I. Background In remarks made on February 4, 2021, regarding America's place in the world, President Biden noted that America's alliances are some of our greatest assets and that leading with diplomacy means standing shoulder to shoulder and working closely with our allies and key partners, thereby protecting the world against those who do not share our values. This is especially true in export controls, as controls adopted by supplier countries, working together, are typically the most effective path to protect our national security and advance our foreign policy objectives. This is reflected in the Statement of Policy in the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (ECRA): export controls that are multilateral are the most effective (50 U.S.C. 4811(5)). BIS seeks to achieve these objectives by harmonizing controls with like-minded countries. Accordingly, the United States is implementing new controls, including a limited number of deemed export requirements in the sectors of quantum compute...
