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The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is the U.S. agency that administers export controls on dual-use technologies, including AI chips and advanced computing hardware, making it central to AI governance and compute governance efforts.
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This Wikipedia article describes the U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), a Department of Commerce agency responsible for regulating exports of sensitive goods and dual-use technologies, enforcing export controls, and protecting national security. BIS administers the Commerce Control List (ECCN system) and plays a key role in preventing proliferation of weapons and sensitive technologies. It is increasingly relevant to AI governance through its controls on advanced semiconductors and AI hardware exports.
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- •BIS regulates export of dual-use technologies and sensitive goods via the Commerce Control List (CCL) and Export Control Classification Numbers (ECCN).
- •The bureau's mission covers national security, foreign policy, and economic interests, including preventing WMD proliferation.
- •BIS enforces export controls relevant to AI compute, including restrictions on advanced chips to certain countries.
- •The agency cooperates internationally on strategic trade issues and assists U.S. industry with arms control compliance.
- •BIS has ~587 employees and a $222M annual budget, operating under the Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security.
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Bureau of Industry and Security Seal of the Bureau of Industry and Security Agency overview Formed 2001 Jurisdiction United States Headquarters Washington, DC , United States Employees 587 (2024) Annual budget US$222 million (2024) Agency executive Jeffrey I. Kessler , Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security
Parent agency U.S. Department of Commerce Website www .bis .doc .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 .
BIS' mission is to advance U.S. national security , foreign policy , and economic interests . BIS activities include regulating the export of sensitive goods and dual-use technologies in an effective and efficient manner; enforcing export control , anti-boycott, and public safety laws; cooperating with and assisting other countries on export control and strategic trade issues; assisting U.S. industry to comply with international arms control agreements; monitoring the viability of the U.S. defense–industrial base ; and promoting federal initiatives and public-private partnerships to protect the nation's critical infrastructures .
Items on the Commerce Control List (CCL) require a permit from the Department of Commerce before they can be exported. To determine whether an export permit is required, an Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) is used.
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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
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