Amendment to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations: United States Munitions List

Resumo

The Department of State, in consultation with the Departments of Defense and Commerce has reviewed the International Traffic In Arms Regulations (ITAR), Part 121--The United States Munitions List (USML), Category IX--Military Training Equipment, Category X--Protective Personnel Equipment, Category XII--Fire Control, Range Finder, Optical and Guidance and Control Equipment, Category XIII--Auxiliary Military Equipment, Category XIV--Toxicological Agents, Including Chemical Agents, Biological Agents, and Associated Equipment, and Category XVIII--Directed Energy Weapons. The review resulted in a change of the title of Categories IX and X to better reflect the items controlled in each category. Consistent with previous published changes to other categories, Categories IX, X, and XIII have been revised to add interpretations that explain and amplify the terms used in the category. The categories were also reformatted in order that they might better identify the articles controlled. While no additional items have been added to any of the categories, some articles, previously covered more broadly are now specifically identified in separate paragraphs. In addition, this document incorporate