Senate appropriators call for extensive BIS review, China tariff hikes

The Senate Appropriations Committee is calling for the Bureau of Industry and Security to conduct a review of its export control regime and recommending that the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative hike some Section 301 tariffs on select Chinese goods. On Friday, the panel released its report on the Commerce, Justice, science and related agencies appropriations bill for fiscal year 2025 after marking up the bill the day before; it was advanced 26-3. The House Appropriations Committee earlier this...