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Export Controls and Trade Sanctions
Memo from VP Gray (PDF)

NEW 2/12/07 GAO report to the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives "Export Controls: Agencies Should Assess Vulnerabilities and Improve Guidance for Protecting Export-Controlled Information at Universities" (PDF)

NEW 11/8/06 Travel with or Transportation of Research-Related Materials and Data (PDF)

 More Web Resources

Definitions of "Classified," "Sensitive," and "Unclassified,"  compiled by American Association of Universities (AAU) PDF or HTML

Export Controls and Universities: Response to Inspector General Reports, Council on Governmental Relations (COGR), September 2004 (PDF)

Restrictions on Research Awards: Troublesome Clauses
A Report of the AAU/COGR Task Force (PDF)

Export Controls and Universities: Information and Case Studies (Council on Governmental Relations, Feb. 2004) (PDF 265 KB)

Inspector General Reports (PDF)
 > Department of Defense: Contractor, University, and Federally Funded Research and Development Center Facilities, March 25, 2004
> Department of Commerce: Deemed Export Controls May Not Stop the Transfer of Sensitive Technology to Foreign Nationals in the U.S., March 2004
> Department of Energy: Contractor Compliance with Deemed Export Controls, April 2004

MSU Export control certification form (Word)

U.S. Export Controls and MSU Research: Technology Control Plan (PDF, July 2004)

New director, MSU Office of Export Controls and Trade Sanctions Memo from VP Gray (PDF)
 

LEARN ABOUT EXPORT CONTROLS
Export Controls 101: Tutorial (PowerPoint)

Export Controls Workshops
The Office of Regulatory Affairs offers monthly one-hour export control workshops. Ronald Russell, director, Office of Export Controls and Trade Sanction Compliance, will discuss export control requirements and answer questions. Faculty, staff, and graduate students are encouraged to attend.

Registration is not required. Dates, times, and locations will be available on this page once scheduled.

Workshops for departments can be arranged by request. To request a workshop or for answers to questions about the workshops, contact Kristen Burt, Educational Program Coordinator, at (517) 432-4500 or burtkris@msu.edu.

 

Introduction to Commerce Department Export Controls (Bureau of Industry and Security)
 

POLICY  SITES
Definition of Fundamental Research from ITAR (excerpted from 22 CFR Part 120)

International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) U.S. Dept. of State

Export Administration Regulations (EAR)

Trade Sanctions (PDF)