Classification Numbers
This rule revises six Export Control Classification Numbers (ECCNs) to clarify that they do not control certain basic parts, components, accessories and attachments because those basic parts, components, accessories and attachments are controlled in a new ECCN created by a rule published on July 1, 2014 to be effective on December 30, 2014. This rule also removes controls on certain monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) power amplifiers and discrete microwave transistors and related technology.
December 23, 2014
BIS publishes rule: Revision to the Export Administration Regulations: Controls on Electronic Commodities; Exports and Reexports to Hong Kong
This rule amends the Export Administration Regulations to expand controls for national security reasons and responds to public comments solicited by a BIS notice of inquiry regarding the proper export control classification of certain electronic commodities and a type of radar. This rule also expands license requirements for exports and reexports to Hong Kong of items controlled for national security reasons.
December 17, 2014
BIS publishes rule: Expansion of the Microprocessor Military End-Use and End-User Control
This rule expands the scope of § 744.17 of the Export Administration Regulations. In addition to the license requirements set forth elsewhere in the EAR, you may not export, reexport or transfer (in-country) microprocessors, or associated "software" and "technology" for the "production" or "development" of such microprocessors without a license if, at the time of the export, reexport or transfer (in-country), you know, have reason to know, or are informed by BIS that the item will be or is intended to be used for a 'military end use' or 'military end user,' in a destination listed in Country Group D:1. In addition, this rule adds a prohibition on the use of license exceptions (including License Exception ENC) for transactions meeting these criteria.
December 1, 2014
BIS publishes rule: Amendments to Existing Validated End-User Authorization in the People’s Republic of China: Lam Research Service Co., Ltd.
In this rule, BIS amends the Export Administration Regulations to revise the existing authorization for Validated End User (VEU) Lam Research Service Co., Ltd. (Lam) in the People's Republic of China (PRC).
December 1, 2014
BIS publishes rule: Updated Statements of Legal Authority for the Export Administration Regulations
This rule revises the authority citation paragraphs for the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). This is a purely procedural rule that does not alter any right, obligation or prohibition that applies to any person under the EAR.
November 12, 2014
BIS publishes rule: Clarifications and Corrections to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR): Control of Spacecraft Systems and Related Items the President Determines No Longer Warrant Control Under the United States Munitions List (USML)
This final rule makes clarifications and corrections to the interim final rule, Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR): Control of Spacecraft Systems and Related Items the President Determines No Longer Warrant Control Under the United States Munitions List (USML), that was published on May 13, 2014 (79 FR 27417).
October 14, 2014
BIS publishes rule: Venezuela: Implementation of Certain Military End Uses and End Users License Requirements under the Export Administration Regulations
In response to the Venezuelan military's violent repression of the Venezuelan people, BIS amends the Export Administration Regulations in this final rule to impose license requirements on the export, reexport, or transfer (in-country) of certain items to or within Venezuela when intended for a military end use or end user.
October 14, 2014
BIS publishes rule: Revisions to the Commerce Control List: Imposition of Controls on Integrated Circuits, Helicopter Landing System Radars, Seismic Detection Systems, and Technology for IR Up-Conversion Devices
In this interim final rule, BIS amends the Export Administration Regulations to impose foreign policy controls on read-out integrated circuits and related "software" and "technology," radar for helicopter autonomous landing systems, seismic intrusion detection systems and related "software" and "technology", and "technology" "required" for the "development" or "production" of specified infrared up-conversion devices. The Departments of Commerce, State and Defense have determined that the items described in this rule have civilian applications but also warrant immediate controls under the EAR because of their potential military applications.
October 1, 2014
BIS publishes rule: Request for Public Comment on the Recordkeeping Requirements of the Export Administration Regulations
BIS is seeking public comment on the recordkeeping requirements of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR).
September 18, 2014
BIS publishes rule: Addition and Modification of Certain Persons on the Entity List; and Removal of Certain Persons from the Entity List
This rule amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding twenty-eight persons under thirty-four entries to the Entity List. The twenty-eight persons who are added to the Entity List have been determined by the U.S. Government to be acting contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States.
September 17, 2014
BIS publishes rule: Russian Sanctions: Addition of Persons to the Entity List and Restrictions on Certain Military End Uses and Military End Users
This final rule amends the Export Administration Regulations to impose additional sanctions implementing U.S. policy toward Russia.
September 8, 2014
BIS publishes rule: Notice of Foreign Availability Assessment: Anisotropic Plasma Dry Etching Equipment. This notice announces that BIS is initiating a foreign availability assessment pursuant to section 5(f) of the Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended. BIS is also seeking public comments on the foreign availability of this equipment in China.
September 5, 2014
BIS publishes rule: Implementation of Understandings Reached at the 2005, 2012, and 2013 Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Plenary Meetings and a 2009 NSG Intersessional Decision; Additions to the List of NSG Participating Countries; Correction.
This final rule corrects certain errors in the August 7, 2014, Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Plenary final rule (79 FR 46316).
August 18, 2014
BIS publishes rule: Corrections and Clarifications to the Export Administration Regulations; Correction
This final rule make corrections to certain provisions of the Export Administration Regulations that were amended by two final rules appearing in the Federal Register on June 5, 2014 (79 FR 32612) and on May 13, 2014 (79 FR 27417).
August 7, 2014
BIS publishes rule: Implementation of Understandings Reached at the 2005, 2012, and 2013 Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Plenary Meetings and a 2009 NSG Intersessional Decision; Additions to the List of NSG Participating Countries
This rule amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to implement the understandings reached at the 2005, 2012 and 2013 Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Plenary meetings.
August 6, 2014
BIS publishes rule: Russian Oil Industry Sanctions and Addition of Person to the Entity List
In this rule, BIS amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding United Shipbuilding Corporation to the Entity List. United Shipbuilding Corporation is a Russian state-owned company that manufactures, among other things, ordnance and accessories, and is engaged in shipbuilding, repair, and maintenance. This rule also imposes controls on certain items for use in Russia’s energy sector intended for energy exploration or production from deepwater (greater than 500 feet), Arctic offshore, or shale projects.
August 4, 2014
BIS publishes rule: Wassenaar Arrangement 2013 Plenary Agreements Implementation: Commerce Control List, Definitions, and Reports; and Extension of Fly-by-Wire Technology and Software Controls
This final rule revises the CCL to implement changes made to the Wassenaar Arrangement’s List of Dual-Use Goods and Technologies maintained and agreed to by governments participating in the Wassenaar Arrangement on Export Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies (WA) at the December 2013 WA Plenary Meeting. This rule also extends the controls on specified fly-by-wire source code software and technology until June 20, 2015, as BIS continues to negotiate for multilateral controls for this software and technology. This rule also removes the "X" under NS:2 and RS:2 for Mexico on the Commerce Country Chart, because of its recent membership in multiple multilateral export control regimes.
August 4, 2014
BIS publishes rule: Technical Amendments to the Export Administration Regulations: Update of Export Control Classification Number 0Y521 Series Supplement - Biosensor Systems and Related Software and Technology
In this rule, BIS amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by removing certain entries from the Supplement No. 5 to part 774 that identifies those items subject to the EAR that are not listed elsewhere in the Commerce Control List (CCL), but which the Department of Commerce, with the concurrence of the Departments of Defense and State, has determined should be controlled for export for foreign policy reasons or because the items provide a significant military or intelligence advantage to the United States.
August 1, 2014
BIS publishes rule: Addition of Certain Persons to the Entity List
This rule amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding sixteen persons under nineteen entries to the Entity List. The persons who are added to the Entity List have been determined by the U.S. Government to be acting contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States.
July 22, 2014
BIS publishes Rule: Addition of Certain Persons to the Entity List
BIS Rule
July 17, 2014
BIS publishes Rule: Addition of Certain Persons to the Entity List (Crimea (Occupied), Russia, and Ukraine)
BIS Rule
July 16, 2014
Commerce Department Announces Further Expansion of Export Restrictions on Russia
Press Release
July 1, 2014
BIS publishes Rule: Request for Comments: Civil Uses of Certain Microwave Monolithic Integrated Circuit (MMIC) Power Amplifiers, Discrete Microwave Transistors and Bi-Static and Multi-Static Radar.
BIS Rule
July 1, 2014
BIS publishes Rule:Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR): Control of Military Electronic Equipment and Other Items the President Determines No Longer Warrant Control Under the United States Munitions List (USML).
BIS Rule | State Rule
June 19, 2014
Texas Woman Admits Illegally Exporting Advanced Combat Optical Gunsights, Sentenced To Prison
Press Release
June 16, 2014
BIS publishes Rule: Amendments to Existing Validated End-User Authorizations in the People’s Republic of China: Samsung China Semiconductor Co. Ltd and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation; Correction
BIS Rule
June 16, 2014
BIS publishes Rule: Export Administration Regulations (EAR): Addition of Certain Persons to the Unverified List (UVL) and Making a Correction
BIS Rule
May 29, 2014
BIS publishes Rule: Amendments to Existing Validated End-User Authorizations in the People’s Republic of China: Samsung China Semiconductor Co. Ltd and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation.
BIS Rule
May 20, 2014
U.A.E. Freight Forwarder Agrees to Pay $125,000 Penalty in Connection with Export and Reexport of Monitoring Devices to Syria
Press Release
May 13, 2014
Commerce Department to License Export of Satellites; Move is Key Component of Export Control Reform Initiative
Press Release
April 29, 2014
U.S. Commerce Department Adds Nine Persons Associated with Missile Proliferator to Entity List
Press Release
April 23, 2014
Schuylkill County Firm and Chief Officer Charged with Shipping Machinery to Iran in Violation of U.S. Export License Requirements
Press Release
February 24, 2014
Bureau of Industry and Security Fines California Company for Illegal Export of Technology to Russian Engineer
Press Release
January 21, 2014
Former Connecticut Resident Indicted for Attempting to Ship Sensitive Military Documents to Iran
Press Release
January 17, 2014
Pennsylvania Company Settles with Commerce Dept. for Charges of Illegal Exports
Press Release
January 3, 2014
Temporary Denial Order Issued for Re-Export of U.S.-Origin Aircraft Engines to Iran
Denial Order
December 10, 2013
Chinese National Sentenced to 57 Months Incarceration for Attempting to Illegally Export Aerospace-Grade Carbon Fiber
Press Release
November 26, 2013
New York Man Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To Three Months In Prison For Exporting High-Grade Carbon Fiber To China
Press Release
October 4, 2013
BIS publishes Rule: Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) To Make the Commerce Control List (CCL) Clearer
BIS Rule
October 3, 2013
BIS publishes Rule: Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations: Initial Implementation of Export Control Reform; Correction
BIS Rule
September 11, 2013
BIS publishes Proposed Rule: Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR): Unverified List (UVL)
BIS Rule | Public Comments
September 6, 2013
BIS publishes Rule: Addition and Revision to the List of Validated End-Users in the People’s Republic of China
BIS Rule
July 23, 2013
BIS publishes Rule: Amendments to the Export Administration Regulations: Implementation of Limited Syria Waiver for Reconstruction Assistance
BIS Rule
July 16, 2013
BIS publishes Rule:Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations Based on the 2012 Missile Technology Control Regime Plenary Agreements
BIS Rule
BIS posts public comments received for the proposed rule: Export Administration Regulations (EAR): Control of Spacecraft Systems and Related Items the President Determines No Longer Warrant Control Under the United States Munitions List (USML). The comment period closed July 8, 2013.
Public Comments
July 10, 2013
BIS publishes Rule: Additions to the List of Validated End-Users in the People's Republic of China: Samsung China Semiconductor Co. Ltd. and Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment, Inc., China
BIS Rule
June 12, 2013
Bureau of Industry and Security Announces SYRIA: Additional Items Eligible for Export/Reexport under License
June 5, 2013
BIS publishes Rule:Implementation of the Understandings Reached at the 2012 Australia Group (AG) Plenary Meeting and the 2012 AG Intersessional Decisions; Changes to Select Agent Controls.
BIS Rule
June 3, 2013
BIS publishes rule:Addition, Removals, and Revisions to the List of Validated End-Users in the People's Republic of China
BIS Rule
May 24, 2013
BIS publishes proposed rule: Export Administration Regulations (EAR): Control of Spacecraft Systems and Related Items the President Determines No Longer Warrant Control Under the United States Munitions List (USML).
BIS Proposed Rule State Proposed Rule
May 6, 2013
Taiwanese Father and Son Arrested for Allegedly Violating US Laws to Prevent Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction
DOJ Press Release | Alex Tsai Complaint | Gary Tsai Complaint
April 25, 2013
Bureau of Industry and Security Announces $2.8 Million Civil Settlement with Computerlinks FZCO for Charges Related to Unlawful Exporting of Technology to Syria
Press Release | Computerlinks Order
April 19, 2013
BIS publishes a Final Rule: Amendments to Existing Validated End-User Authorizations: CSMC Technologies Corporation in the People’s Republic of China (PRC)
Final Rule
March 1, 2013
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration Kevin J. Wolf visits Bern
Departments of Commerce and State publish final rules: Initial Implementation of Export Control Reform. Both rules become effective October 15, 2013.
Commerce Rule
State Rule
March 28, 2013
BIS publishes a Final Rule: Amendment to the Export Administration Regulations: List of Items Classified Under Export Control Classification 0Y521 Series – Biosensor Systems
Final Rule
March 20, 2013
BIS posts public comments received on proposed rule to add to the Commerce Control List articles the President determines no longer warrant control under the United States Munitions List (USML) that are related to launch vehicles, missiles, rockets, torpedoes, bombs, mines, and other military explosive devices enumerated in USML Category IV.
Public Comments
BIS publishes a Final Rule:
Addition of Certain Persons to the Entity List; Removal of Person From the Entity List Based on Removal Request; Implementation of Entity List Annual Review Changes
Final Rule
March 8, 2013
BIS publishes a Final Rule: Addition of Certain Persons to the Entity List
Final Rule
February 28, 2013
BIS publishes a Final Rule: Editorial Corrections to the Export Administration Regulations
Final Rule
February 6, 2013
The weekly teleconference on the Export Control Reform (ECR) conducted by Assistant Secretary for Export Administration Kevin Wolf, will not be held on February 27, 2013. The teleconferences will resume March 6, 2013 at the regular time of 2:30 EST. The dial-in number is 1-888-455-8218 and the passcode is 6514196. Please send questions on any ECR topic to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
January 31, 2013
BIS and State Department publish proposed rules addressing articles that the President determines no longer warrant control under Category IV (Launch Vehicles) on the United States Munitions List. The public comment period for both rules closes on March 18, 2013.
BIS Proposed Rule | State Proposed Rule
January 29, 2013
BIS posts public comments received for the Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR): Control of Military Electronic Equipment and Related Items the President Determines No Longer Warrant Control Under the United States Munitions List. Comment period closed January 28, 2013.
Public Comments
January 29, 2013
BIS posts public comments received for the Proposed Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) To Make the Commerce Control List (CCL) Clearer. Comment period closed January 28, 2013
Public Comments
January 17, 2013
Pennsylvania Man Sentenced to 42 Months in Prison for Export Violations
DOJ Press Release | Statement from Under Secretary of Commerce Hirschhorn
January 16, 2013
BIS publishes Final Rule Amendments to Existing Validated End User Authorizations: Advanced Micro Devices China, Inc., Lam Research Corporation, SK hynix Semiconductor (China) Ltd., and SK hynix Semiconductor (Wuxi) Ltd. in the People’s Republic of China; Clarification of Scope of Entries in Supplement.
Final Rule
January 16, 2013
Online registration is now open for the Export Control Forum
Information and Registration
January 16, 2013
BIS publishes Final Rule Removal of Persons From the Entity List Based on Removal Request; Implementation of Entity List Annual Review Changes; and Implementation of Modifications and Corrections to the Entity List.
Final Rule
January 8, 2013
BIS posts public comments received for the Proposed rule Time Limit for Completion of Voluntary Self-Disclosures and Revised Notice of the Institution of Administrative Enforcement Proceedings. Comment period closed January 7, 2013
Public Comments
December 21, 2012
Two Extradited From Singapore in Connection With Plot To Illegally Export Military Antennas
DOJ Press Release
December 20, 2012
Former Managing Director of PPG Paints Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Sentenced to a Year in Prison for Conspiring to Illegally Export High-Performance Coatings to Nuclear Reactor in Pakistan
Defendant Also Ordered to Pay a $100,000 Fine, Perform Community Service
DOJ Press Release
December 19, 2012
Iranian Corporation, Officers Accused of Illegally Exporting More Than $30 Million in Goods from U.S. to Iran
Hundreds of Digital Media Equipment Purchased from Company in Burke, Va.
DOJ Press Release
December 11, 2012
Taiwanese National Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Illegally Export Aerospace-Grade Carbon Fiber
DOJ Press Release
December 11, 2012
Remarks of Under Secretary of Commerce Eric L. Hirschhorn at the Practicing Law Institute in Washington DC on December 10, 2012.
Speech
December 10, 2012
BIS publishes final rule on Editorial Corrections to the Commerce Control List of the Export Administration Regulations.
Final Rule
December 6, 2012
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Arrest of Queens Resident for the Export of Military-Use Items to Taiwan And Attempting to Export Them to China
DOJ Press Release
December 5, 2012
Four Individuals Charged in the Southern District of New York With Exporting Various Goods From the United States to Iran and China
Two Iranian Nationals Have Been Arrested, Including One on Charges of Exporting Carbon Fiber – a Product That Can Be Used for Uranium Enrichment
DOJ Press Release
December 5, 2012
Manager of South Carolina-Based Firm Pleads Guilty in Connection with Illegal Exports to Iran
DOJ Press Release
December 3, 2012
People's Republic of China Corporate Entity Enters Guilty Plea to Conspiracy and Felony Export Violations Stemming from the Illegal Export of High-Performance Coatings to a Nuclear Reactor in Pakistan.
DOJ Press Release
November 29, 2012
BIS publishes final rule on Addition of Certain Persons to the Entity List.
Final Rule
November 29, 2012
BIS publishes proposed rule on Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) To Make the Commerce Control List (CCL) Clearer. Comments must be received by BIS no later than January 28, 2013.
Proposed Rule
November 28, 2012
BIS publishes proposed rule on Control of Military Electronic Equipment and Related Items the President Determines No Longer Warrant Control Under the United States Munitions List. State Department publishes a related proposed rule on Revision of U.S. Munitions List Category XI and Definition for “Equipment.” Both proposed rules are part of the President’s Export Control Reform Initiative. Comments on both rules are due on January 28, 2013.
BIS Proposed Rule | State Proposed Rule
November 20, 2012
Iranian National and His Company Charged in Plot Involving Export of Military Antennas from the United States.
DOJ Press Release
November 16, 2012
Weekly Export Control Reform Teleconferences Resuming on December 12, 2012.
Ask the Experts About ECR
November 7, 2012
BIS publishes proposed rule on deadline for completing voluntary self-disclosures of EAR violations.
Proposed Rule
October 26, 2012
Due to impending storm Sandy, BIS is postponing the Sensors and Instrumentation Technical Advisory Committee (SITAC) meeting that was scheduled to be held on Tuesday, October 30. The meeting will be held Thursday, November 8, 2012 in room 6087B.
October 18, 2012
Tampa Man Sentenced for Exporting Millions of Dollars Worth of Computer Equipment to Iran.
DOJ Press Release
October 18, 2012
BIS publishes Critical Technology Assessment on Night Vision Focal Plane Arrays, Sensors and Cameras.
Night Vision Assessment
October 9, 2012
BIS publishes a final rule Addition of Certain Persons to the Entity List.
Final Rule
October 3, 2012
Russian Agent And 10 Other Members Of Procurement Network For Russian Military And Intelligence, Operating In The U.S. And Russia, Indicted.
DOJ Press Release | Entity List Federal Register Notice
September 26, 2012
Iranian National Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To Conspiring To Procure Supplies For Iranian Petrochemical Companies.
DOJ Press Release
September 26, 2012
Chinese National Arrested After Attempting to Illegally Export Aerospace-Grade Carbon Fiber to China.
Defendant Sought Thousands Of Pounds Of High-Tech Material For Use In Chinese Fighter Planes
DOJ Press Release
September 20, 2012
BIS publishes final rule Addition of Certain Persons to the Entity List; Removal of Person From the Entity List Based on Removal Request; and Implementation of Entity List Annual Review Changes
Final Rule
September 18, 2012
BIS posts public comments received for the June 19, 2012 Feasibility of Enumerating "Specially Designed" Components advanced notice of proposed rulemaking.
Public Comments
September 6, 2012
Former Soldier Pleads Guilty to Participation in International Arms Smuggling Ring.
DOJ Press Release
August 7, 2012
BIS posts public comments received for the June 21, 2012 Proposed Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations: Implementation of Export Control Reform; Revisions to License Exceptions After Retrospective Regulatory Review; proposed rule.
Public Comments
August 6, 2012
BIS posts public comments received for the June 19, 2012 "Specially Designed" Definition proposed rule.
Public Comments
July 26, 2012
California Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Illegally Export Missile Components to Iran.
DOJ Press Release
July 23, 2012
BIS publishes final rule that updates export and reexport controls for Rwanda and United Nations Security Council arms embargoed countries under the EAR.
Final Rule
July 18, 2012
Update 2012 Speeches from Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement David W. Mills, Director of The Federal Bureau of Investigation Robert S. Mueller, III, and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation (ISN) Vann H. Van Diepen.
Speeches
July 17, 2012
Update 2012 Speeches from Under Secretary of Commerce Eric L. Hirschhorn, Assistant Secretary Kevin Wolf and Acting Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank.
Speeches
July 13, 2012
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Arrest Of Iranian National Who Procured Supplies For Iranian Petrochemical Companies.
DOJ Press Release
July 9, 2012
BIS publishes a final rule amending three existing validated end-user authorizations in the People's Republic of China.
Final Rule
July 2, 2012
BIS publishes final rule to implement Wassenaar Arrangement 2011 agreements.
Final Rule
July 2, 2012
BIS publishes final rule to implement Australia Group 2011 agreements.
Final Rule
June 28, 2012
United Technologies Subsidiary Pleads Guilty to Criminal Charges for Helping China Develop New Attack Helicopter
United Technologies, Pratt & Whitney Canada and Hamilton Sundstrand Corporations Also Agree to Pay More Than $75 Million to U.S. Government
DOJ Press Release
June 22, 2012
BIS posts public comments received on proposed rule to add to the Commerce Control List energetic materials and related articles that the President determines no longer warrant control under the United States Munitions List.
Public Comments
June 21, 2012
BIS publishes proposed revisions to the Export Administration Regulations: Implementation of Export Control Reform; Revisions to License Exceptions after Retrospective Review.
Proposed Rule
June 19, 2012
BIS and State Department publish proposed rules for "Specially Designed" Definition
BIS Proposed Rule | State Proposed Rule
June 19, 2012
BIS publishes advanced notice of proposed rulemaking on Feasibility of Enumerating "Specially Designed" Components
BIS Proposed Rule
June 13, 2012
BIS and State Department publish proposed rules addressing military training equipment that the President determines no longer warrants control on the United States Munitions List. The comment period for both rules closes on July 30, 2012.
BIS Proposed Rule | State Proposed Rule
June 12, 2012
ING Bank N.V. Agrees to Forfeit $619 Million for Illegal Transactions with Cuban and Iranian Entities
DOJ Press Release
June 7, 2012
BIS and State Department Publish Proposed Rules Addressing Personal Protective Equipment, Shelters, and Related Items that the President Determines no Longer Warrant Control on the United States Munitions List
BIS Proposed Rule | State Proposed Rule
June 1, 2012
Under Secretary Eric L. Hirschhorn: Remarks to the European Defence Agency, Brussels, Belgium
Remarks
May 25, 2012
Ericsson de Panama Pays $1.753 Million to Settle Charges of Unlicensed Transshipments to Cuba
Press Release | Ericsson Order
May 24, 2012
International Gun Trafficking Ring Dismantled by Arrests of North Carolina Resident and Chinese Nationals
DOJ Press Release
April 27, 2012
Addition of Certain Persons to the Entity List.
Final Rule
April 26, 2012
BIS publishes final rule Addition of Certain Persons to the Entity List; and Implementation of Entity List Annual Review Changes.
Final Rule
April 23, 2012
BIS Temporary Denial Order Issued for Re-export of U.S.-origin Aircraft to Iran
Temporary Denial Order
April 18, 2012
BIS publishes final rule Addition of Certain Persons on the Entity List: Addition of Persons Acting Contrary to the National Security or Foreign Policy Interests of the United States.
Final Rule
April 18, 2012
BIS publishes a proposed rule for revisions to Authorization Validated End-User Provisions: Requirement for Notice of Export, Reexport, or Transfer (In-Country) and Clarification Regarding Termination of Conditions on VEU Authorizations.
Proposed Rule
April 17, 2012
BIS publishes revisions to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR): Export Control Classification Number 0Y521 Series, Items Not Elsewhere Listed on the Commerce Control List (CCL).
Final Rule
February 27, 2012
BIS issues Temporary Denial Order to block the export of aviation related polymers and lubricating oils from the United States to Iran via the UAE.
Temporary Denial Order
February 24, 2012
BIS publishes rule updating legal authority citations for parts 730 and 744 of the EAR. This is a purely administrative rule to keep authority citation paragraphs in the Code of Federal Regulations current. It does not alter any of the text of the EAR nor does it affect any rights, obligations or prohibitions that apply to any person under the EAR.
Final Rule
February 17, 2012
BIS renews Temporary Denial Order against Mahan Airways of Iran, Zarand Aviation and related parties.
Temporary Denial Order
February 13, 2012
BIS posts public comments received on proposed rule to add to the Commerce Control List surface vessels of war and related articles that the President determines no longer warrant control under the United States Munitions List.
Public Comments
February 13, 2012
BIS posts public comments received on proposed rule to add to the Commerce Control List submersible vessels, oceanographic equipment and related articles that the President determines no longer warrant control under the United States Munitions List.
Public Comments
February 13, 2012
BIS posts public comments concerning its retrospective regulatory review being conducted pursuant to Executive Order 13653.
Public Comments
February 6, 2012
The BIS Offsets in Defense Trade Sixteenth Study Now Available
Report
January 27, 2012
BIS posts public comments on proposed rule to add to the Commerce Control List certain gas turbine engines and related items that the President determines no longer warrant control under the United Munitions List.
Public Comments
January 23, 2012
BIS posts public comments on proposed rule to add to the Commerce Control List certain military vehicles and related items that the President determines no longer warrant control under the United States Munitions List.
Public Comments
January 20, 2012
BIS Releases Annual Report to the Congress for Fiscal Year 2011 and 2012 Annual Report on Foreign Policy-Based Export Controls
2011 Annual Report | 2012 Foreign Policy Report
September 23, 2011
Editorial Correction to the Export Administration Regulations
Final Rule
September 21, 2011
National Defense Stockpile Market Impact Committee Request for Public Comments on the Potential Market Impact of Proposed Stockpile for Fiscal Year 2013
Federal Register Notice