Just before the holidays, President Biden signed two bills passed in the final days of the last Congress that contain a number of provisions with implications for sanctions, export controls, and supply chain restrictions:

1. On December 23, 2022, President Biden signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA“) for Fiscal Year 2023 (P.L. 117-263). The measure includes a number of provisions relating to US export controls, sanctions, and related subjects, including additional sanctions targeting Burma, prohibitions on the use of Chinese semiconductors by US government agencies, and provisions relating to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
2. On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (P.L. 117-328). The measure includes provisions relating to sanctions and related subjects, including authorization for the transfer of forfeited assets to aid Ukraine, and funding for initiatives to combat forced labor and sanctions implementation.

Below we discuss the key highlights of the newly enacted legislation.

Sanctions-Related Provisions

• Interagency Strategy to Disrupt Narcotics Production and Trafficking in Syria

Section 1238 of the NDAA would require the Secretary of State, not later than 180 days after enactment, to develop an interagency strategy for disrupting and dismantling narcotics production and trafficking and affiliated networks linked to the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, including a detailed plan to dismantle...

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