Arms Export Control Act (firearms provisions)

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United States federal statute

The Arms Export Control Act (firearms provisions) is a U.S. federal legal framework that regulates the international trade, export, and transfer of firearms and related defense articles to protect national security and support foreign policy objectives.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Arms Export Control Act	6
Arms Export Control Act of 1976	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal statute ⓘ
administeredBy	Office of Defense Trade Controls Licensing ⓘ surface form: Directorate of Defense Trade Controls United States Department of State ⓘ surface form: U.S. Department of State
appliesTo	U.S.-origin firearms ⓘ ammunition for firearms ⓘ certain accessories and attachments for firearms ⓘ firearms components and parts ⓘ
authorizes	President of the United States to control export of defense articles ⓘ imposition of sanctions for violations ⓘ suspension or revocation of export licenses ⓘ
basedOn	United States foreign policy considerations ⓘ United States national security interests ⓘ
complements	other U.S. export control and sanctions regimes ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
covers	items on the United States Munitions List related to firearms ⓘ
doesNotApplyTo	purely domestic firearms transactions within the United States ⓘ
enforcedBy	Bureau of Industry and Security ⓘ surface form: Bureau of Industry and Security (for overlapping jurisdiction) Homeland Security Investigations ⓘ United States Department of Justice ⓘ surface form: U.S. Department of Justice United States Department of State ⓘ surface form: U.S. Department of State
implementedBy	International Traffic in Arms Regulations ⓘ
legalDomain	export control law ⓘ firearms law ⓘ national security law ⓘ
objective	to ensure responsible arms transfers to foreign governments and entities ⓘ to prevent diversion of U.S.-origin firearms to unauthorized users ⓘ to support allied and partner security consistent with U.S. policy ⓘ
partOf	Arms Export Control Act (firearms provisions) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Arms Export Control Act
penaltiesInclude	civil penalties ⓘ criminal penalties ⓘ debarment from export activities ⓘ seizure and forfeiture of goods ⓘ
purpose	to protect United States national security ⓘ to regulate international trade in firearms and related defense articles ⓘ to support United States foreign policy objectives ⓘ
regulates	brokering of defense articles ⓘ export of firearms ⓘ import of certain defense articles ⓘ retransfer of firearms and defense articles abroad ⓘ
relatedTo	Bureau of Industry and Security ⓘ surface form: Export Administration Regulations Gun Control Act of 1968 ⓘ International Emergency Economic Powers Act ⓘ
requires	compliance with United States Munitions List classifications ⓘ congressional notification for certain major arms exports ⓘ end-use and end-user assurances from foreign recipients ⓘ export licenses for covered firearms ⓘ registration of manufacturers and exporters of defense articles ⓘ
scope	international transfers of firearms and related defense articles ⓘ

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