Bureau of Industry and Security

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Bureau of Industry and Security

Seal of the Bureau of Industry and Security
Agency overview
Formed	2001
Jurisdiction	United States
Headquarters	Washington, DC, United States
Employees	587 (2024)
Annual budget	US$222 million (2024)
Agency executive	Alan Estevez, Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security
Parent agency	U.S. Department of Commerce
Website	www.bis.doc.gov

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is an agency of the United States Department of Commerce that deals with issues involving national security and high technology. A principal goal for the bureau is helping stop the 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.

BIS' mission is to advance U.S. national security, foreign policy, and economic interests. BIS activities include regulating the export of sensitive goods and dual-use technologies in an effective and efficient manner; enforcing export control, anti-boycott, and public safety laws; cooperating with and assisting other countries on export control and strategic trade issues; assisting U.S. industry to comply with international arms control agreements; monitoring the viability of the U.S. defense–industrial base; and promoting federal initiatives and public-private partnerships to protect the nation's critical infrastructures.

Items on the Commerce Control List (CCL) require a permit from the Department of Commerce before they can be exported. To determine whether an export permit is required, an Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) is used.