Bureau of Industry and Security

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Bureau of Industry and Security
Washington, DC, United States
Employees554 (2023)
Annual budgetUS$118 million (2019)
US$127 million (est. 2020)
Agency executive
Parent agencyU.S. Department of Commerce
Websitebis.gov

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is an agency of the United States Department of Commerce that deals with issues involving national security and high technology. A principal goal for the bureau is helping stop the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, while furthering the growth of United States exports. The Bureau is led by the Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security.

The mission of the BIS is to advance U.S.

public-private partnerships to protect the nation's critical infrastructures
.

Items on the

Export Control Classification Number
(ECCN) is used.

Organization

The Bureau of Industry and Security, a component of the United States Department of Commerce, is organized by the United States Secretary of Commerce as follows:

  • Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security
    • Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security
      • Office of the Chief Financial Officer and Director of Administration
      • Office of the Chief Information Officer
    • Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration
      • Office of National Security and Technology Transfer Controls
      • Office of Nonproliferation and Treaty Compliance
      • Office of Strategic Industries and Economic Security
      • Office of Exporter Services
      • Office of Technology Evaluation
    • Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Enforcement
    • Chief of Staff
      • Office of Congressional and Public Affairs
    • Office of the Chief Counsel for Industry and Security

Guiding principles of the Bureau of Industry and Security

The main focus of the bureau is the security of the United States, which includes its

U.S. foreign policy objectives.[1][2][3]
Where there is credible evidence suggesting that the export of a dual-use item threatens U.S. security, the Bureau is empowered to prevent export of the item.

In addition to national security, BIS's function is to ensure the health of the U.S. economy and the competitiveness of U.S. industry. BIS promotes a strong defense–industrial base that can develop and provide technologies that will enable the United States to maintain its military superiority. BIS takes care to ensure that its regulations do not impose unreasonable restrictions on legitimate international commercial activity that are necessary for the health of U.S. industry.

Private sector collaboration

BIS works with the private sectors of the

symbiotic relationship
between industry and security, which is reflected in the formulation, application, and enforcement of BIS rules and policies. [Source needed]

Shifting global priorities

BIS activities and regulations also seek to adapt to changing global conditions and challenges. The political, economic, technological, and security environment that exists today is substantially different than that of only a decade ago. Laws, regulations, or practices that do not take into account these new global realities—and that do not have sufficient flexibility to allow for adaptation in response to future changes—ultimately harm national security by imposing costs and burdens on U.S. industry without any corresponding benefit to U.S. security. In the area of exports, these significant geopolitical changes suggest that the U.S. control regime that in the past was primarily list-based must shift to a mix of list-based controls and controls that target specific end-uses and end-users of concern. BIS thinks about how new technologies can be utilized in designing better export controls and enforcing controls more effectively.

BIS strives to work cooperatively with

Members of Congress and congressional staff
on matters of mutual interest.

International cooperation

protecting critical infrastructures, and ensuring the existence of a strong defense industrial base, international cooperation is critical. With regard to export control laws in particular, effective enforcement is greatly enhanced by both international cooperation and an effort to harmonize the substance of U.S. laws with those of our principal trading partners. International cooperation, however, does not mean "settling on the lowest common denominator
." Where consensus cannot be broadly obtained, the BIS will maintain its principles, often through cooperation among smaller groups of like-minded partners.

Lists of Parties of Concern

The Bureau maintains 5 major lists of parties with whom exportation is forbidden or requires licensing. [4] The five lists are:

The Consolidated Screening List is a searchable database maintained under a collaboration of the Departments of Commerce, State and Treasury, to aid individuals and industries which may be engaged in overseas trade to determine whether transactions involving specific persons or items are legal, or whether licensure or special records are required.[5]

The Entity List, which is regularly updated on both the BIS website and the Federal Register.[6][7]

The Military End User List, published as a supplement to the Export Administration Regulations Section 744.[8]

The Denied Persons List[9]

The Unverified List[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ Freifeld, Karen (2020-04-27). "U.S. imposes new rules on exports to China to keep them from its military". Reuters. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  2. ^ "BIS Introduces Significant Restrictions on U.S. Exports to China, Russia, and Venezuela". Global Trade Magazine. May 1, 2020. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  3. ISSN 0013-0613
    . Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  4. ^ "Lists of Parties of Concern".
  5. ^ "Consolidated Screening List".
  6. ^ "Federal Register :: Request Access".
  7. ^ "Entity List".
  8. ^ "Federal Register :: Request Access".
  9. ^ "Denied Persons List".
  10. ^ "Unverified List".

External links

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