Clifford Chance
US Commerce Department Announcement to Modernize Space-Related Export Controls Seeks to Blend Commercial Development with National Security
October 30, 2024
On October 17, 2024, the US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, released three rules aiming to modernize space-related export controls. BIS touted these changes as crucial for promoting US innovation and technological leadership while protecting US national security and foreign policy interests. These important rule changes follow surveys, engagements, and recommendations from both the private and public sector as BIS works to "keep pace with today’s commercial space innovation and foreign policy environment . . ."
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