The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), a part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, plays a crucial role in the space industry through its regulation of exports. BIS is responsible for ensuring national security and foreign policy interests are protected while also promoting U.S. leadership and innovation in the space sector. They achieve this by managing export controls on space-related items, including spacecraft, components, and technology, through the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). BIS also conducts assessments of the U.S. space industrial base in partnership with organizations like NASA and NOAA.
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In October 2024, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) implemented significant export control modernization changes.
The Bureau of Industry and Security will implement the changes to export controls.
The U.S. State Department Directorate of Defense Trade Controls and the U.S. Commerce Department Bureau of Industry and Security planned revisions to the U.S. Munitions List in 2019.