scope:

Munitions control procedures concern those requests from U.S. firms or other entities for Department of State export licenses, which are referred to the Department of Defense (DOD) as numbered munitions cases for concurrence or recommendations. Such requests pertain to defense articles and services, as described in reference (a). These articles are designated as arms, ammunition, and implements of war, and may consist of manufacturing license and technical assistance agreements, material, and/or technical data. Munitions export controls are applicable whether a disclosure of technical data is to be by oral, visual or documentary means. An export of technical data is made whenever this data is: (a) mailed or shipped outside the United States; (b) carried by hand outside the United States; (c) disclosed through foreign visits by U.S. citizens (including participation in briefings, symposia, or visits to foreign embassies in the United States); or (d) disclosed to foreign nationals in the United States, through factory visits, participation in briefings or symposia, or through any other means. The expert of technical data by the U.S. Government is not subject to these regulations and an export license is not required when all aspects of the transaction are handled by a U.S. Government agency. Changes to the Munitions List are effected by the Secretary of State, with the concurrence of the Secretary of Defense. (This instruction does not cover material or services provided by the U.S. Government as military assistance grant aid or sold under foreign military sales procedures.