Dear Colleagues,
Two extraordinary programs executed under the auspices of the Section.
An earlier program on REMS, , executed under the
auspices of ABA International Law Section on March 21, 2017.
"Hiccup or Hardball: China's Role in America's Future”
What are REMs ? What are they are used for? Why are
they crucial to economic development and critical enablers of National
Security? Is China monopolizing the production and refining of REMs
globally? If so, what are the ways forward for the U.S. to re-invest in
REMs to achieve self-sufficiency for itself and its close allies?
Our experts will outline the relevant U.S. export control regulations and
how such controls have the potential to become battlegrounds between
industry and government should China decide to embargo certain U.S. Allies
(China currently restricts – and in some instances prohibits – the sale of
REMs to Japan over its political stance regarding the ongoing dispute over
the Senkaku Islands). Should China’s economy falter, politics and political
intransigence have the potential to erupt over this issue, thus resulting
in a substantial rise in the price of REMs on the global mineral markets.
In December 2016 Scandium metal was $15,000.00 per KG.
Do companies need to find a “roundabout” to obtain the REMs required to
manufacture their products? Do U.S. agencies have a responsibility to
assist industry in achieving sufficient quantities of REMs to ensure U.S.
industriab.vl and military viability? A seasoned panel of experts will
address these and other pressing questions.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PQzUz4TMuKiY6pBiqJCbLn1HukY47JGn/view?usp=drivesdk
"Developments in Critical Technology Sharing Among the United States
and Its Allies: Lessons Learned from Past Experience and New Challenges and
Opportunities" - September 3, 2019
Since the world-changing events of 9/11, the U.S. Government has made
numerous efforts to control critical technology in ways that allow such
technology to be exported effectively to U.S. partners while restricting
its transfer to U.S. adversaries. Such efforts have ranged from negotiating
defense trade treaties with close U.S. allies
that allowed numerous license exemptions to be established under the
International Traffic in Arms Regulations to undertaking a
significant export control reform initiative that resulted in the transfer
of thousands of items from the U.S. Munitions List to the Commerce
Control List and the expansion or creation of various license
exceptions under the Export Administration Regulations to facilitate
efficient export of goods and technology to U.S. partners (e.g., License
Exception STA). Currently, the Bureau of Industry and Security is
determining how to control emerging technologies pursuant to the
requirements of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018, and the Directorate
of Defense Trade Controls is considering how to streamline and
reform license exemptions in order to make it less onerous for U.S.
companies to export ITAR-controlled goods and technology. During this
program, a panel of current and former BIS and DDTC officials will discuss
previous and current export control reform efforts and what challenges for
U.S. companies continue to exist and possible solutions that could be used
to address them.
Program recording:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hvpUtfUwOPpOZeSRKKm7kV17y0MxcxKW/view?usp=drivesdk
Best regards,
Jonathan
Jonathan Meyer
