Title 22 CHAPTER I SUBCHAPTER M PART 121 Sec. 121.1 General. The United States Munitions List. (a) The following articles, services and related technical data are designated as defense articles and defense services pursuant to sections 38 and 47(7) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778 and 2794(7)). Changes in designations will be published in the Federal Register. Information and clarifications on whether specific items are defense articles and services under this subchapter may appear periodically in the Defense Trade News published by the Center for Defense Trade. (b) Significant Military Equipment. An asterisk precedes certain defense articles in the following list. The asterisk means that the article is deemed to be 'significant military equipment' to the extent specified in Sec. 120.19. The asterisk is placed as a convenience to help identify such articles. (c) Certain items in the following list are placed in brackets. The brackets mean that the item is (1) scheduled to be moved to the licensing jurisdiction of the Department of Commerce upon establishment of a foreign policy control or (2) in the case of spacecraft and related equipment, the item is under review by an interagency space technical working group. This interagency review will result in a recommendation as to whether an item should be moved to the jurisdiction of the Department of Commerce or to USML category XV which is being reserved for this purpose. CATEGORY I - FIREARMS *(a) Nonautomatic, semi-automatic and fully automatic firearms to caliber .50 inclusive, and all components and parts for such firearms. (See Sec. 121.9 and Sec.23.16-123.19.) (b) Riflescopes manufactured to military specifications, and specifically designed or modified components therefor; firearm silencers and suppressors, including flash suppressors. *(c) Insurgency-counterinsurgency type firearms or other weapons having a special military application (e.g. close assault weapons systems) regardless of caliber and all components and parts therefor. (d) Technical data (as defined in Sec. 120.21) and defense services (as defined in Sec. 120.8) directly related to the defense articles enumerated in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this category. (See Sec. 125.4 for exemptions.) Technical data directly related to the manufacture or production of any defense articles enumerated elsewhere in this category that are designated as Significant Military Equipment (SME) shall itself be designated SME. CATEGORY II - ARTILLERY PROJECTORS *(a) Guns over caliber .50, howitzers, mortars, and recoilless rifles. *(b) Military flamethrowers and projectors. (c) Components, parts, accessories and attachments for the articles in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this category, including but not limited to mounts and carriages for these articles. (d) Technical data (as defined in Sec. 120.21) and defense services (as defined in Sec. 120.8) directly related to the defense articles enumerated in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this category. (See Sec. 125.4 for exemptions.) Technical data directly related to the manufacture or production of any defense articles enumerated elsewhere in this category that are designated as Significant Military Equipment (SME) shall itself be designated SME. CATEGORY III - AMMUNITION *(a) Ammunition for the arms in Categories I and II of this section. (See Sec. 121.6.) (b) Components, parts, accessories, and attachments for articles in paragraph (a) of this category, including but not limited to cartridge cases, powder bags, bullets, jackets, cores, shells (excluding shotgun shells), projectiles, boosters, fuzes and components therefor, primers, and other detonating devices for such ammunition. (See Sec. 121.6.) (c) Ammunition belting and linking machines. *(d) Ammunition manufacturing machines and ammunition loading machines (except handloading ones). (e) Technical data (as defined in Sec. 120.21) and defense services (as defined in Sec. 120.8) directly related to the defense articles enumerated in paragraphs (a) through (d) of this category. (See Sec. 125.4 for exemptions.) Technical data directly related to the manufacture or production of any defense articles enumerated elsewhere in this category that are designated as Significant Military Equipment (SME) shall itself be designated SME. CATEGORY IV - LAUNCH VEHICLES, GUIDED MISSILES, BALLISTIC MISSILES, ROCKETS, TORPEDOES, BOMB AND MINES *(a) Rockets (including but not limited to meteorological and other sounding rockets), bombs, grenades, torpedoes, depth charges, land and naval mines, as well as launchers for such defense articles, and demolition blocks and blasting caps. (See Sec. 121.11.) *(b) Launch vehicles and missile and anti-missile systems including but not limited to guided, tactical and strategic missiles, launchers, and systems. (c) Apparatus, devices, and materials for the handling, control, activation, monitoring, detection, protection, discharge, or detonation of the articles in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this category. (See Sec. 121.5) *(d) Missile and space launch vehicle powerplants. *(e) Military explosive excavating devices. *(f) Ablative materials fabricated or semi-fabricated from advanced composites (e.g., silica, graphite, carbon, carbon/carbon, and boron filaments) for the articles in this category that are derived directly from or specifically developed or modified for defense articles. *(g) Non/nuclear warheads for rockets and guided missiles. (h) All specifically designed or modified components, parts, accessories, attachments, and associated equipment for the articles in this category. (i) Technical data (as defined in Sec. 120.21) and defense services (as defined in Sec. 120.8) directly related to the defense articles enumerated in paragraphs (a) through (h) of this category. (See Sec. 125.4 for exemptions.) Technical data directly related to the manufacture or production of any defense articles enumerated elsewhere in this category that are designated as Significant Military Equipment (SME) shall itself be designated SME. CATEGORY V - EXPLOSIVES, PROPELLANTS, INCENDIARY AGENTS, AND THEIR CONSTITUENTS *(a) Military explosives. (See Sec. 121.12.) *(b) Military fuel thickeners. (See Sec. 121.13.) (c) Propellants for the articles in Categories III and IV of this section. (See Sec. 121.4.) (d) Military pyrotechnics, except pyrotechnic materials having dual military and commercial use. (e) All compounds specifically formulated for the articles in this category. (f) Technical data (as defined in Sec. 120.21) and defense services (as defined in Sec. 120.8) directly related to the defense articles enumerated in paragraphs (a) through (e) of this category. (See Sec. 125.4 for exemptions.) Technical data directly related to the manufacture or production of any defense articles enumerated elsewhere in this category that are designated as Significant Military Equipment (SME) shall itself be designated SME. CATEGORY VI - VESSELS OF WAR AND SPECIAL NAVAL EQUIPMENT *(a) Warships, amphibious warfare vessels, landing craft, mine warfare vessles, patrol vessels, auxiliary vessels and service craft, experimental types of naval ships and any vessels specifically designed or modified for military purposes. (See Sec. 121.15.) *(b) Turrets and gun mounts, arresting gear, special weapons systems, protective systems, submarine storage batteries, catapults and other components, parts, attachments, and accessories specifically designed or modified for combatant vessels. (c) Mine sweeping equipment, components, parts, attachments and accessories specifically designed or modified therefor. (d) Harbor entrance detection devices, (magnetic, pressure, and acoustic ones) and controls and components therefor. *(e) Naval nuclear propulsion plants, their land prototypes, and special facilities for their construction, support, and maintenance. This includes any machinery, device, component, or equipment specifically developed, designed or modified for use in such plants or facilities. (See Sec. 123.21) (f) Technical data (as defined in Sec. 120.21) and defense services (as defined in Sec. 120.8) directly related to the defense articles enumerated in paragraphs (a) through (e) of this category. (See Sec. 125.4 for exemptions.) Technical data directly related to the manufacture or production of any defense articles enumerated elsewhere in this category that are designated as Significant Military Equipment (SME) shall itself be designated SME. CATEGORY VII - TANKS AND MILITARY VEHICLES *(a) Military type armed or armored vehicles, military railway trains, and vehicles specifically designed or modified to accommodate mountings for arms or other specialized military equipment or fitted with such items. *(b) Military tanks, combat engineer vehicles, bridge launching vehicles, half-tracks and gun carriers. *(c) Self-propelled guns and howitzers. (d) Military trucks, trailers, hoists, and skids specifically designed, modified, or equipped to mount or carry weapons of Categories I, II and IV or for carrying and handling the articles in paragraph (a) of Categories III and IV. *(e) Military recovery vehicles. *(f) Amphibious vehicles. (See Sec. 121.4) *(g) Engines specifically designed or modified for the vehicles in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), and (f) of this category. (h) All specifically designed or modified components and parts, accessories, attachments, and associated equipment for the articles in this category, including but not limited to military bridging and deep water fording kits. (i) Technical data (as defined in Sec. 120.21) and defense services (as defined in Sec. 120.8) directly related to the defense articles enumerated in paragraphs (a) through (h) of this category. (See Sec. 125.4 for exemptions.) Technical data directly related to the manufacture or production of any defense articles enumerated elsewhere in this category that are designated as Significant Military Equipment (SME) shall itself be designated SME. CATEGORY VIII - AIRCRAFT, (SPACECRAFT) AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT *(a) Aircraft, including but not limited to helicopters, non-expansive ballons, drones, and lighter-than-air aricraft, which are specifically designed, modified, or equipped for military purposes. This includes but is not limited to the following military purposes: Gunnery, bombing, rocket or missile launching, electronic and other surveillance, reconnaissance, refueling, aerial mapping, military liaison, cargo carrying or dropping, personnel dropping, airborne warning and control, and military training. (See Sec. 121.3.) *(b) Military aircraft engines, except reciprocating engines, (and spacecraft engines) specifically designed or modified for the aircraft in paragraph (a) of this category. *(c) Cartridge-actuated devices utilized in emergency escape of personnel and airborne equipment (including but not limited to airborne refueling equipment) specifically designed or modified for use with the aircraft, (spacecraft) and engines of the types in paragraphs (a), (b), (and (h)) of this category. (d) Launching and recovery equipment for the articles in paragraph (a) (and (i)) of this category, if the equipment is specifically designed or modified for military use (or for use with spacecraft). Fixed land-based arresting gear is not included in this category. *(e) Inertial navigation systems, aided or hybrid inertial navigation systems, Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs), and Attitude and Heading Reference Systems (AHRS) specifically designed, modified, or configured for military use and all specifically designed components, parts and accessories. For other inertial reference systems and related components refer to Category XII(d). *(f) Development aircraft and components thereof which have a significant military applicability, excluding such aircraft and components that have been certified by the Federal Avaiation Administration and determined through the commodity jurisdiction procedure specified in Sec. 120.5 of this subchapter, to be subject to the export control jurisdiction of the Department of Commerce for purposes of section 17(c) of the Export Administration Act, as amended. *(g) Ground effect machines (GEMS) specifically designed or modified for military use, including but not limited to surface effect machines and other air cushion vehicles, and all components, parts, and accessories, attachments, and associated equipment specifically designed or modified for use with such machines. ((h) *(1) Spacecraft, including manned and unmanned, active and passive satellites (except those listed in Category VIII(i)(2).) ((2) Non-military communications satellites (excluding ground stations and associated equipment not enumerated elsewhere in Sec. 121.1).) ((i) Power supplies and energy sources specially designed or modified for spacecraft.) (j) Components, parts, accessories, attachments, and associated equipment (including ground support equipment) specifically designed or modified for the articles in paragraphs (a) through (g) of this category, excluding aircraft tires and propellors used with reciprocating engines. (k) Technical Data (as defined in Sec. 120.21) and defense services (as defined in Sec. 120.8) directly related to the defense articles enumerated in paragraphs (a) through (j) of this category. (See Sec. 125.4 for exemptions.) Technical data directly related to the manufacture or production of any defense articles enumerated elsewhere in this category that are designated as Significant Military Equipment (SME) shall itself be designated SME. ((l) Non-military aircraft inertial navigation systems, except those systems or components that are standard equipment in civil aircraft, including spare parts and spare units to be used exclusively for the maintenance of inertial navigation equipment incorporated in civil aircraft and that are certified by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as being an integral part of such aircraft.) ((m) Technical data for the design, development, production or manufacture of inertial navigation equipment or its related parts, components or subsystems which are standard equipment in civil aircraft and which are certified by the Federal Aviation Administration as being an integral part of such aircraft. FAA certified inertial navigation systems and all other technical data associated with such systems is under the licensing jurisdiction of the Department of Commerce.) CATEGORY IX - MILITARY TRAINING EQUIPMENT (a) Military training equipment including but not limited to attack trainers, radar target trainers, radar target generators, gunnery training devices, antisubmarine warfare trainers, target equipment, armament training units, operational flight trainers, air combat training systems, radar trainers, navigation trainers, and simulation devices related to defense articles. (b) Components, parts, accessories, attachments, and associated equipment specifically designed or modified for the articles in paragraph (a) of this category. (c) Technical Data (as defined in Sec. 120.21) and defense services (as defined in Sec. 120.8) directly related to the defense articles enumerated in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this category. (See Sec. 125.4 for exemptions.). CATEGORY X - PROTECTIVE PERSONNEL EQUIPMENT (a) Body armor specifically designed, modified or equipped for military use; articles, including but not limited to clothing, designed, modified or equipped to protect against or reduce detection by radar, infrared (IR) or other sensors; military helmets equipped with communications hardware, optical sights, slewing devices or mechanisms to protect against thermal flash or lasers, excluding standard military helmets. (b) Partial pressure suits and liquid oxygen converters used in aircraft in Category VIII(a). (c) Protective apparel and equipment specifically designed or modified for use with the articles in paragraphs (a) through (d) in Category XIV. (d) Components, parts, accessories, attachments, and associated equipment specifically designed or modified for use with the articles in paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of this category. (e) Technical Data (as defined in Sec. 120.21) and defense services (as defined in Sec. 120.8) directly related to the defense articles enumerated in paragraphs (a) through (d) of this category. (See Sec. 125.4 for exemptions.) CATEGORY XI - MILITARY (AND SPACE) ELECTRONICS (a) Electronic equipment not included in Category XII of the U.S. Munitions List which is specifically designed, modified or configured for military application. This equipment includes but is not limited to: *(1) Underwater sound equipment to include active and passive detection, identification, tracking, and weapons control equipment. *(2) Underwater acoustic active and passive countermeasures and counter-countermeasures. (3) Radar systems, with capabilities such as: *(i) Search, *(ii) Acquisition, *(iii) Tracking, *(iv) Moving target indication, *(v) Imaging radar systems, and (vi) Any ground air traffic control radar which is specifically designed or modified for military application. *(4) Electronic combat equipment, such as: (i) Active and passive countermeasures, (ii) Active and passive counter-countermeasures, and (iii) Radios (including transceivers) specifically designed or modified to interfere with other communication devices or transmissions. *(5) Command, control and communications systems to include radios (transceivers), navigation, and identification equipment. (6) Computers specifically designed or developed for military application and any computer specifically modified for use with any defense article in any category of the U.S. Munitions List. (7) Any experimental or developmental electronic equipment specifically designed or modified for military application or specifically designed or modified for use with a military system. *(b) Electronic systems or equipment specifically designed, modified, or configured for intelligence, security, or military purposes for use in search, reconnaissance, collection, monitoring, direction-finding, display, analysis and production of information from the electromagnetic spectrum and electronic systems or equipment designed or modified to counteract electronic surveillance or monitoring. A system meeting this definition is controlled under this subchapter even in instances where any individual pieces of equipment constituting the system may be subject to the controls of another U.S. Government agency. Such systems or equipment described above include, but are not limited to, those: (1) Designed or modified to use cryptographic techniques to generate the spreading code for spread spectrum or hopping code for frequency agility. This does not include fixed code techniques for spread spectrum. (2) Designed or modified using burst techniques (e.g., time compression techniques) for intelligence, security or military purposes. (3) Designed or modified for the purpose of information security to suppress the compromising emanations of information-bearing signals. This covers TEMPEST suppression technology and equipment meeting or designed to meet government TEMPEST standards. This definition is not intended to include equipment designed to meet Federal Communications Commission (FCC) commercial electro-magnetic interference standards or equipment designed for health and safety. ((c) Space electronics: *(1) Electronic equipment specifically designed or modified for spacecraft and spaceflight, and (2) Electronic equipment specifically designed or modified for use with non-military communications satellites. (3) Components, parts, accessories, attachments, and associated equipment specifically designed or modified for use with the equipment in subparagraphs (1) and (2).) (d) Components, parts, accessories, attachments, and associated equipment specifically designed or modified for use with the equipment in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this category, except for such items as are in normal commercial use. (e) Technical data (as defined in Sec. 120.21) and defense services (as defined in Sec. 120.8) directly related to the defense articles enumerated in paragraphs (a) through (d) of this category. (See Sec. 125.4 for exemptions.) Technical data directly related to the manufacture or production of any defense articles enumerated elsewhere in this category that are designated as Significant Military Equipment (SME) shall itself be designated as SME. CATEGORY XII - FIRE CONTROL, RANGE FINDER, OPTICAL AND GUIDANCE AND CONTROL EQUIPMENT *(a) Fire control systems; gun and missile tracking and guidance systems; gun range, position, height finders, spotting instruments and laying equipment; aiming devices (electronic, optic, and acoustic); bomb sights, bombing computers, military television sighting and viewing units, and periscopes for the articles of this section. *(b) Lasers specifically designed, modified or configured for military application including those used in military communication devices, target designators and range finders, target detection systems, and directed energy weapons. *(c) Infrared focal plane array detectors specifically, designed, modified or configured for military use; image intensification and other night sighting equipment or systems specifically designed, modified, or configured for military use; second generation and above military image intensification tubes (defined below) specifically designed, developed, modified, or configured for military use, and, infrared, visible, and ultraviolet devices specifically designed, developed, modified, or configured for military application. Note: Special Definition. For purposes of this subparagraph, second and third generation image intensifier tubes are defined as having: A peak response within the 0.4 to 1.05 micron wavelength range and incorporating a microchannel plate for electron image amplification having a hole pitch (center-to-center spacing) of less than 25 microns, and having either: (a) An S-20, S-25 or multialkali photocathode; or (b) A semiconductor photocathode; *(d) Inertial platforms and sensors for weapons or weapon systems; guidance, control and stabilization systems except for those systems covered in category VIII; astro-compasses and star trackers and military and (non-military) accelerometers and gyros. For aircraft inertial reference systems and related components refer to Category VIII. ((e) Non-military second generation and above image intensification tubes, non-military infrared focal plane arrays, and image intensification tubes identified in paragraph (c) of this section when a part of a commerical system (i.e. those systems originally designed for commerical use). This does not include military systems comprised of non-military specification components.) (f) Components, parts, accessories, attachments and associated equipment specifically designed or modified for the articles in paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) of this category, except for such items as are in normal commercial use. (g) Technical data (as defined in Sec. 120.21) and defense services (as defined in Sec. 120.8) directly related to the defense articles enumerated in paragraphs (a) through (h) of this category. (See Sec. 125.4 for exemptions.) Technical data directly related to manufacture and production of any defense articles enumerated elsewhere in this category that are designated as Significant Military Equipment (SME) shall itself be designated as SME. CATEGORY XIII - AUXILIARY MILITARY EQUIPMENT (a) Cameras (including space cameras) and specialized processing equipment therefore, photointerpretation, stereoscopic plotting, and photogrammetry equipment which are specifically designed or modified for military purposes, and components specifically designed or modified therefor; (b) Information Security Systems and equipment, cryptographic devices, software, and components specifically designed or modified therefore, including: (1) Cryptographic (including key management) systems, equipment, assemblies, modules, integrated circuits, components or software with the capability of maintaining secrecy or confidentiality of information or information systems, except cryptographic equipment and software as follows: (i) Restricted to decryption functions specifically designed to allow the execution of copy protected software, provided the decryption functions are not user-accessible. (ii) Specially designed, developed or modified for use in machines for banking or money transactions, and restricted to use only in such transactions. Machines for banking or money transactions include automatic teller machines, self-service statement printers, point of sale terminals or equipment for the encryption of interbanking transactions. (iii) Employing only analog techniques to provide the cryptographic processing that ensures information security in the following applications: Note: A procedure has been established to facilitate the expeditious transfer to the Commodity Control List of mass market software products with encryption that meet specified criteria regarding encryption for the privacy of data and the associated key management. Requests to transfer commodity jurisdiction of mass market software products designed to meet the specified criteria may be submitted in accordance with the commodity jurisdiction provisions of Sec. 120.5. Questions regarding the specified criteria or the commodity jurisdiction process should be addressed to the Office of Defense Trade Controls. All mass market software products with cryptography that were previously granted transfers of commodity jurisdiction will remain under DOC control. Mass market software governed by this note is software that is generally available to the public by being sold from stock at retail selling points, without restriction, by means of over the counter transactions, mail order transactions, or telephone call transactions; and designed for installation by the user without further substantial support by the supplier. a. Fixed (defined below) band scrambling not exceeding 8 bands and in which the transpositions change not more frequently than once every second; b. Fixed (defined below) band scrambling exceeding 8 bands and in which the transpositions change not more frequently than once every ten seconds; c. Fixed (defined below) frequency inversion and in which the transpositions change not more frequently than once every second; d. Facsimile equipment; e. Restricted audience broadcast equipment; f. Civil television equipment. Note: Special definition. For purposes of this subparagraph, 'fixed' means that the coding or compression algorithm cannot accept externally supplied parameters (e.g., cryptographic or key variables) and cannot be modified by the user. (iv) Personalized smart cards using cryptography restricted for use only in equipment or systems exempted from the controls of the USML. (v) Limited to access control, such as automatic teller machines, self-service statement printers or point of sale terminals, which protects password or personal identification numbers (PIN) or similar data to prevent unauthorized access to facilities but does not allow for encryption of files or text, except as directly related to the password of PIN protection. (vi) Limited to data authentication which calculates a Message Authentication Code (MAC) or similar result to ensure no alteration of text has taken place, or to authenticate users, but does not allow for encryption of data, text or other media other than that needed for the authentication. (vii) Restricted to fixed data compression or coding techniques. (viii) Limited to receiving for radio broadcast, pay television or similar restricted audience television of the consumer type, without digital encryption and where digital decryption is limited to the video, audio or management functions. (ix) Software designed or modified to protect against malicious computer damage, e.g., viruses. (2) Cryptographic (including key management) systems, equipment, assemblies, modules, integrated circuits, components or software which have the capability of generating spreading or hopping codes for spread spectrum systems or equipment. (3) Cryptanalytic systems, equipment, assemblies, modules, integrated circuits, components or software. (4) Systems, equipment, assemblies, modules, integrated circuits, components or software providing certified or certifiable multi-level security or user isolation exceeding class B2 of the Trusted Computer System Evaluation Criteria (TCSEC) and software to certify such systems, equipment or software. (5) Ancillary equipment specifically designed or modified for paragraphs (b) (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) of this category; (c) Self-contained diving and underwater breathing apparatus as follows: (1) Closed and semi-closed circuits (rebreathing) apparatus; (2) Specially designed components for use in the conversion of open-circuit apparatus to military use; and (3) Articles exclusively designed for military use with self-contained diving and underwater swimming apparatus. (d) Carbon/carbon billets and preforms which are reinforced with continuous unidirectional tows, tapes, or woven cloths in three or more dimensional planes (i.e. 3D, 4D, etc.). This is exclusive of carbon/carbon billets and preforms where reinforcement in the third dimension is limited to interlocking of adjacent layers only, and carbon/carbon 3D, 4D, etc. end items which have not been specifically designed or modified for defense articles (e.g., brakes for commercial aircraft or high speed trains). Armor (e.g., organic, ceramic, metallic), and reactive armor which has been specifically designed or modified for defense articles. Structural materials including carbon/carbon and metal matrix composites, plate, forgings, castings, welding consumables and rolled and extruded shapes which have been specifically designed or modified for defense articles. (e) Concealment and deception equipment, including but not limited to special paints, decoys, and simulators and components, parts and accessories specifically designed or modified therefor. (f) Energy conversion devices for producing electrical energy from nuclear, thermal, or solar energy, or from chemical reaction which are specifically designed or modified for military application. (g) Chemiluminescent compounds and solid state devices specifically designed or modified for military application. (h) Devices embodying particle beam and electromagnetic pulse technology and associated components and subassemblies (e.g., ion beam current injectors, particle accelerators for neutral or charged particles, beam handling and projection equipment, beam steering, fire control, and point equipment, test and diagnostic instruments, and targets) which are specifically designed or modified for directed energy weapon applications. (i) Metal embrittling agents. *(j) Hardware and equipment, which has been specifically designed or modified for military applications, that is associated with the measurement or modification of system signatures for detection of defense articles. This includes but is not limited to signature measurement equipment; prediction techniques and codes; signature materials and treatments; and signature control design methodology. (k) Technical data (as defined in Sec. 120.21) and defense services (as defined in Sec. 120.8) related to the defense articles listed in this category. (See Sec. 125.4 for exemptions; see also Sec. 123.21). Technical data directly related to the manufacture or production of any defense articles enumerated elsewhere is this category that are designated as Significant Military Equipment (SME) shall itself be designated as SME. CATEGORY XIV - TOXICOLOGICAL AGENTS AND EQUIPMENT AND RADIOLOGICAL EQUIPMENT *(a) Chemical agents, including but not limited to lung irritants, vesicants, lachrymators, tear gases (except tear gas formulations containing 1% or less CN or CS), sternutators and irritant smoke, and nerve gases and incapacitating agents. (See Sec. 121.7.) *(b) Biological agents. *(c) Equipment for dissemination, detection, and identification of, and defense against, the articles in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this category. *(d) Nuclear radiation detection and measuring devices, manufactured to military specification. (e) Components, parts, accessories, attachments, and associated equipment specifically designed or modified for the articles in paragraphs (c) and (d) of this category. (f) Technical data (as defined in Sec. 120.21) and defense services (as defined in Sec. 120.8) related to the defense articles enumerated in paragraphs (a) through (e) of this category. (See Sec. 125.4 for exemptions; see also Sec. 123.21). Technical data directly related to the manufacture or production of any defense articles enumerated elsewhere in this category that are designated as Significant Military Equipment (SME) shall itself be designated as SME. CATEGORY XV - SPACECRAFT SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT *(a) Spacecraft and associated hardware, including ground support equipment, specifically designed or modified for military use. (b) Spacecraft, including their ground stations, with any of the following characteristics: (1) Reserved (remote sensing satellites) (2) Communications satellites (excluding ground stations and their associated equipment and technical data not enumerated elsewhere in Sec. 121.1 of this subchapter) with any of the following characteristics: (i) Anti-jam capability. Antennas and/or antenna systems with ability to respond to incoming interference by adaptively reducing antenna gain in the direction of the interference. (ii) Antennas: (A) With aperture (overall dimension of the radiating portions of the antenna) greater than 30 feet; or (B) With sidelobes less than or equal to -35dB; or (C) Designed, modified, or configured to provide coverage area on the surface of the earth less than 200 nm in diameter, where 'coverage area is defined as that area on the surface of the earth that is illuminated by the main beam width of the antenna (which is the angular distance between half power points of the beam). (iii) Designed, modified or configured for intersatellite data relay links do not involve a ground relay terminal ('cross-links'). (iv) Spaceborne baseband processing equipment that uses any technique other than frequency translation which can be changed on a channel by channel basis among previously assigned fixed frequencies several times a day. (v) Employing any of the cryptographic items controlled under category XIII (b) of Sec. 121.1 of this subchapter. (vi) Employing radiation-hardened devices controlled elsewhere in Sec. 121.1 that are not 'embedded in the satellite in such a way as to deny physical access. (Here 'embedded means that the device cannot feasibly either be removed from the satellite or be used for other purposes.) (vii) Having propulsion systems which permit acceleration of the satellite on-orbit (i.e., after mission orbit injection) at rates greater than 0.1g. (viii) Having attitude control and determination systems designed to provide spacecraft pointing determination and control better than 0.02 degrees azimuth and elevation. (ix) Having orbit transfer engines ('kick-motors') which remain permanently with the spacecraft and are capable of being restarted after achievement of mission orbit and providing acceleration greater than lg. (Orbit transfer engines which are not designed, built, and shipped as an integral part of the satellite are controlled under category IV of Sec. 121.1 of this subchapter.) (3) Reserved. (survivability) (4) Reserved. (Spacecraft high power subsystems, etc.) (c) Global Positioning System (GPS) receiving equipment specially designed, modified or configured for military use; or GPS receiving equipment with any of the following characteristics: (1) Designed for encryption or decryption (e.g.: Y-Code) of GPS precise positioning service (PPS) signals; (2) Designed for producing navigation results above 60,000 feet altitude and at 1,000 knots velocity or greater; (3) Specifically designed or modified for use with a null steering antenna or including a null steering antenna designed to reduce or avoid jamming signals; (4) Designed or modified for use with unmanned air vehicle systems capable for delivering at least a 500 kg payload to a range of at least 300 km. Note: GSP receivers designed or modified for use with military unmanned air vehicle systems with less capability are considered to be specifically designed, modified, or configured for military use and therefore covered under this paragraph (c). Note: Any GPS equipment not meeting this definition is subject to the jurisdiction of the Department of Commerce (DOC). Manufacturers or exporters of equipment under DOC jurisdiction are advised that the U.S. Government does not assure the availability of the GPS P-Code for civil navigation. It is the policy of the Department of Defense (DOD) that GPS receivers using P-Code without clarification as to whether or not those receivers were designed or modified to use Y-Code will be presumed to be Y-Code capable and covered under this paragraph (c). The DOD policy further requires that a notice be attached to all P-Code receivers presented for export. The notice must state the following: Advisory Notice: This receiver uses the GPS P-Code signal, which by U.S. policy may be switched off without notice. (d) Components, parts, accessories, attachments, and associated equipment (including ground support equipment) specifically designed, modified or configured for the articles in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this category, as well as for any satellites under the export licensing jurisdiction of the Department of Commerce, except as noted below. Explanatory Note: This language is not intended to preclude a license application of a complete satellite that is under the jurisdiction of the Department of Commerce from including in that license application any directly associated components, parts, accessories, attachments and associated equipment (including ground support equipment) unless such items are specifically identified for control in paragraph (a) or (b) of this category or any other category of Sec. 121.1 of this subchapter. It is understood that spares, replacement parts, ground support and test equipment, payload adapter/interface hardware, etc. are typically provided as part of a satellite launch campaign; however, such items are only exempt from USML licensing when their intended use is directly related to supporting the Commerce-licensed satellite launch campaign. Once the satellite has been successfully launched, it is understood that such items remaining unlaunched will be returned to the United States. (e) Technical data (as defined in Sec. 120.21 of this subchapter) and defense services (as defined in Sec. 120.8 of this subchapter) directly related to the defense articles enumerated in paragraphs (a) through (d) of this category. (See Sec. 125.4 of this subchapter for exceptions.) Technical data directly related to the manufacture or production of any defense articles enumerated elsewhere in this category that are designated as Significant Military Equipment (SME) shall itself be designated SME. In addition, detailed, design, development, production or manufacturing data for all spacecraft systems and specifically designed or modified components thereof, regardless of which U.S. Government agency has jurisdiction for export of the hardware. (See Sec. 125.4 of this subchapter for exceptions.) This restriction does not include that level of technical data (including marketing data) necessary and reasonable for a purchaser to have assurance that a U.S.-built item intended to operate in space has been designed, manufactured and tested in conformance with specified contract requirements (e.g., operational performance, reliability, lifetime, product quality, or delivery expectations) and data necessary to evaluate in-orbit anomalies and to operate and maintain associated ground equipment. CATEGORY XVI - NUCLEAR WEAPONS DESIGN AND TEST EQUIPMENT *(a) Any article, material, equipment, or device which is specifically designed or modified for use in the design, development, or fabrication of nuclear weapons or nuclear explosive devices. (See Sec. 123.21 and Department of Commerce Export Regulations, 15 CFR part 778). *(b) Any article, material, equipment, or device which is specifically designed or modified for use in the devising, carrying out, or evaluating of nuclear weapons tests or any other nuclear explosions, except such items as are in normal commercial use for other purposes. (c) Technical data (as defined in Sec. 120.21) and defense services (as defined in Sec. 120.8) directly related to the defense articles enumerated in paragraphs (a) through (b) of this category. (See Sec. 125.4 for exemptions.) Technical data directly related to the manufacture or production of any defense articles enumerated elsewhere in this category that are designated as Significant Military Equipment (SME) shall itself be designated SME. CATEGORY XVII - CLASSIFIED ARTICLES, TECHNICAL DATA AND DEFENSE SERVICES NOT OTHERWISE ENUMERATED *(a) All articles, technical data (as defined in Sec. 120.21) and defense services (as defined in Sec. 120.8) relating thereto which are classified in the interests of national security and which are not otherwise enumerated in the U.S. Munitions List. CATEGORY XVIII - (RESERVED) CATEGORY XIX - (RESERVED) CATEGORY XX - SUBMERSIBLE VESSELS, OCEANOGRAPHIC AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT *(a) Submersible vessels, manned or unmanned, tethered or untethered, designed or modified for military purposes, or powered by nuclear propulsion plants. *(b) Swimmer delivery vehicles designed or modified for military purposes. (c) Equipment, components, parts, accessories, and attachments specifically designed or modified for any of the articles in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this category. (d) Technical data (as defined in Sec. 120.21) and defense services (as defined in Sec. 120.8) directly related to the defense articles enumerated in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this category. (See Sec. 125.4 for exemptions.) Technical data directly related to the manufacture or production of any defense articles enumerated elsewhere in this category that are designated as Significant Military Equipment (SME) shall itself be designated as SME. CATEGORY XXI - MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES (a) Any article not specifically enumerated in the other categories of the U.S. Munitions List which has substantial military applicability and which has been specifically designed or modified for military purposes. The decision on whether any article may be included in this category shall be made by the Director of the Office of Defense Trade Controls. (b) Technical data (as defined in Sec. 120.21) and defense services (as defined in Sec. 120.8) directly related to the defense articles enumerated in paragraphs (a) of this category. (57 FR 15230, Apr. 27, 1992, as amended at 57 FR 32148, July 20, 1992; 57 FR 41078, Sept. 9, 1992; 57 FR 48316, Oct. 23, 1992)