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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 67 (Thursday, April 8, 2010)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 18030-18034]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-7258]

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Part II

Department of Defense

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Defense Acquisition Regulations System

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48 CFR Parts 204, 206, 223, et al.

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplements; Export-Controlled 
Items; Research and Development Contract Type Determination; 
Acquisitions in Support of Operations in Iraq or Afghanistan; 
Minimizing Use of Hexavalent Chromium; Final Rules and Proposed Rule

Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 67 / Thursday, April 8, 2010 / Rules 
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Defense Acquisition Regulations System

48 CFR Parts 204, 235, and 252

RIN 0750-AF13

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Export-
Controlled Items (DFARS Case 2004-D010)

AGENCY: Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Department of Defense 
(DoD).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: DoD is adopting as final, with changes, an interim rule 
amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 
to address requirements for complying with export control laws and 
regulations when performing DoD contracts. The rule recognizes 
contractor responsibilities to comply with existing Department of 
Commerce and Department of State regulations and prescribes a contract 
clause to address those responsibilities.

DATES: Effective Date: April 8, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Amy Williams, Defense Acquisition 
Regulations System, OUSD (AT&L) DPAP (DARS), 3060 Defense Pentagon, 
Room 3B855, Washington, DC 20301-3060. Telephone 703-602-0328; 
facsimile 703-602-0350. Please cite DFARS Case 2004-D010.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Background

    DoD published an interim rule at 73 FR 42274 on July 21, 2008, to 
address requirements for DoD contractors to comply with export control 
laws and regulations, particularly the International Traffic in Arms 
Regulations (ITAR) (22 CFR parts 120-130) issued by the Department of 
State, and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) (15 CFR parts 
730-774) issued by the Department of Commerce. The rule implemented 
section 890(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2008 (Pub. L. 110-181) and also adopted recommendations resulting 
from proposed rules published at 70 FR 39976 on July 12, 2005, and 71 
FR 46434 on August 14, 2006. This final rule does not address any 
export control regulations that may be imposed by the Department of 
Energy, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, or the Department of the 
Treasury.
    DoD received comments from 12 persons or organizations in response 
to the interim rule published on July 21, 2008. The following is a 
discussion of the comments and the changes included in this final rule 
as a result of those comments:

1. Need to Simplify

a. Single-Clause Construct
    Comment: One respondent indicated that the interim rule used an 
unnecessarily complicated way to remind contractors of their 
responsibilities under existing export law. The respondent stated that 
the new clauses impose additional administrative requirements and 
recommended use of just one clause indicating that export-controlled 
items may be involved in the performance of the contract. This would 
eliminate the requirement for the contractor to notify the contracting 
officer under 252.204-7009(c).
    DoD Response: The purpose of this rule is to ensure that 
contractors are aware of their responsibilities to comply with export 
control laws and regulations. As stated in DFARS 204.7303, it is in the 
interest of both the Government and the contractor to be aware of 
export controls as they apply to contract performance. The interim rule 
was designed to serve this common interest, to prompt appropriate 
research by Government requiring activities and communication between 
the parties to a potential contract, and to have the resulting contract 
include one of two clauses, so that each contract would reflect the 
parties' expectation that the contractor either would or would not need 
access to, or would or would not generate, export-controlled items in 
performance of the contract.
    The final rule requires the use of a single clause in every 
solicitation and contract, and that clause is silent with regard to the 
parties' expectations. By not stating specifically whether or not the 
parties expect performance of the contract to involve export-controlled 
items, the clause clearly makes the point that the contractor is 
responsible for understanding and complying with all applicable laws 
and regulations regarding export-controlled items. That responsibility 
exists independent of, and is not established or limited by, any 
information provided in the DFARS clause.
    The advantages of changing to a single-clause construct include--
    (1) Raising awareness, by inclusion of the appropriate words in 
every DoD solicitation and contract, that contractors have a 
responsibility to comply with all applicable laws and regulations 
regarding export-controlled items;
    (2) Eliminating any possible ambiguities that might complicate 
enforcement of export control laws and regulations by the Commerce, 
State, and Justice Departments, since there will be no statements in 
DoD contract clauses that indicate a DoD assessment regarding the 
applicability of export controls to performance of the contract;
    (3) A much simpler DFARS requirement; and
    (4) Elimination of the engagement or associated work that would 
have been required to implement the two-clause construct.
    The possible disadvantages of changing to a single-clause construct 
include--
    (1) Questionable effectiveness of the single clause in raising 
offeror and contractor awareness of export controls as they apply to 
the performance of any particular contract, since it will be a standard 
clause automatically included in all contracts; and
    (2) Elimination of the requirement that requiring activities and 
contracting officers be aware, in each case, of the parties' 
expectations with regard to performance of a contract involving export-
controlled items.
    After serious consideration of the pros and cons, and after 
extensive internal U.S. Government consultation, DoD has determined 
that a single clause best serves the interests of the Government and 
industry.
b. Contractor Obligation
    Comment: Several respondents stated that the clauses at 252.225-
7008 and 252.225-7009 imposed a burden on the contractor to assess 
whether contracted research will generate export-controlled items. The 
respondent suggested an approach for DoD to guide its contractors 
toward compliant exporting under DoD contracts.
    DoD Response: The suggested approach was based on the premise that 
it is the responsibility of DoD to guide its contractor as the 
contractor determines whether the results of research under its 
contracts are export-controlled. DoD disagrees with this premise. 
Export control laws and regulations already exist, and contractors are 
obliged to comply with them whether or not a DoD contract points out 
this fact to the contractor. The clause serves to remind offerors and 
contractors of their existing obligations.

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2. Definition of ``Export-Controlled Items''

a. Broadness of Definition
    Comment: One respondent stated that, since ``export-controlled 
items'' are defined as items subject to the EAR or the ITAR, and since 
EAR controls are very broad, very few contracts should include the 
clause at 252.204-7009, because virtually all contracts would involve 
an ``export-controlled item'' subject to the EAR. The example given was 
that commercial encryption found in most software applications is 
controlled by the EAR. This would mean that if a contractor needs to 
use certain commercial software applications in performance of the 
contract, the clause at 252.204-7008 would be appropriate, because the 
contractor would need access to ``export-controlled items.'' If the 
definition is intended to be this broad, there seems to be little 
purpose in having the two-clause construct.
    DoD Response: DoD consulted with the Department of Commerce, which 
concluded that the EAR portion of the definition of ``export-controlled 
items'' is accurate and should remain broad to ensure that contractors 
are aware of all potential responsibilities under the EAR. For the 
reasons stated in the response to Comment 1a above, the two-clause 
construct has been eliminated.
b. Release to U.S. Persons in the United States
    Comment: Several respondents were concerned that, as defined in the 
interim rule, ``export-controlled items'' excludes EAR-controlled 
commodities released to foreign persons in the United States, but does 
not exclude (and thus has the effect of including) EAR-controlled 
commodities released to U.S. persons in the United States.
    Several respondents believed the intent of the rule to be that the 
clause at 252.204-7008 is not required when the contract will require 
access to Commerce Control List (CCL) commodities solely within the 
United States. However, as written, the unintended consequence is a 
requirement that the clause be included when U.S. persons need access 
to CCL commodities in the United States. The respondents suggested 
deleting the phrase ``to foreign nationals'' from the second sentence 
in 252.204-7008(a)(2) and 252.204-7009(a)(2) to achieve the intended 
result.
    Another respondent pointed out that the interim rule required the 
clause at 252.204-7008 in contracts involving commodities that are 
subject to the EAR and that are used solely in the United States, which 
would not create an export issue under the EAR.
    DoD Response: As a result of the decision to adopt a single, 
mandatory clause, the text related to the release of technology or 
software source code subject to the EAR to foreign nationals in the 
United States (or ``deemed exports'') has been removed from the rule. 
Since the single clause is silent with regard to whether the contract 
is or is not expected to involve export-controlled items, there is no 
need to include language on deemed exports. Contractors will have a 
responsibility to consult the EAR for all activities that may require 
authorization from the Department of Commerce, including the release of 
technology and source code subject to the EAR to foreign nationals.
c. Differentiation Between Equipment and Technical Information
    Comment: One respondent recommended that DoD change the definition 
of ``export-controlled items'' so that it does not create confusion and 
allow the possibility of incorrect application of the clauses by 
including both controlled equipment and other tangible items, and 
controlled technical information, in the definition. The respondent's 
rationale was that export control regulations apply differently to 
these two categories. While export controls apply to the export abroad 
of both, export controls do not apply to the mere use or transfer of 
equipment or tangible items in the United States without providing 
defense services or related technical data.
    DoD Response: The definition of ``export-controlled items'' has a 
scope that fits the scope of the DFARS rule. The rule applies to 
export-controlled items, including information and technology. This 
broadening of the rule's applicability beyond ``export-controlled 
information and technology'' was logical and also required by section 
890(a) of Public Law 110-181. The applicable export controls may indeed 
operate differently for each of the two categories. However, this fact 
exists independent of the DFARS rule, and has no bearing on the DFARS 
definition of export-controlled items.

3. Relationship of the DFARS Rule to the EAR and the ITAR

a. DoD Should Identify Export-Controlled Items
    Comment: One respondent recommended that the rule (1) require the 
contracting agency to identify, by specific provision in the applicable 
export control regulation, those export-controlled items to which 
contractors or subcontractors will have access, and (2) require the 
contracting officer to notify the contractor of those items prior to 
release. The comment appeared to be limited to a subset of export-
controlled items, specifically those that would be furnished or 
released by the Government to the contractor.
    DoD Response: The interim rule did not include a requirement for 
identifying in the contract clause any specific export-controlled items 
to be involved in contract performance. As stated in the preamble to 
the interim rule published on July 21, 2008, such a requirement was 
determined to be unacceptable to the agencies of the Federal Government 
(i.e., Departments of State, Commerce, and Justice) responsible for 
enforcing export control laws and regulations (i.e., the ITAR and the 
EAR). From their point of view, it is important that any contract 
clause be free of information that could possibly create ambiguity 
about the contractor's responsibility to comply with all applicable 
laws and regulations regarding export-controlled items, which exists 
independent of, and is not established or limited by, the information 
provided in the DFARS rule or the prescribed contract clauses. The 
final rule prescribes a single clause that has no such content. 
Additionally, authorization to release and for releasing export-
controlled items is covered by export control laws and regulations and 
is, therefore, independent of, and beyond the scope of, this DFARS 
rule.
b. DoD Should Determine if Research Is Export Controlled
    Comment: One respondent stated that it is DoD's responsibility to 
determine whether the results of research under its contracts are 
export-controlled and that, since DoD has a leading technical input to 
any commodity jurisdiction action, DoD should be comfortable with 
advising contractors as to whether DoD considers the results of 
research conducted under its contracts to be export-controlled, or with 
providing ``DoD export direction.''
    Another respondent stated that increased security benefits will be 
reaped if DoD diligently identifies those portions of fundamental 
research projects that it believes may be export-controlled. Several 
other respondents stated that the Government needs to convey to the 
universities the information that certain work is export-controlled.
    DoD Response: The DFARS clauses in the interim rule did not 
establish the export controls with which exporters are obliged to 
comply. The ITAR and

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the EAR, not the DFARS clauses, impose the burden on exporters to know 
if the work they are doing, whether or not under a DoD contract, will 
involve export-controlled items. Exporters have strict liability to 
comply with the ITAR and the EAR. DoD's responsibilities under the 
DFARS rule in no way relieve DoD contractors of the responsibilities 
they have under the ITAR and the EAR. DoD does not have authority to 
issue ``export direction'' regarding contractor responsibilities to 
comply with the ITAR and the EAR.
c. Inappropriate Encouragement of the Use of Export Controls
    Comment: One respondent stated that the DFARS rule would encourage 
unintentionally the use of export controls in cases where an exclusion 
would apply.
    DoD Response: Export controls and exclusions are established by the 
ITAR and the EAR independent of DFARS requirements. In providing 
single-clause guidance to contracting officers and contractors with 
reference to the operative regulations, any potential for independent 
interpretation or encouragement should be eliminated.
d. Contractor Liability
    Comment: One respondent stated that the rule is silent on 
contractor liability, making it unclear as to what approach contractors 
must take in the event of an unauthorized export when the submittal of 
a voluntary disclosure to the State Department's Directorate of Defense 
Trade Controls or the Commerce Department's Office of Export 
Enforcement would be appropriate. The ITAR and the EAR lay out well-
defined steps for submitting voluntary disclosures. It is not clear 
whether the DFARS rule would require the contractor to make disclosures 
with the DoD contracting officer in addition to those made under the 
ITAR or the EAR. The rule should clearly state that any matters related 
to controlled data should be addressed in accordance with existing 
State Department or Commerce Department regulations.
    DoD Response: The interim rule's statements at 204.7302, and 
252.204-7008(c), (d), and (e), were intended to make clear that the 
ITAR and the EAR govern the control of exports and enforcement of 
export controls, and that questions about the ITAR go to the State 
Department and questions about the EAR go to the Commerce Department. 
After consultation with the Departments of State and Commerce, DoD 
concluded that a change might enhance the clarity of the rule in this 
regard, without mentioning any particular ITAR or EAR requirement (such 
as voluntary disclosure), since mentioning one requirement could create 
confusion about the many requirements left unmentioned. Therefore, 
paragraph (d) (formerly paragraph (e)) of the clause at 252.204-7008 
has been amended to state that ``nothing in the terms of this contract 
adds to, changes, supersedes, or waives any of the requirements of 
applicable Federal laws, Executive orders, and regulations * * *''
e. Process for Determining whether Export-Controlled Items are Involved
    Comment: One respondent stated that the procedure prescribed by the 
rule can result in the Government issuing a solicitation that includes 
the clause at 252.204-7008, but provides no insight as to why the 
Government considered that clause appropriate. The rule should (1) give 
contractors the opportunity to consider whether the work can be 
performed without the contractor needing access to or generating 
export-controlled items, (2) provide explicitly for consultation with 
contractors, DoD contracting officers, and agencies responsible for the 
EAR and the ITAR in making a determination if export-controlled items 
are expected to be involved; and (3) provide for revisiting the 
determination after receipt of proposals but before award of the 
contract.
    DoD Response: The single-clause construct of the final rule 
eliminates the concerns expressed by this comment.

4. Fundamental Research and the Clause at DFARS 252.204-7000, 
Disclosure of Information

    Comments: The fundamental research aspect of the rule was a key 
focus of respondents. Ten of the twelve respondents represented a 
university or the university community. Two of the university 
respondents acknowledged that, on occasion, universities under 
contracts with DoD can and do have access to export-controlled items in 
fundamental research, noting that this is done in compliance with 
applicable export control laws and without publication restrictions on 
the results of their fundamental research. Comments associated with 
fundamental research had several common themes:
    [cir] Concern that the DFARS definition of ``fundamental research'' 
(from National Security Decision Directive (NSDD) 189) is different 
than the definitions in the ITAR and the EAR. The distinction between 
``fundamental research'' and ``applied research'' is dealt with 
adequately in the ITAR and the EAR and DoD should avoid adding 
complexity or confusion with this DFARS rule.
    [cir] Belief that an exclusion for fundamental research exists with 
regard to export controls, i.e., if a contract is for fundamental 
research and with a university, export controls cannot possibly apply. 
The EAR and the ITAR were cited to support this belief.
    [cir] Focus on fundamental research rather than on the contract, to 
the extent that one respondent suggested identifying which export-
controlled items are subject to the clause at 252.204-7008 and what 
part of the contract work is fundamental research subject to the clause 
at 252.204-7009.
    [cir] Confusion regarding, concerns about, or arguments against the 
assertion in the DoD statement in the preamble to the interim rule 
published on July 21, 2008, that there is a borderline where 
fundamental research meets more advanced applied research and 
development.
    [cir] Concern that contracting officers, in the event that export-
controlled items are expected to be involved in the conduct of 
university research, may erroneously conclude that the results of 
university research must necessarily contain sensitive information or 
information not appropriate for public release, and may impose the 
clause at DFARS 252.204-7000, Disclosure of Information, or other 
access and dissemination restrictions on the contract. Application of 
publication restrictions on university research destroys the 
university's ability to conduct the research as fundamental research 
that is not subject to export control restrictions, and could lead to 
restrictions on the involvement of foreign researchers. Therefore, 
universities were concerned that the rule may restrict the conduct of 
fundamental research on university campuses.
    [cir] Recommendations that the rule refer to the June 26, 2008, 
Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics) 
memorandum on the subject of ``Contracted Fundamental Research,'' and 
that the rule include the memorandum's guidance to DoD officials for 
contracting with universities for fundamental research.
    [cir] The need to instruct requiring activities and contracting 
officers to manage fundamental research projects such that they do not 
become subject to export controls.
    DoD Response: The two-clause construct has been eliminated in the 
final rule, which prescribes a single clause for use in all DoD 
solicitations and contracts. The single clause is silent

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with regard to whether the contract is or is not expected to involve 
export-controlled items. There is no need in the revised context to 
mention any particular type or category of contracts, including 
research and development contracts. The clause puts all contractors, 
including universities performing contracts for fundamental research 
only, on notice that they are responsible for complying with all 
applicable export control laws and regulations.
    DoD does not have the authority to establish in the DFARS a 
presumption that DoD contracts for fundamental research do not involve 
export-controlled items or that contractors performing DoD contracts 
for fundamental research may assume that the ITAR and the EAR do not 
apply to what they do or produce in the performance of the contract.
    After considering the public comments associated with this aspect 
of the rule, DoD concluded that the rule would be improved by removing 
the references to fundamental research. The result is a simpler, 
clearer rule, with nothing that will distract the reader from the focus 
on the contractor's responsibility for complying with the ITAR and the 
EAR. Therefore, the final rule does not define or mention fundamental 
research. The clause is written to apply to all contracts, and there is 
no exception for contracts for fundamental research. The operation of 
the DFARS rule will be independent of, and have no bearing on, the 
applicability of NSDD 189, EAR, or ITAR definitions of ``fundamental 
research'' to a given contract. The interim rule did not, and the final 
rule does not, impose restrictions on the publication or dissemination 
of the results of research under research contracts.

5. Alternatives at 252.204-7009(c), Particularly the Alternative for 
Termination for Convenience of the Government

    Paragraph (c) of the clause at 252.204-7009 in the interim rule 
required the contractor to notify the contracting officer if, during 
performance of the contract, the contractor became aware that it would 
generate or need access to export-controlled items. The contracting 
officer would then modify the contract to include the clause at DFARS 
252.204-7008; negotiate a contract modification to eliminate the 
requirement for work involving export-controlled items; or terminate 
the contract, in whole or in part, for the convenience of the 
Government.
    Comments: Many respondents were concerned with the alternative of 
terminating the contract for the convenience of the Government.
    Several respondents suggested that contractors should also have the 
right to terminate for convenience of the contractor. Most of these 
respondents cite, for comparison purposes, FAR clause 52.204-2, 
Security Requirements, Alternate I, which, in paragraph (g), permits 
the contractor to request the contracting officer to terminate the 
contract in whole or in part in accordance with the terms of the 
Termination for the Convenience of the Government clause.
    One respondent considered that the interim rule would unnecessarily 
encourage a contracting officer to potentially terminate a contract for 
convenience rather than modify the contract.
    Another respondent was concerned, in general, that the unilateral 
nature of these provisions and the amount of discretion left to the 
contracting officer increase the ambiguity and uncertainty of the rule. 
The respondent requested that the final rule provide explicitly for 
consultation with contractors as to whether the research can be 
conducted without using export-controlled items.
    DoD Response: The final rule removes the clause at 252.204-7009, 
including the language that was of concern to the respondents.

6. Flow-Down of Clauses to Subcontracts

a. Flow-Down of 252.204-7008
    Comment: One respondent stated that, unless the term ``foreign 
nationals'' is deleted from paragraph (2) of the definition of 
``export-controlled items,'' contractors would be required to flow down 
the clause at DFARS 252.204-7008 to subcontracts in cases in which U.S. 
persons need access to EAR-controlled commodities, but not in which 
foreign persons need access to these items.
    DoD Response: The statement regarding foreign nationals has been 
excluded from the definition of ``export-controlled items.''
b. Flowdown of 252.204-7000
    Comment: One respondent stated that mandatory flow down of the 
clause at DFARS 252.204-7000, Disclosure of Information, from industry 
prime contractors to universities is perhaps the single largest 
impediment to efficient contracting between universities and their DoD-
sponsored prime contractors.
    DoD Response: The clause at DFARS 252.204-7000 is not prescribed by 
DFARS subpart 204.73. Therefore, changes to this clause or its 
prescription are outside the scope of this DFARS rule.

7. Training

    Comment: One respondent stated that DoD should ensure export 
control compliance training for all DoD personnel involved in research 
and development acquisitions. Another respondent stated that extensive 
Government training would be needed for DoD requiring and contracting 
personnel, to permit selection of the appropriate contract clause as 
well as proper administration of the clause.
    DoD Response: The final rule's prescription of a single clause for 
use in all solicitations and contracts eliminates the aspects of the 
interim rule that created the greatest need for additional training for 
requiring and contracting personnel. Nevertheless, DoD has a continuing 
interest in improving the training available on export control-related 
matters. Web-based training on this subject is available presently to 
DoD personnel through the Defense Acquisition University.
    This rule was reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget under 
Executive Order 12866, dated September 30, 1993.

B. Regulatory Flexibility Act

    DoD certifies that this final rule will not have a significant 
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities within the 
meaning of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601, et seq., 
because all contractors, including small entities, are already subject 
to export-control laws and regulations. The requirements of this rule 
reinforce existing responsibilities.
    DoD will also consider comments from small entities concerning the 
existing regulations in subparts affected by this rule in accordance 
with 5 U.S.C. 610. Interested parties must submit such comments 
separately and should cite 5 U.S.C. 610 (DFARS Case 2004-D010) in 
correspondence.

C. Paperwork Reduction Act

    The Paperwork Reduction Act does not apply, because the rule does 
not impose any information collection requirements that require the 
approval of the Office of Management and Budget under 44 U.S.C. 3501, 
et seq.

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List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 204, 235, and 252

    Government procurement.

Ynette R. Shelkin,
Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations System.

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Accordingly, the interim rule amending 48 CFR parts 204, 235, and 252, 
which was published at 74 FR 42274, July 21, 2008, is adopted as a 
final rule with the following changes:
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1. The authority citation for 48 CFR parts 204, 235, and 252 continues 
to read as follows:

    Authority: 41 U.S.C. 421 and 48 CFR chapter 1.

PART 204--ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS

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2. Subpart 204.73 is revised to read as follows:
Subpart 204.73--Export-Controlled Items
Sec.
204.7300 Scope of subpart.
204.7301 Definitions.
204.7302 General.
204.7303 Policy.
204.7304 Contract clauses.

Subpart 204.73--Export-Controlled Items

204.7300  Scope of subpart.

    This subpart implements section 890(a) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Pub. L. 110-181).

204.7301  Definitions.

    Export-controlled items, as used in this subpart, is defined in the 
clause at 252.204-7008.

204.7302  General.

    Certain types of items are subject to export controls in accordance 
with the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751, et seq.), the 
International Traffic in Arms Regulations (22 CFR parts 120-130), the 
Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 2401, et 
seq.), and the Export Administration Regulations (15 CFR parts 730-
774). See PGI 204.7302 for additional information.

204.7303  Policy.

    (a) It is in the interest of both the Government and the contractor 
to be aware of export controls as they apply to the performance of DoD 
contracts.
    (b) It is the contractor's responsibility to comply with all 
applicable laws and regulations regarding export-controlled items. This 
responsibility exists independent of, and is not established or limited 
by, this subpart.

204.7304  Contract clauses.

    Use the clause at 252.204-7008, Export-Controlled Items, in all 
solicitations and contracts.

PART 252--SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES

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3. Section 252.204-7008 is revised to read as follows:

252.204-7008  Export-Controlled Items.

    As prescribed in 204.7304, use the following clause:

Export-Controlled Items (Apr 2010)

    (a) Definition. Export-controlled items, as used in this clause, 
means items subject to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) 
(15 CFR parts 730-774) or the International Traffic in Arms 
Regulations (ITAR) (22 CFR parts 120-130). The term includes:
    (1) Defense items, defined in the Arms Export Control Act, 22 
U.S.C. 2778(j)(4)(A), as defense articles, defense services, and 
related technical data, and further defined in the ITAR, 22 CFR part 
120.
    (2) Items, defined in the EAR as ``commodities, software, and 
technology,'' terms that are also defined in the EAR, 15 CFR 772.1.
    (b) The Contractor shall comply with all applicable laws and 
regulations regarding export-controlled items, including, but not 
limited to, the requirement for Contractors to register with the 
Department of State in accordance with the ITAR. The Contractor 
shall consult with the Department of State regarding any questions 
relating to compliance with the ITAR and shall consult with the 
Department of Commerce regarding any questions relating to 
compliance with the EAR.
    (c) The Contractor's responsibility to comply with all 
applicable laws and regulations regarding export-controlled items 
exists independent of, and is not established or limited by, the 
information provided by this clause.
    (d) Nothing in the terms of this contract adds to, changes, 
supersedes, or waives any of the requirements of applicable Federal 
laws, Executive orders, and regulations, including but not limited 
to--
    (1) The Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended (50 U.S.C. 
App. 2401, et seq.);
    (2) The Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751, et seq.);
    (3) The International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 
1701, et seq.);
    (4) The Export Administration Regulations (15 CFR parts 730-
774);
    (5) The International Traffic in Arms Regulations (22 CFR parts 
120-130); and
    (6) Executive Order 13222, as extended.
    (e) The Contractor shall include the substance of this clause, 
including this paragraph (e), in all subcontracts.

(End of clause)

Section 252.204-7009  [Removed and Reserved]

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4. Section 252.204-7009 is removed and reserved.

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