United States: Framework for Artificial Intelligence Diffusion

1. Part XI: Department of Commerce
2. 15 CFR Parts 732, 734, 740, 742, 744, 748, 750, 762, 772, and 774
3. 2024. BIS explained that data centers are vital to global AI
4. 740.29 License Exception LPP. In addition, it is updating the
5. 1. License Exception Artificial Intelligence Authorization (AIA)
6. 2. License Exception Advanced Compute Manufacturing (ACM)
7. 3. License Exception Low Processing Performance (LPP)
8. 4. Updates to License Exception Notified Advanced Computing and
9. 1. Data Center VEU: Universal Validated End User
10. 1. Revision of License Review Policy
11. 2. Information Required in License Application
12. Part 740 and located in any destination other than Macau or
13. Section 772.1 is amended by adding a definition for ``model
14. 1. Executive Orders 12866, 13563, and 14094 direct agencies to
15. 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person is
16. 3. This rule does not contain policies with federalism implications
17. 4. Pursuant to section 1762 of ECRA (50 U.S.C. 4821), this action
18. 5. Because a notice of proposed rulemaking and an opportunity for
19. 15 CFR Parts 732 and 750
20. 15 CFR Part 734
21. 15 CFR Parts 740
22. 15 CFR Part 742
23. 15 CFR Part 744
24. 15 CFR Part 748
25. 15 CFR Part 762
26. 15 CFR Part 772
27. 15 CFR Part 774
28. PART 732--STEPS FOR USING THE EAR
29. 2. Supplement No. 3 to part 732 is amended by adding paragraph 28 under
30. 28. You will be providing Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
31. PART 734--SCOPE OF THE EXPORT ADMINISTRATION REGULATIONS
32. 61 FR 58767, 3 CFR, 1996 Comp., p. 228; E.O. 13222, 66 FR 44025, 3
33. PART 740--LICENSE EXCEPTIONS
34. 6. Section 740.2 is amended by revising paragraph (a)(9)(ii)
35. 7. Section 740.8 is amended by revising the introductory text of
36. PART 742--CONTROL POLICY--CCL BASED CONTROLS
37. 11. Section 742.6 is amended by
38. PART 744--CONTROL POLICY: END-USER AND END-USE BASED
39. 61 FR 58767, 3 CFR, 1996 Comp., p. 228; E.O. 13099, 63 FR 45167, 3
40. PART 748--APPLICATIONS (CLASSIFICATION, ADVISORY, AND LICENSE) AND
41. 15. Section 748.3 is amended by adding paragraph (f) to read as
42. 16. Section 748.15 is amended by revising the introductory text and
43. 20230. Mark the package ``General Authorization Validated End-User
44. 17. Amend supplement No. 2 to part 748 by adding paragraphs (c)(3) and
45. 1. General Compliance and Proven Track Record. The VEU must have
46. 3. Foreign Technology Ties. The VEU, to include all subsidiary
47. 31 CFR part 850 should continue to be submitted to the Department of
48. 4. Transfer of Chips. The VEU may not, without authorization
49. 5. Intra-company Transfer Notification. [Only for VEUs
50. 6. Geographic allocations. Only for entities headquartered in
51. 7. Advanced AI Training. The VEU, to include all subsidiary and
52. 8. Model Weight Storage. The VEU may only store or transfer the
53. 9. Prohibited Uses and Human Rights Safeguards. The VEU is
54. 10. Reporting of Chip Installations. The VEU will report to BIS
55. 11. Monitoring, Recordkeeping, and Reporting. The VEU must
56. 12. Certification as VEU. An entity is certified as a VEU
57. 13. Ownership Security of VEUs: The VEU, to include all
58. 14. Baseline Security of Chips and Data. The VEU's datacenters
59. 15. AI-Specific Cybersecurity. The VEU will establish and bear
60. 16. Transit Security. The VEU must work with the chip provider
61. 17. Sanitization and Disposal Procedures. The VEU must
62. 18. Personnel Security Standards and Practices. In addition to
63. 19. Enforcement. Failure to adhere to this agreement may result
64. PART 750--APPLICATION PROCESSING, ISSUANCE, AND DENIAL
65. 20. Section 750.7 is amended by revising paragraph (g) introductory
66. PART 762--RECORDKEEPING
67. 22. Section 762.2 is amended by adding paragraphs (b)(58), (59), and
68. PART 772--DEFINITIONS OF TERMS
69. 24. Section 772.1 is amended by adding, in alphabetical order, the
70. PART 774--THE COMMERCE CONTROL LIST
71. 1. A resolution of n bit corresponds to a quantization of 2\n\
72. 2. The resolution of the ADC is the number of bits of the
73. 3. For ``multiple channel ADCs'', the ``sample rate'' is not
74. 4. For ``interleaved ADCs'' or for ``multiple channel ADCs
75. 2. SFDR is determined directly from the specification table or
76. 3. A signal is defined to be full scale when its amplitude is
77. 1. Maximum number of digital input/outputs in 3A001.a.7.a is
78. 3.5 GHz or more and a DAC resolution of 10 bit or more, but less
79. 3. For integrated circuits with non- interleaving ``multiple
80. 4. For integrated circuits with ``interleaved ADCs'' or with
81. 1. Exceeds 31.8 GHz but does not exceed 43.5 GHz; and
82. 2. Is ``allocated by the ITU'' for radio-communications
83. 2. For `transmit/receive modules' and `transmit modules' see
84. 3. For converters and harmonic mixers, designed to extend the
85. 1. To calculate the volume in 3A001.b.9.b, the following example
86. 2. The 'turn-on time' in 3A001.b.9.a refers to the time from
87. Part 1 (Telecommunications).
88. 1. For the purposes of 4A004.a, `systolic array computers' are
89. 2. For the purposes of 4A004.b, `neural computers' are
90. 3. For the purposes of 4A004.c, `optical computers' are
91. 29 Weighted TeraFLOPS (WT) to any of the destinations listed in
92. 3. If more than ten percent of the `operations' involve training
93. 1. For the purposes of 5A002.a, `cryptography for data
94. 2. For the purposes of 5A002.a, `described security algorithm
95. 1. For the purposes of 5A002.a Note 2.j, `connected civil
96. 2. For the purposes of 5A002.a Note 2.j.1.a.1, `non-arbitrary
97. 1. Converting, by means of ``cryptographic activation'', an item
98. 2. Enabling by means of ``cryptographic activation'', additional

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