S. 4835 — Bureau of Industry and Security License Administration Enhancement Act

This section requires the Secretary of Commerce to administer export control licenses issued pursuant to is-informed letters or similar targeted guidance through the same interagency process used for licenses under the Export Administration Regulations. It terminates such letters or communications after 60 days unless the Secretary publishes their parameters in the Code of Federal Regulations or Federal Register. It also requires the Secretary to publish standards and factors for presumption-of-denial licensing decisions in the Federal Register within 90 days and submit them to the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Senate Banking Committee at least 7 days in advance.

This section establishes technical advisory committees to advise the Secretary of Commerce on export controls, global technology supply chains, national security challenges, emerging technologies, and licensing procedures. It requires eight committees on computing technologies and information systems (including semiconductors and artificial intelligence), biotechnologies, automation and robotics, aerospace and space technologies, advanced materials, weapons of mass destruction, emerging and foundational technologies, and regulations and procedures; sets 3-year member terms with nondisclosure requirements; mandates meetings at least every 120 days; and requires annual assessments to the Secretary, the Secretaries of State, Defense, and Energy, and the appropriate congressional committees.

This section requires the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretaries of State, Defense, and Energy, to review implementation of the January 16, 2025 interim final rule on additional due diligence measures for advanced computing integrated circuits and submit a report on the findings and any changes to the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Senate Banking Committee within 120 days of enactment.