Export Controls

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.

UAA Export Control Policy and Program Procedures

Export License Exception TMP Certification (Temporary Exports) and Export License Exception (BAG) Certification

Please click the link above to download the certification forms for completion. A signed copy should be submitted to the Vice Provost for Research (DPL 101P).

Export License Exception (TMP) for Temporary Exports/Reexports

This exception (TMP) can be used for travel outside the U.S. when you are taking items or technology that would normally require a license from the  Department of Commerce.

What the exception covers:

The export of items, technology, commercial software, and  encryption code is subject to export control regulations (this includes laptops, PDAs and digital storage devices). The  Department of Commerce's Export Administration Regulations (EAR) makes an  exception to licensing requirements for the temporary export or reexport of  certain items, technology, or software for professional use as long as the  criteria in the EXPORT LICENSE EXCEPTION (TMP) CERTIFICATION are met (see UAA Export Control Policy and Program Procedures above).

What the exception does not cover:

The exception does not apply to any EAR satellite or space-related equipment, components, or software, or to any technology associated with high-level encryption products and cannot be used for travel to  Iran, Syria, Cuba, North Korea, or Sudan (in limited circumstances TMP can be  used for Sudan). This exception does not apply to  items, technology, data, or software regulated by the Department of State's ITAR.

Export License Exception (BAG) for Temporary Exports/Reexports

LICENSE EXCEPTION (BAG) CERTIFICATION can be used for travel  outside the U.S.  when you are taking PERSONAL items or technology that would normally require a license from the Department of  Commerce (see TMP exception above). For  example, if you plan to take your personal laptop rather than a UAA laptop when  attending a conference or conducting research abroad, and you are taking   controlled technology, software, or other information that would require a  license, the BAG license exception is available. In addition, only the BAG exception is available for travel to Cuba, Syria, and North Korea - taking a UAA owned laptop would require a license from Commerce.

Export Management

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