Governments & bodies

Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)

US Commerce Department agency in charge of export controls

10recordsFirst record 2022Latest Jul 14, 2026

Records 10

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BIS upgrades the UAE from Country Group D:3/D:4 to A:5

A rise in the Gulf's status. Access to advanced computing, however, is limited to approved entities

BIS
BIS moves H200-class China exports from presumption of denial to case-by-case

The peak of the regulatory reversal. 5 conditions imposed

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BIS suspends the Affiliates Rule for 1 year, until Nov 9, 2026

The US-China truce reflected in regulation. It automatically comes back into force on Nov 10, 2026

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Affiliates Rule

Controls automatically extend to thousands of entities

US Department of Commerce, BIS
US rescinds the AI Diffusion Rule and issues guidance on Chinese 3A090 ICs

A shift from quota-based regulation to case-by-case negotiated regulation

BIS
BIS issues the AI Diffusion Framework final rule

The most far-reaching regulatory plan, making even allies subject to compute rationing

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BIS expands the FDPR, adds HBM controls and 140 Entity List entries

Memory became an axis of control for the first time

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BIS creates DC VEU (Data Center Validated End User)

Gave data center operators in third countries a pre-approval pathway

BIS
BIS issues second round of export controls

The start of a repeating cycle of chips designed to get around the rules, followed by new rules

US Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)
US BIS imposes first round of advanced computing export controls

Redefined compute as a strategic good; the prototype of every later regulation