Bureau of Industry and Security
GovernmentThe Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce responsible for administering the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), including export controls on advanced AI chips and semiconductor equipment. BIS maintains the Commerce Control List (CCL) and Entity List, and enforces the Foreign Direct Product Rule (FDPR). Since October 2022, BIS has been the primary regulatory body governing exports of high-performance AI chips, making it a central actor in AI chip governance. Critics note that BIS enforcement budgets are dwarfed by the profits from chip smuggling operations.
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