InternationalTraffic in Arms Regulations: Exemption for Defense Trade and Cooperation Among Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States
Summary

The Department of State the Department is amending the International Traffic in Arms Regulations ITAR to facilitate defense trade and cooperation among Australia the United Kingdom and the United States through a new exemption pursuant to section 38l of the Arms Export Control Act adding an expedited licensing process for certain defense article and defense service exports to Australia the United Kingdom and Canada adding a list of defense articles and defense services excluded from eligibility for transfer under the new exemption for Australia the United Kingdom and the United States and adding to the scope of the exemption for intra-company intra-organization and intra-governmental transfers to allow for the transfer of classified defense articles to certain dual nationals who are authorized users within the United Kingdom and Australia. The Department also seeks further public comment on these changes and whether they support the stated goals of this rulemaking. This interim final rule adopts the proposed rule published on May 1 2024 with additional changes described below and implemented herein.

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