A recent federal district court ruling limiting the U.S. anti-smuggling statute to physical goods won't affect export control enforcement efforts on data and other intangible exports sent digitally across borders, lawyers said in interviews. Although the U.S. District Court in Kentucky said a statute barring the unlicensed export of certain merchandise, articles or objects didn't apply to an email with magnet schematics sent to Chinese manufacturers (see 2407290046), lawyers noted that U.S. export control agencies have their own, specific enforcement authorities to regulate those digital transmissions.
The State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls said it launched a redesign of certain portions of its website July 31, including “key Registration and Licensing pages.” The redesign also “features a number of significant enhancements including improved navigation, searchability, and accessibility,” DDTC said.
The State Department completed an interagency review of a rule that would finalize its April proposal to exempt Australia and the U.K. from certain International Traffic in Arms Regulations licensing requirements as part of the Australia-U.K.-U.S. partnership (see 2404300050). The interim final rule was sent to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs July 19 (see 2407220007), and the review was completed July 31.
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The Pentagon should drop its outdated approach to technology security and export controls and allow American defense companies to work more efficiently with U.S. allies, a Defense Department advisory committee said in a new report this month. The committee said the agency needs major revisions to the way it treats restrictions under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, warning that DOD is “failing to address shortcomings in international engagement amid a rapidly evolving global security landscape.”
The Biden administration is doing too little to counter China’s material support for Russia’s war machine, the ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said July 30.
A U.S. District Court in Kentucky on July 24 said that the U.S. statute barring the smuggling of goods from the U.S. covers only material items and doesn't extend to emails. U.S. District Judge for Western Kentucky David Hale dismissed a charge against defense contractor Quadrant Magnetics, along with several of its employees, which said the parties smuggled goods from the U.S. by "emailing magnet schematics to Chinese manufacturers."
New rules from the Commerce and State departments could lead to a range of new restrictions on U.S. support for certain foreign military intelligence and security services, increasing export licensing requirements for activities that could give U.S. adversaries a “critical military or intelligence advantage.”
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The State Department sent a rule for interagency review that would finalize its April proposal to exempt Australia and the U.K. from certain International Traffic in Arms Regulations licensing requirements as part of the AUKUS partnership (see 2404300050). The interim final rule was sent to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs July 19. At least one industry group criticized the proposed rule for not removing enough barriers to defense trade among the three countries (see 2406030056).