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BIS Issues Proposed Rule related to Unmanned Aircraft Systems

January 20, 2025 by Alison J. Stafford Powell and Vivian Tse 2 Mins Read

On January 2, 2025, the US Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (“ANPRM“) seeking public comments to inform the potential development of a rule to safeguard the information and communications technology and services (“ICTS”) supply chain for unmanned aircraft systems (“UAS”), pursuant to the authority of Executive Order 13873. This follows other recent developments in the ICTS regime, including the December 6, 2024 Final Rule amending…

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BIS Issues Final Rule on ICTS Supply Chain Review Procedures, Responds to Comments Submitted to Interim Final Rule

December 19, 2024 by Sylwia A. Lis, Eunkyung Kim Shin and Patrick De Laperouse 9 Mins Read

The US Department of Commerce (“Department”) issued a final rule (the “Rule”) on December 6, 2024 to amend provisions related to the Department’s review of 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 that may pose undue or unacceptable risk to the United States or U.S. persons.” The Rule implements important clarifications to the…