Inside Trade

September 20, 2025

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Senate panel report: BIS unable to adequately enforce export controls

The Bureau of Industry and Security has not used all of its authority to enforce export controls and Congress has not provided the Commerce Department agency with enough funding to do, according to a Senate subcommittee report released this week. The report , compiled by the majority staff of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs investigations subcommittee, offers BIS several recommendations, suggesting it more aggressively take action against companies that export materials with the knowledge that violations are likely...

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