Deciphering Deemed Exports & Export Control Reform

Webinar Instructor: Scott Gearity

September 30, 2014

ECoP^®EAR or ITAR renewal credits = 1

It is a routine event -- one which happens thousands of times a day across the United States. A foreign national begins work in the U.S. as an engineer, researcher or academic. The location could be a technology firm in Santa Clara, a defense contractor in St. Louis or a university in New England, but the question is the same -- is an export control violation imminent? And let's not limit ourselves to employees. The same question may be relevant when considering foreign customers, contractors, suppliers and visitors. With Export Control Reform, the answer to the question may now be different.

The deemed export rule is one of the least intuitive aspects of the U.S. export control system. Most people understand that sending something out of the US constitutes an export. Taking the concept a step further, it is not a huge leap to explain that the "something" being exported is defined to include technology subject to either the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) or International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). What is not obvious to most businesses is that a release of technology to a foreign person inside the US is an export. This is the crux of the deemed export rule.

Join us for this webinar and learn how to analyze deemed exports, work through case studies and discuss these questions:

• What technology or technical data is subject to the rule?

• What sort of information and activities are NOT subject to the rule?

• What are the unique issues faced by universities?

• How are deemed exports impacted by Export Control Reform?

• How should I treat US citizen employees of foreign firms?

• How do the EAR and ITAR differ in their concepts and licensing of deemed exports?

• What is a Foreign National Review request and when must I submit one?

• How do I know if an export license from the Bureau of Industry and Security or Directorate of Defense Trade Controls is necessary and how do I go about obtaining one?

• How can I use License Exception STA for deemed exports?

• How do I complete Part 6 of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Form I-129?

• What sort of procedures do I need to avoid violations?

This Webinar will provide PowerPoint slides and include live video and commentary from Scott Gearity who has been bringing over 15 years of consulting, training and corporate export compliance program management experience to bear for his clients. Webinar participants are invited to submit questions during the webinar, the final 30 minutes of the webinar will be allotted to answering attendees' questions.

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