1. Export Control at Jefferson
Expanding our Global Opportunities

2. History: 1775~Continental Congress outlawed exportation of goods to
Great Britain
1917~Trading With the Enemy Act- cut off trade with
North Korea and China
1949~Export Control Act- protect domestic economy from
postwar scarcity
1977~International Emergency Economic Powers Act-
implement embargos
1991~President’s Enhanced Economic Powers Act- emphasis on
end use and end user
2001~Patriot Act- Post 9/11

3. Goals of Export Control Laws
*Prevent Terrorism
*Curtail export of technologies that assist the
military potential of adversaries
*Compliance with Trade Agreements
*Prevent development of nuclear, chemical and
biological weapons
Export Control Laws and USA

4. WHAT ARE EXPORT CONTROLS?
United States laws that regulate the transfer of:
Physical transfers of items outside the U.S.
Electronic transfer (disks, RAM sticks, etc.) of software or technical data outside the U.S.
Release or disclosure of software or technical data to any foreign person by , Internet, phone/fax, in-person (oral communication), or visual inspection
Application of controlled data outside the U.S.
Example: Toxicological agents, including chemical and
biological agents, and associated equipment

5. Partnership in Export Control
Export Control Team
ORA
JCRI
RACE
Faculty/
Researchers
Academic Programs/
Students
Biosafety
Procurement
Supply Chain
Shipping
Material
Managers
Campus
Security
Office of International Affairs
Human
Resources
Innovation
Tech Transfer
IS&T/
Cyber & HIPAA Security
General Counsel & Privacy
Compliance

6. Who is regulating Export Control?
Federal Agencies with oversight of Export Control Laws
Department of Commerce
(EAR) Export Administration Regulations
technologies with “dual uses” but primarily commercial
Department of the Treasury
(OFAC) Office of Foreign Assets Control
prohibits transactions of value with certain countries
and individuals (**Sanctioned Countries: Iran, N.Korea, Sudan, Syria, Crimea,
Cuba-still)
Department of State
(ITAR) International Traffic in Arms Regulations
technologies with inherently military properties

7. Export Control Decision Tree

8. Your Research Project Might Need an Export License
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9. Export Violations within American Universities
(March 18, 2014) University of Michigan Medical Researcher
“Prosecuted for Sending Medical Device to Iran”
(May 03, 2013) University of Massachusetts at Lowell
“Charged for violating export control laws in connection with the export
of an atmospheric testing device and related equipment”
(February 01, 2012) Former University of Tennessee Professor
“Serving Four-Year Prison Sentence on Convictions of Illegally
Exporting Military Research Data”

10. “Temple professor accused of sharing sensitive technology with China” CBS/AP May 22, 2015, 10:19 AM 60 Minutes Segment-May 15, 2016
Online_The Wall Street Journal Sept. 11, 2015
“U.S. Drops Charges That Temple University Professor Sought to Give Tech Secrets to China
The Justice Department on Friday moved to drop wire fraud charges against Temple University professor Xiaoxing Xi, marking a setback in efforts by the FBI and the Obama administration to counter what they say is a growing problem of economic espionage”