On August 23, 2016, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published in the Federal Register a final rule [Docket No. 160719631-6631-01] that amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding ten persons under fourteen entries to the Entity List. The ten persons who are added to the Entity List have been determined by the U.S. Government to be acting contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States. These ten persons will be listed on the Entity List under the destinations of Iraq, the Philippines, Syria, and Turkey.