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HR 4920 Cleared committee

Directs the Bureau of Industry and Security at the Department of Commerce to modernize its information technology systems through fiscal year 2030, subject to appropriations, and authorizes $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2029 to carry out the work.

Official title: BIS IT Modernization Act

Next stop House floor: awaiting a vote
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House
Introduced 08-AUG-2025
Referred 08-AUG-2025
Approved by committee 22-APR-2026
Key points
  • Asks the Under Secretary for Industry and Security to replace the Bureau's main IT systems with a unified environment that includes case and customer relationship management tools and analysis of trade data.
  • Calls for data analytics and supply chain tools to speed export license reviews, track evasive trade patterns and shell companies, and support Entity List decisions.
  • Encourages secure data sharing with industry, federal agencies including the intelligence community, and international partners.
  • Asks the Under Secretary to reassess staffing needs during the modernization and consult with Congress on personnel levels.
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International Affairs

Sponsor Jason Crow (D-CO) Cosponsors · 6
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