BIS’s annual report draws criticism over chip export controls

In a September 14, 2026 post, a user criticizes BIS’s annual report to Congress. They say H20 restrictions remained based on an “is-informed” letter rather than a codified rule after 16 months. The post contrasts the report’s claimed 142 Entity List additions with what it says were no additions since October, citing CSIS for the claim that this was the longest gap since 2008. It also challenges the report’s claim to have closed a Biden-era loophole, arguing that revoking validated end-user status while granting export licenses functionally maintained the same policy for certain exports to those fabs.