The ICTS Supply Chain Rules: Cross-Border Technology Transactions and U.S. Government National Security Review
Online Webinar
Blank Rome partner Anthony Rapa will serve as faculty for “The ICTS Supply Chain Rules: Cross-Border Technology Transactions and U.S. Government National Security Review,” a one-hour live online briefing being presented by Practising Law Institute (“PLI”) on Tuesday, October 18, 2022, at 1:00 p.m.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
The U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) is quietly ramping up efforts to implement its wide-ranging rules on securing the supply chain for information and communications technology and services (“ICTS”), which went into effect in March 2021. These rules empower Commerce to conduct national security reviews of ICTS transactions, including acquisition of ICTS from abroad and its deployment in the United States, where there is a nexus with a “foreign adversary” such as China or Russia.
These rules will impact companies involved in telecommunications, connected applications, software development, and emerging technologies, or with a nexus to critical infrastructure. In particular, the rules will be relevant in the context of cross-border development and acquisition of covered technology that is intended to be used in the United States or by U.S. persons.
Topics to be covered include:
- The history and purpose of the ICTS rules
- Types of ICTS transactions subject to review
- Types of ICTS in scope of the rules
- The Commerce Department’s review criteria
- The Commerce Department’s review process
- ICTS administration / enforcement to date
- Compliance tips
- Where we go from here
CLE credit may be available.
To register or for more information, please visit the program webpage.
This briefing is available to watch online or download from the program webpage.