International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR)

The U.S. Department of State's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) administers the International Traffic and Arms Regulations (ITAR), which govern the export of articles, services, and related technical data that are inherently military in nature.

The U.S. Munitions List (USML) lists these items and is categorized as:

• Category I: Firearms and Related Articles
• Category II: Guns and Armament
• Category III: Ammunition and Ordnance
• Category IV: Launch Vehicles, Guided Missiles, Ballistic Missiles, Rockets, Torpedoes, Bombs and Mines
• Category V: Explosives and Energetic Materials, Propellants, Incendiary Agents and Their Constituents
• Category VI: Surface Vessels of War and Special Naval Equipment
• Category VII: Ground Vehicles
• Category VIII: Aircraft and Related Articles
• Category IX: Military Training Equipment and Training
• Category X: Protective Personnel Equipment
• Category XI: Military Electronics
• Category XII: Fire Control, Laser, Imaging, and Guidance Equipment
• Category XIII: Materials and Miscellaneous Articles
• Category XIV: Toxicological Agents, Including Chemical Agents, Biological Agents, and Associated Equipment
• Category XV: Spacecraft Systems and Associated Equipment
• Category XVI: Nuclear Weapons, Design and Testing Related Items
• Category XVII: Classified Articles, Technical Data and Defense Services Not Otherwise Enumerated
• Category XVIII: Directed Energy Weapons
• Category XIX: Gas Turbine Engines and Associated Equipment
• Category XX: Submersible Vessels, Oceanographic and Associated Equipment
• Category XXI: Articles, Technical Data, and Defense Services Not Others Enumerated

TACC follows all laws and regulations regulating research conduct and disseminating export control regulations.