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Purpose

This NASA Procedural Requirements (NPR) document provides instructions and requirements for implementation of NASA Policy Directive (NPD) 2190.1 NASA Export Control Program (ECP). Specifically, this NPR provides requirements, instructions, and responsibilities for all NASA employees and NASA support contractors engaged in activities that involve the transfer of commodities, software, technical data, technology, defense services, and/or technical assistance to foreign entities. The Export Control Operations Manual -- NAII 2190.1, The Export Control Operations Manual provides more detailed instruction and guidance on implementing the requirements of this document.

Applicability

a. This NPR is applicable to NASA Headquarters and NASA Centers, including Component Facilities and Technical and Service Support Centers. This language applies to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), other contractors, grant recipients, or parties to agreements only to the extent specified or referenced in the appropriate contracts, grants, or agreements.

b. In this directive, all mandatory actions (i.e., requirements) are denoted by statement containing the term "shall." The terms "may" or "can" denote discretionary privilege or permission, "should" denotes a good practice and is recommended, but not required, "will" denotes expected outcome, and "are/is" denotes descriptive material.

c. In this directive, all document citations are assumed to be the latest version unless otherwise noted.