McCaul, in BIS review, calls for agency to drop ‘free trade mentality’

The Bureau of Industry and Security must undertake extensive reforms to ensure China does not acquire sensitive U.S. technology, the House Foreign Affairs Chair Michael McCaul (R-TX) says in a new review, calling on the agency to overhaul its licensing process to break free from what it calls a “free trade mentality.” In October 2022, while serving as the panel’s ranking member, McCaul said he would order a review of BIS if Republicans took the House majority in the 2022...