Many sponsored proposals require Export Control Review prior to award. Export Control Review is performed by the Export Compliance Office on proposals with foreign sponsors (whether they are direct, prime, or lead sponsors) and proposals where National and Homeland Security questions are answered “yes.” To expedite the approvals of your sponsored proposal, you should: First […]
Communications
Export Control Restricted Party Screenings
To protect national interests, U.S. export control laws require U.S. entities such as the Lab to conduct Restricted Party Screenings (RPS). The screenings are to ensure that the entity does not engage in activities with sanctioned or denied entities or persons, whether in the U.S. or abroad. The U.S. government publishes various lists of these […]
Changes to the Export Administration Regulations Related to China, Russia, and Venezuela
Effective June 29, 2020 The Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) published new export control regulations in an effort to tighten restrictions on exports of technology to China, Russia, Venezuela and Hong Kong. These actions are intended to combat efforts by entities in these countries to use certain U.S. technologies obtained through civilian supply chains […]
eSRA Export Control Enhancements
On March 27th, the Export Compliance Office (“ECO”) informed you of upcoming enhancements to eSRA related to proposals undergoing Export Control review. These changes are now in production and will impact the way in which you receive and complete the export control questionnaire and acknowledge compliance with export compliance requirements. More specifically, the new changes […]
OD521 Software
Subject: Issuance of Export Control Regulations Related to a Type of Artificial Intelligence Software On January 6, 2020, the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) published an interim final rule to add a new worldwide (except Canada) unilateral export control on a type of geospatial imagery “software” “specially designed” for training Deep Convolutional Neural Networks […]
Huawei Communication
Effective May 16, 2019, the U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amended the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei) to the Entity List. Huawei has been determined by the U.S. Government to be acting contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States. BIS is […]