U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan discussed export control topics with several senior Indian officials, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as part of a broader meeting on technology issues Jan. 6 in New Delhi, the White House said.
An upcoming Bureau of Industry and Security rule that’s expected to place new export controls on advanced AI-related chips will “go down as one of the most destructive to ever hit the U.S. technology industry,” major cloud services provider Oracle said this week.
The Bureau of Industry and Security is adding 13 companies and research institutes to the Entity List for illegally shipping export controlled items to other Entity Listed firms, supporting China’s military modernization efforts or aiding Pakistan’s ballistic missile program, the agency said in a final rule released last week and effective Jan. 6
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The Bureau of Industry and Security’s record-setting enforcement pace over the last several years has raised the agency’s profile and convinced more businesses to invest in compliance, said Matthew Axelrod, the top BIS export enforcement official. But Axelrod said he thinks companies can do more.
The incoming Trump administration should launch a “comprehensive review of supply chain and technology control policies,” including export controls and outbound investment restrictions, to determine whether they’re being used effectively, the Information Technology Industry Council said in a December report. It specifically called on the new administration to examine existing export controls on advanced semiconductors and equipment along with “technology transaction reviews on AI and quantum” to make sure they’re “bolstering national security.”
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The Commerce Department’s fall 2024 regulatory agenda for the Bureau of Industry and Security features a host of new rules that could soon update U.S. export controls, including restrictions on aircraft engines, biological equipment and reporting requirements for certain weapons sales, AI chips.
The Bureau of Industry and Security issued several corrections to its September rule that outlined new export controls on certain advanced technologies, including quantum computing, semiconductor manufacturing and 3D printing technology (see 2409050028). The corrections, released Dec. 26 and effective Dec. 27, clarify a reference to quantum items eligible for a deemed export and deemed reexport exclusion, fix several “inadvertent errors” involving citations, and more.
Physical mechanisms built into AI hardware could represent a “promising new tool” to help the U.S. better control exports of sensitive technologies, including to China, the Center for a New American Security said in a new report this month.