Export Controls
Forms and additional information for the OHSU community can be found on the Export Controls O2 page.
Export Controls are an expansive set of US federal laws and regulations intended to advance the national security, foreign policy, human rights, and economic interests of the United States. To meet these objectives, export controls require licensing for, or prohibit, the transfer of materials, technologies, services, and money to certain foreign persons and countries.
When required, federal export licenses must be obtained prior to an export occurring; issuance of an export license can take up to three months or more depending on the federal authority. Export license applications for OHSU can only be submitted by the export control office.
What university activities could require an export license?
- Shipping or hand carrying items to a foreign country.
- Sharing controlled technology (including visually or verbally) with a foreign person in the U.S. ("deemed export").
- Electronically transmitting controlled information outside the U.S. via any method.
- Collaborating with a colleague residing in an embargoed country.
What do export controls not regulate?
- Fundamental Research
This is excluded from export controls and is defined as basic and applied research in science and engineering, where the resulting information is ordinarily published and shared broadly within the scientific community. The applicability of this exclusion relies on two factors:
- The ability to perform research without restrictions on participation by foreign persons
- The ability to broadly share and disseminate research results.
- Educational Information
Materials from most course catalog listed classes taught at U.S. universities are not subject to export control regulations.
- Published Information
Information that is published and accessible to the public in books, periodicals, patents, or presented at conferences, seminars, or other open gatherings is not subject to export controls.