University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) faculty, staff, students, and affiliates (including non-UAA consultants, collaborators, etc.) must comply with all applicable export laws and regulations. These guidelines specifically address the conduct of university activities subject to any of the following: the Arms Export Control Act, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), the Export Administration Act, the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), and all economic and trade sanctions administered and enforced by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). Activities subject to export controls include, but are not limited to the transfer of controlled information, materials, software, technology or assets to foreign countries or to foreign nationals in the United States.

The UAA Vice Provost for Research is charged with oversight of all aspects of the UAA export management program.

Export Determination Request Form

This document is required to request an Export Determination when preparing a proposal, scope of work, international material transfer agreement, inventory for an internal shipment or transfer, or other potentially export controlled activities.  The form should be completed and returned to the Office of the Vice Provost for Research.

Export Information and Guidance

Provides background information and guidelines on export control at UAA.  There are definitions to interpret these guidelines.  The responsibilities of university administration and principal investigators are clarified.  It also details the consequences of non-compliance.

Export Management

The U.S. Government has complex export laws and regulations.  This is a matrix of where the different citations may be found.

Consequences-Export Control Headlines

On January 5, 2011, the 6th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals shot down an appeal by J. Reece Roth, a University of Tennessee professor emeritus, for violating the Arms Export Controls Act. Roth will serve four years in prison for allowing foreign national graduate students to work on a project for the U.S. Air Force, despite warnings from UT officials and having signed contract paperwork. Read about the decision.

Resources

A 2007 report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) entitled "Export Controls: Agencies Should Assess Vulnerabilities and Improve Guidance for Protecting Export-Controlled Information at Universities" is a positive discussion about universities' efforts to inform themselves and become knowledgeable about export controls.

UAA Human Resources offers various services for international faculty and staff including J-1 researchers and scholars at International Faculty and Staff Services.

The University of Fairbanks, Office of Research Integrity, has a site regarding Export Licensing, which gives helpful information about why or when you may need an export license or permit.

Export Controls is a pdf file from MIT that offers information about the multi-faceted body of law and regulations governing the export of sensitive items, which can affect a University in many different and unexpected ways.

Here is a link from the U. of Michigan research website entitled "Export Control Regulations and Restrictions on Access by Foreign Nationals", Export Law Overview, that is very informative and gives a good overview of the issues involved.

Export Control Resources:  This document is a list of resources also from the University of Michigan and offers a variety of resources on this subject from FAQs to a Quick Guide to Export Law and University Issues.

Ohio State University has an excellent overview and explanation of export controls and the kinds of activities that might trigger export control issues.

ITAR/EAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR):  This link refers to export restrictions from the U. of Hawaii and it gives a complete explanation about regulations that prohibit the unlicensed export of specific technologies for reasons of national security or protection of trade and may involve prior permission allowing foreign nationals to participate in the research.