Thompson Hine: BIS Issues Interim Final Rule to Implement Additional Export Controls on Advanced Computing and Semiconductor Items | Practical Law
On October 7, 2022, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued an Interim Final Rule implementing additional export controls on certain advanced computing and semiconductor manufacturing items to China. These revisions are intended to restrict China’s access to advanced computing for its military modernization, including nuclear weapons development, facilitation of advanced intelligence collection and analysis, and for surveillance.