U.S. Department of State – Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC)

• Law - Arms Export Control Act (AECA), 22 U.S.C. § 2751 et seq.
• Regulations - International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), 22 C.F.R §§ 120-130
• Regulates defense articles, services and related technical data that are military in purpose, or that can be used in a defense application/military operation. The focus is on the item's purpose - when it was first manufactured as well as its present use
• Controlled items are listed on the U.S. Munitions List (USML)

U.S. Department of Commerce – Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)

• Laws - Export Administration Act (EAA), 50 U.S.C. app 2401 – 2420; International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), 50 U.S.C. §§ 1701 – 1706
• Regulations - Export Administration Regulations (EAR), 15 C.F.R. §§ 700-799
• Regulates exports, re-exports, and activities (goods and technologies) for both dual use items (items that have both commercial and military or proliferation applications) and solely commercial items
• Controlled items are listed on the Commerce Control List (CCL)

U.S. Department of the Treasury - Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)

• Laws - Trading With the Enemy Act (TWEA), 50 U.S.C. App. §§ 1-44; International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), 50 U.S.C. §§ 1701-1706; and others
• Regulations - Office of Foreign Assets Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R §§ 500-598
• Administers and enforces economic and trade sanctions based on US foreign policy and national security goals against targeted foreign countries and regimes, terrorists, international narcotics traffickers, those engaged in activities related to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and other threats to the national security, foreign policy or economy of the United States
• Designated individuals, banks, companies, and other entities who are considered a threat to national security or who participate in activities that are against U.S. foreign policy are placed on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN)