This NASA Procedural Requirements (NPR) document provides instructions and requirements for the implementation of NASA Policy Directive (NPD) 2190.1 "NASA Export Control Program." Specifically, this NPR provides requirements, instructions, and responsibilities for all NASA employees and NASA support contractors engaged in activities that involve the transfer of commodities, software, or technologies to foreign individuals or organizations. Such transfer activities are regulated by export control laws in order to protect the national security and to further U.S. foreign policy objectives. These are primarily codified in the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) that are administered by the Departments of Commerce and State, respectively.

The NASA Export Control Program is a NASA-wide (Headquarters and Centers) system established to ensure that exports and transfers to foreign parties in the course of approved international activities are consistent with the EAR and ITAR. Most exports can proceed without prior specific written authorization, or "validated license," under various Exceptions, Exemptions, or Special Licensing Procedures. This NPR establishes criteria for fully qualifying for such Exceptions and Exemptions, as well as complying with export control requirements, generally.

The NASA Export Control Program is based on a "corporate" philosophy that says: We want to maximize the benefits of our international efforts while ensuring that we comply with U.S. export control laws and regulations." This is the personal responsibility of each employee. It is a tangible expression of the Agency's statutory mandate and mission in the responsible pursuit of appropriate international activities involving transfers of technologies, software, and commodities. The Export Control Program is the mechanism within the Agency that provides checks and safeguards at key steps in program development and implementation, to help manage international activities. Absent an effective Export Control Program, NASA and its employees risk running afoul of the EAR and ITAR, which may result in criminal, civil, or administrative enforcement actions against NASA, individual employees, and/or private contractors.

a. NPD 1051.1F, Authority to Enter into Space Act Agreements.

b. NPR 1050.1, Space Act Agreements.

c. NPD 1360.2, Initiation and Development of International Cooperation in Space and Aeronautical Programs.

d. NPD 1371.5, Coordination and Authorization of Foreign Visits to NASA Facilities.

e. NPR 1371.2A, Processing Requests for Access to NASA Installations or Facilities by Foreign Nationals or U.S. Citizens Who are Representatives of Foreign Entities.

f. NPD 1600.2A, NASA Security Policy.

g. NPR 1620.1A, Security Procedural Requirements.

h. NPD 1620.2, NASA Badging System.

i. NPD 2110.1, Foreign Access to NASA Technology Transfer Materials.

j. NPR 2200.2, Guidelines for Documentation, Approval, and Dissemination of NASA Scientific and Technical Information.

k. NPD/NPR 2210.1A, External Release of NASA Software.

l. NPD 2220.5, Management of NASA Scientific and Technical Information (STI).

m. NPD 2800.1, Managing Information Technology.

n. NPD/NPR 2810.1, Security of Information and Technology.

o. NPD 2820.1, NASA Software Policies.

p. NPR 4200.1E, NASA Equipment Management Manual.

q. NPD 4200.1A, Equipment Management.

r. NPR 4300.1A, NASA Personal Property Disposal Procedures and Guidelines.

s. NPR 5800.1E, Grant and Cooperative Agreement Handbook (14 CFR 1260).

t. NPR 6200.1A, NASA Transportation and General Traffic Management.

u. NPR 7120.5B, NASA Program and Project Management Processes and Requirements.

v. NPR 7500.1, NASA Technology Commercialization Process

w. Public Law 100-235, Computer Security Act of 1987, as amended.

x. NFS Subpart 1825.70, Foreign Contracts and International Agreements Clearances.

y. NFS Subpart 1825.1103-70, Export Control.

z. NFS Subpart 1827.6, Foreign License and Technical Assistance Agreements.

aa. Title 15 CFR Parts 730-774, Export Administration Regulations.

bb. Title 22 CFR Parts 120-130, International Traffic in Arms Regulations.

cc. Title 22 U.S.C. ºº 2778, et seq., Arms Export Control Act, as amended.

dd. Title 50 U.S.C. ºº 1701 et seq., International Emergency Economic Powers Act, as amended.

ee. Title 50 U.S.C. app. ºº 2401 et seq., Export Administration Act, as amended.

ff. Title 50 U.S.C. app. º2170, Exon-Florio Act, as amended.