# clm_DC710ED24862

subject: Bureau of Industry and Security (/record/bureau-of-industry-and-security.md)  
predicate: parent  
value: [United States Department of Commerce](/record/us-department-of-commerce.md)  
valid_from: undated  
valid_to: null  
published: no source on record carries a date  
recorded: 2026-10-31  
confidence: 0.95  
status: valid  
assertable: true  
superseded_by: null  
last_updated: 2026-10-31  
checked: 2026-10-31 · its source page states the value and the date  

> The Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is issuing this guidance to clarify that a license is required

What https://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/about-bis says, word for word.

## Sources

- https://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/about-bis (primary, Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce)

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