On 7 February, KPMG reported that the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) had added the names to the “unverified list” , which contains the names and addresses of foreign persons who are or have been parties to a transaction involving the export, reexport, or transfer (in-country) of items subject to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), and whose bona fides—i.e. legitimacy and reliability relating to the end-use and end-user of items subject to the EAR — BIS has been unable to verify through an end-use check.