§4801 Definitions

Summary

Defines the important words used in the chapter so people know what the rules mean. It explains who counts as a U.S. person or foreign person, what an item, export, and reexport are, and other basic terms. Controlled means an item that the United States can regulate under subchapter I. Dual-use means something used for both civilian purposes and military, terrorism, WMD, or law-enforcement purposes. Export means sending an item out of the U.S. or giving related technology or source code to a foreign person while they are in the U.S. Reexport means sending an item from one foreign country to another or giving related technology or source code to a foreign person outside the U.S. Export Administration Regulations means the rules under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, as codified as of August 13, 2018, in subchapter C of chapter VII of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations, or rules made under subchapter I after that date. Foreign person and United States person are defined for different parts of the law (one excludes U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, and certain protected individuals; the other covers citizens, U.S. entities, residents, and certain controlled affiliates). Item means commodity, software, or technology; technology means the information needed to develop, produce, or use an item. In-country transfer means changing the end use or end user inside the same foreign country. Secretary means the Secretary of Commerce. Weapons of mass destruction means nuclear, radiological, chemical, and biological weapons and their delivery systems.