State Department Seeks Comments on Arms Export Violation Reporting Form
Published Date: 4/7/2026
Notice
Summary
The Department of State wants your thoughts on a form that companies and people must fill out if they break rules about exporting defense stuff. This helps keep things safe and legal, and they’re asking for comments by June 8, 2026. It usually takes about 10 hours to complete, and around 600 reports are expected each year.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.
Disclosure Can Affect Penalties and Prosecution
If you voluntarily disclose an Arms Export Control Act or ITAR violation, the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls may treat the disclosure as a mitigating factor when deciding administrative penalties. If you fail to report, that failure can be an adverse factor and the matter might be referred to the Department of Justice for criminal consideration.
DS-7787: Voluntary ITAR Disclosure Reporting
If you are a company or person who exports, temporarily imports, or brokers defense articles or services and you committed an ITAR violation, you may submit a voluntary disclosure using Form DS-7787 (OMB Control Number 1405-0179). The form is submitted electronically, is expected to take about 10 hours to complete on average, and the Department estimates about 600 responses per year from a population of 14,500 potential respondents, for a total estimated burden of 6,000 hours.
New Electronic Form for Tracking Disclosures
DDTC has developed a discrete electronic Form DS-7787 so voluntary disclosures can be submitted electronically as part of an IT modernization project. The electronic form will allow DDTC and respondents to more easily track disclosure submissions.
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