Trade and Manufacturing Monitor

News and insight from our international trade practice group

House 90-Day Review Report Calls for “Win-At-All-Costs” Approach to Preventing PRC Access to Critical U.S. Technology

On December 7, 2023, the U.S. House of Representative’s Foreign Affairs Committee (House Committee) released a 90-day report (the Report) on the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS). The report…

Biden Administration Issues Executive Order Defining Additional National Security Considerations for CFIUS

On September 15, President Biden signed an Executive Order (EO) with the first ever formal Presidential direction to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS or the Committee). The EO emphasizes…

President Biden Issues Directive to Boost Critical Mineral Production

Last week, President Biden invoked the Defense Production Act (“DPA”) to expand domestic production of certain critical minerals involved in the manufacture of large capacity batteries. The five minerals specifically…

WEBINAR: Hot Market / Cold War: Is China Your Best Customer or Your Biggest Threat?

Please join us for a Kelley Drye Webinar on March 29th. " Hot Market/Cold War: Is China Your Best Customer or Your Biggest Threat? " will feature a one-hour discussion between Kelley Drye International Trade and…

New Menu-Based Sanctions Target Facilitators of Global Drug Trade

On December 15, 2021, the Biden Administration issued a new Executive Order (E.O.) pursuant to the Fentanyl Sanctions Act (FSA) that modernizes the Treasury Department’s authority to impose sanctions on foreign drug…