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ASTM International has notified the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission of updates to its standards development work, as required by the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. The notice is intended to keep the provisions of the Act, which limit the financial recovery of antitrust plaintiffs, applicable under certain situations. The recent activities by ASTM occurred between September 22, 2020, and December 14, 2020, and were reported as Work Items. More details about these activities can be found on ASTM’s website.

The State Department has decided to update the designation of ISIL Sinai Province as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist. This change adds several new aliases, including ISIS-Sinai Province and Wilayat Sayna, to the existing list. The determination was made after consulting with the Attorney General and the Secretary of the Treasury. The update is being published officially in the Federal Register.

UHD Alliance, Inc. filed notifications with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission on December 3, 2024, about a membership change in their group research project under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. They announced that Valerion Technology USA Co., Ltd. from Denver, CO has joined as a new member. The notifications aim to apply the Act's provisions that limit the damages antitrust plaintiffs can recover. The membership in the research project is open, and UHD Alliance will continue to report further membership changes.

The Rust Foundation has submitted notifications to the Attorney General and the FTC about changes in its membership concerning a group research project under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act. Specifically, SixtyFPS GmbH and Watchful Inc. have withdrawn from the project. The project's membership remains open, and the Rust Foundation will continue to update the authorities about any changes. This notice also mentions previous notifications and filings made under the Act.

The Petroleum Environmental Research Forum (PERF) submitted notifications about changes in its membership to the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission on December 17, 2024. This was done to extend the Act's provisions of limiting antitrust plaintiffs' recovery to actual damages under certain conditions. Specifically, Project Navigator, Ltd., has joined as a new member of PERF's research venture. The notice assures that membership in this research project remains open and that future changes will continue to be disclosed.

The National Armaments Consortium (NAC) has informed the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission about changes in its membership as required by the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. Several new organizations, such as Acutronic USA Inc. and L3Harris Technologies Power Paragon, Inc., have joined the consortium, while others, including AAI Corporation Inc. and Optimax Systems, Inc., have left. Membership in the consortium remains open, and the NAC continues to update its membership details regularly as per legal requirements. The last notification was filed on October 9, 2020, and announced in the Federal Register on October 30, 2020.

On November 12, 2024, the Cooperative Research Group Advanced Fluids for Electrified Vehicles 2 (AFEV2) filed notifications with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. The filings included information about the members of the venture, such as Afton Chemical Corporation, ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company, and Toyota Motor Company, among others. The aim of AFEV2 is to investigate how electric vehicle fluids are affected during use in order to improve and optimize electric vehicle powertrains. This action seeks to limit the legal recoveries of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages in certain conditions.

The State Department has officially revoked the designation of Ansarallah, also known by other names, as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. This decision was made in coordination with the Attorney General and the Secretary of the Treasury. The revocation is carried out under the authority of the Immigration and Nationality Act. This change will be documented in the Federal Register.

The President issued Executive Order 14166, delaying the enforcement of the "Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act" as it applies to TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance Ltd., for 75 days. This delay aims to allow the administration time to assess the national security risks and consider possible solutions without abruptly shutting down the app used by millions of Americans. During this period, the Attorney General is instructed not to enforce the Act, and no penalties will be imposed for any noncompliance related to the Act. Additionally, the Attorney General will ensure that states or private parties do not attempt to enforce the Act during this time, maintaining the exclusive authority of the Executive Branch.

In December 2020, the Southwest Research Institute's Cooperative Research Group on ROS-Industrial Consortium-Americas (RIC-Americas) notified the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission about changes to its membership under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. The changes include adding Surface Intelligent Science and Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and the Georgia Institute of Technology to the consortium. The updates are meant to maintain the Act's protection, which limits antitrust plaintiffs' recovery to actual damages in certain situations. Membership remains open, and the group plans to file further notifications regarding membership changes.