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BIS Under Secretary Expects USML to be Positive List by 2012, Etc.

Bureau of Industry and Security Under Secretary Hill gave a speech to the C5 European Forum on Export Controls on February 7, 2011, where he stated that by early 2012, BIS expects the entire U.S. Munitions List (USML) to be…

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turned into a positive list. He also stated that many items deemed to be militarily insignificant (bolts, screws, blankets, etc.) would be moved from the USML to the CCL to distinguish them from items that truly have a military utility and that USML Category VII items for parts and components will likely be moved to Commerce jurisdiction.