In This Issue:

- Export Control Reform Initiative

- DDTC Proposed Rule

- BIS Proposed Rule

- For More Information

- Excerpt from Export Control Reform Initiative:

By way of background, the Export Control Reform Initiative, which began in 2009, has resulted in significant revisions to the ITAR and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). The overall objective of the Export Control Reform Initiative is to enhance U.S. national security by improving the interoperability of U.S. military forces with allied countries, strengthen the U.S. industrial base by reducing incentives for foreign manufacturers to design out and avoid U.S.-origin content and services, and allow export enforcement agencies to focus their resources on only those activities that pose the greatest risks to national security.