Regulations
Export controls are currently regulated by the U.S. Department of State through its Export Administration Regulations (EAR), U.S. Department of Commerce through its International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), and the U.S. Department of Treasury through its Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
Although there are some similarities between the scope of the EAR and ITAR at the university level, the regulations differ in their primary focus. Specifically, the EAR is mostly concerned with dual-use items (those which are not inherently military in nature), and the ITAR is concerned with items listed on the United States Munitions List (USML) and the distribution of related information. OFAC, however, administers and enforces sanctions on targeted countries and individuals.
