BIS Publishes Final Rule to Update EAR Legal Authority Following Obama Extension

The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a final rule to update the legal authority in the Export Administration Regulations to reflect President Barack Obama’s early August decision to allow Commerce to continue to regulate exports through the EAR (see 14080801). Obama on Aug. 7 extended a national emergency associated with the expiration of the Export Administration Act, which initially lapsed in 1994 and has since been renewed annually through executive action. The BIS final rule is effective Aug. 29.