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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 [[economy of the United States|economic interests]]. BIS activities include regulating the export of sensitive goods and [[dual-use technologies]] in an effective and efficient manner; enforcing [[Export restriction|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. [[military–industrial complex|defense–industrial base]]; and promoting federal initiatives and [[public-private partnership]]s to protect the nation's [[critical infrastructure]]s.

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.

==Organization==

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 Nonproliferation and Treaty Compliance
***Office of Strategic Industries and Economic Security
***Office of Exporter Services
***Office of Technology Evaluation
**Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Enforcement
***[[Office of Export Enforcement]]
***Office of Enforcement Analysis
***Office of Antiboycott Compliance
**Chief of Staff
***Office of Congressional and Public Affairs
**Office of the Chief Counsel for Industry and Security

==Guiding principles of the Bureau of Industry and Security==

The main focus of the bureau is the security of the United States, which includes its [[national security]], [[economic security]], [[cyber security]], and [[homeland security]]. For example, in the area of [[dual-use]] [[export restrictions|export controls]], BIS administers and enforces such controls to stem the proliferation of [[weapons of mass destruction]] and the means of delivering them, to halt the [[nuclear proliferation|spread of weapons]] to [[terrorists]] or countries of concern, and to further [[U.S. foreign policy]] objectives.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Freifeld|first=Karen|date=2020-04-27|title=U.S. imposes new rules on exports to China to keep them from its military|language=en|work=[[Reuters]]|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-exports-idUSKCN2291SR|access-date=2020-05-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=BIS Introduces Significant Restrictions on U.S. Exports to China, Russia, and Venezuela|url=https://www.globaltrademag.com/bis-introduces-significant-restrictions-on-u-s-exports-to-china-russia-and-venezuela/|date=May 1, 2020|website=Global Trade Magazine|access-date=2020-05-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=January 16, 2020|title=Old export regulations get a new use|newspaper=The Economist|url=https://www.economist.com/united-states/2020/01/16/old-export-regulations-get-a-new-use|access-date=2020-05-03|issn=0013-0613}}</ref> Where there is credible evidence suggesting that the export of a dual-use item threatens U.S. security, the Bureau is empowered to prevent export of the item.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}

In addition to national security, BIS's function is to ensure the health of the U.S. economy and the competitiveness of U.S. industry.  BIS promotes a strong defense–industrial base that can develop and provide technologies that will enable the United States to maintain its military superiority.  BIS takes care to ensure that its regulations do not impose unreasonable restrictions on legitimate [[trade|international commercial activity]] that are necessary for the health of [[commerce|U.S. industry]].{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}

==Lists of Parties of Concern==
The Bureau maintains five major lists of parties with whom exportation is forbidden or requires licensing.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/policy-guidance/lists-of-parties-of-concern | title=Lists of Parties of Concern }}</ref> The five lists are:

The '''Consolidated Screening List''' is a searchable database maintained under a collaboration of the Departments of Commerce, State and Treasury, to aid individuals and industries which may be engaged in overseas trade to determine whether transactions involving specific persons or items are legal, or whether licensure or special records are required.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.trade.gov/consolidated-screening-list | title=Consolidated Screening List }}</ref>

The '''Entity List''', which is regularly updated on both the BIS website and the Federal Register.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/12/17/2021-27406/addition-of-certain-entities-to-the-entity-list-and-revision-of-an-entry-on-the-entity-list | title=Federal Register :: Request Access }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/policy-guidance/lists-of-parties-of-concern/entity-list | title=Entity List }}</ref>

The '''Military End User List''', published as a supplement to the Export Administration Regulations Section 744.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-15/subtitle-B/chapter-VII/subchapter-C/part-744 | title=Federal Register :: Request Access }}</ref>

The '''Denied Persons List'''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/policy-guidance/lists-of-parties-of-concern/denied-persons-list | title=Denied Persons List }}</ref>

The '''Unverified List'''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/policy-guidance/lists-of-parties-of-concern/unverified-list | title=Unverified List }}</ref>

==See also==
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* [[Title 15 of the Code of Federal Regulations]]
* [[Commodity Classification Automated Tracking System]]
* [[Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website}}
* [https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/industry-and-security-bureau Bureau of Industry and Security] in the [[Federal Register]]
* [https://api.trade.gov/consolidated_screening_list/search.tsv?api_key=OHZYuksFHSFao8jDXTkfiypO Search BIS Screening List]

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