Office of Defense Trade Controls Licensing

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United States federal agency component government office

The Office of Defense Trade Controls Licensing is a U.S. State Department office responsible for reviewing and approving export license applications for defense articles and services under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).

Aliases (1)

Directorate of Defense Trade Controls ×7

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal agency component → government office →
abbreviation	DTCL →
appliesLaw	Arms Export Control Act →
appliesRegulation	International Traffic in Arms Regulations →
collaboratesWith	U.S. Department of Defense → U.S. defense industry exporters →
country	United States →
ensuresComplianceWith	U.S. export control laws for defense articles →
goal	ensure U.S. national security in defense exports → support U.S. foreign policy objectives through licensing →
handles	DSP-5 license applications → DSP-61 license applications → DSP-73 license applications → Manufacturing License Agreement approvals → Technical Assistance Agreement approvals →
jurisdiction	United States →
locatedIn	Washington, D.C. →
oversees	export of United States Munitions List items →
parentOrganization	Bureau of Political-Military Affairs → Directorate of Defense Trade Controls → United States Department of State →
partOf	Bureau of Political-Military Affairs → Directorate of Defense Trade Controls → United States Department of State →
regulatesUnder	Arms Export Control Act → International Traffic in Arms Regulations →
responsibleFor	adjudication of ITAR license applications → approval of export license applications for defense articles → approval of export license applications for defense services → policy-consistent licensing decisions under ITAR → review of export license applications for defense articles → review of export license applications for defense services → technical review of defense export requests →
sector	defense trade → export controls →
subjectArea	brokering of defense articles and services → defense services export licensing → munitions export licensing →
usesSystem	DECCS electronic licensing portal → Defense Export Control and Compliance System →
website	https://www.pmddtc.state.gov →
worksWith	Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance → Office of Defense Trade Controls Policy →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance ("Directorate of Defense Trade Controls") → Office of Defense Trade Controls Licensing ("Directorate of Defense Trade Controls") → Office of Defense Trade Controls Policy ("Directorate of Defense Trade Controls") →	partOf
Office of Defense Trade Controls Licensing ("Directorate of Defense Trade Controls") → Office of Defense Trade Controls Policy ("Directorate of Defense Trade Controls") →	parentOrganization
Arms Export Control Act (firearms provisions) ("Directorate of Defense Trade Controls") →	administeredBy
Bureau of Political-Military Affairs →	hasPart
Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance ("Directorate of Defense Trade Controls") →	parentOffice