On 26 November 2019 the U.S. Department of Commerce issued a
long-awaited proposed rule (or draft regulations) to implement Executive Order 13873, "Securing the
Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply
Chain," which was signed on 15 May 2019. The proposed rule
gives the secretary of commerce broad authority to review,
mitigate, or prohibit many transactions that involve information
and communications technology and services (ICTS) once there is
designation of a "foreign adversary" under the executive
order. The proposed rule also establishes a process for the review,
mitigation, and prohibition of relevant transactions and gives the
secretary of commerce extremely broad authority to determine which
foreign states, entities, or persons are "foreign
adversaries." The Commerce Department is seeking public
comment until Friday, 27 December 2019.
