Message from the Vice President for Research
Export Control Management Program
Export Controls: Who Should Care and Why
- What are export controls?
- Is anything excluded from export control laws?
- What happens if we violate the export control laws?
- How can export controls affect my research?
- What kinds of projects raise export control questions?
- What do I need to do?
- Where can I get help?
- What is the License/No License Flow Chart?
Export Controls at the University of Iowa
- University of Iowa Policy
- University of Iowa Export Controls Compliance
- Educational Sessions
- Take a UI ICON Course on Export Control (scroll to page bottom)
Export Controls Overview
The following provide more detailed information on export controls and how they may apply to your research:
EAR
- Export Administration Regulations (EAR), 15 CFR §§730-774
- EAR Commodity Control List (CCL, a listing of goods and related technology subject to the EAR), 15 CFR §774, Supp. 1
- EAR CCL Alphabetical Index
- EAR 99 (additional “catch-all” category of goods/technology subject to the EAR but not on the CCL), 15 CFR §734.3(a)
- EAR "Deemed Export Q&A"
- "Steps for Using the EAR," 15 CFR §732
- Bureau of Industry and Security, US Department of Commerce; regulates goods and technologies subject to the EAR
ITAR
- International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), 22 CFR §§120-130
- ITAR US Munitions List (USML, a listing of defense articles, defense services, and related technical data subject to ITAR), 22 CFR §121.1
- Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, US Department of State; controls the export and temporary import of defense articles and defense services subject to ITAR
OFAC (Office of Foreign Assets Control)
Administers and enforces economic and trade sanctions against targeted foreign countries, terrorists, international drug traffickers, and those engaged in activities related to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
- OFAC Boycotted Countries List most recently updated list at
http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Programs/Pages/terror.aspx
http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Programs/Pages/wmd.aspx
http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Programs/Pages/narco.aspx
https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/sanctions-programs-and-country-information/cuba-sanctions
http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Programs/Pages/Programs.aspx - OFAC List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (most recently updated list at http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/SDN-List/Pages/default.aspx)
Additional Resources on Export Controls
- Association of American Universities
- Council on Governmental Relations (Follow link for Educational Materials to Export Controls.)
- IT Travel Security