The Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security issued an interim final rule that revises Export Administration Regulations controls on advanced computing integrated circuits and adds a control on model weights of certain advanced closed-weight dual-use AI models. The rule also adds license exceptions and updates the Data Center Validated End User authorization to ease exports to end users in destinations that do not raise national security or foreign policy concerns. BIS asks for comments by May 15, 2025, and says exporters, reexporters and transferors need not comply with the changes until that date, except for three provisions due January 15, 2026.

• New license exceptions and an updated Data Center Validated End User authorization make it easier to send advanced computing chips to approved end users in low-risk destinations.
• The rule puts model weights of certain advanced closed-weight dual-use AI models under export control.
• BIS asks for comments on the rule by May 15, 2025.
• Exporters, reexporters and transferors do not have to comply with the changes until May 15, 2025, except for three items due January 15, 2026.