he Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is an agency of the United States Department of Commerce which deals with issues involving national security and high technology. A principal goal for the bureau is helping stop proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, while furthering the growth of United States exports. The Bureau is led by the Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security. The mission of the BIS is to advance . national security, foreign policy, and economic interests. BIS's activities include regulating the export of sensitive goods and dual-use technologies in an effective and efficient manner; enforcing export control,. | Simpo PDF Merge and Split Unregistered Version - http . Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security Annual Report to the Congress for Fiscal Year 2009 Simpo PDF Merge and Split Unregistered Version - http Bureau of Industry and Security Fiscal Year 2009 Annual Report Table of Contents p. 2 Introduction p. 3 2009 Annual Report p. 5 Appendix A BIS Mission Statement and Guiding Principles of the Bureau of Industry and Security p. 18 Appendix B Fiscal Year 2009 Regulatory Changes p. 21 Appendix C Bureau of Industry and Security Organizational Structure and Administrative Information p. 24 Appendix D Summaries and Tables of Closed Export Enforcement Cases Criminal Cases and Antiboycott Cases p. 27 Appendix E Tables of Antiboycott Settlements and Reporting Data p. 47 Appendix F Approved Applications for Country Group D 1 and Cuba p. 76 Appendix G Report on Domestic Impact of . Exports to Controlled Countries p. 86 Appendix H Agricultural Supply Tables and Information p. 90 2 Simpo PDF Merge and Split Unregistered Version - http Bureau of Industry and Security Fiscal Year 2009 Annual Report This report summarizes the activities of the Department of Commerce s Bureau of Industry and Security BIS during fiscal year F Y 2009 from October 1 2008 through September 30 2009. BIS advances . national security foreign policy and economic objectives by ensuring an effective export control and treaty compliance system and by promoting continued . leadership in strategic technologies. BIS accomplishes this mission by maintaining and strengthening an adaptable efficient and effective export control and treaty compliance systems. Items subject to BIS s regulatory jurisdiction have chiefly commercial uses but also can be used in conventional arms or weapons of mass destruction applications terrorist activities or human rights abuses. These items are generally referred to as dual-use items. BIS has primary .
