Washington, Jan. 9 -- Congressman Jefferson Shreve issued the following press release:
Congressman Jefferson Shreve (R-IN) and Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA) introduced bipartisan legislation to strengthen our national security by preventing adversaries, including China, from accessing sensitive American technologies.
The bill - the Bureau of Industry and Security Strategic Talent Recruitment to Enhance National Guardrails for Technological Handling Act (BIS STRENGTH Act) - strengthens staffing at the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), which administers and enforces U.S. export controls on sensitive and dual-use technologies.
BIS faces persistent challenges in recruiting and retaining specialized exp...