On May 13, 2025, the Department of Commerce announced that it was rescinding a January 15, 2025 Interim Final Rule that revised the controls under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) on advanced computing integrated circuits (ICs) and added a new control on artificial intelligence (AI) model weights for certain advanced closed-weight dual-use AI models. See Thompson Hine Update of January 21, 2025. Certain compliance requirements with this rule were set to become effective on May 15; however, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) officials have been told not to enforce the Interim Final Rule. BIS plans to publish a Federal Register notice formalizing the rescission and will issue a replacement rule in the future.
