The Department of State recently issued a Federal Register notice of 10 people statutorily debarred after being found guilty of breaking the Arms Export Control Act or conspiring to do so.
This action, under the act (22 U.S.C. 2751, et seq.), underlines the department's obligation to safeguard the integrity of U.S. defense commerce and is taken in accordance with section 127.7(b) of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (22 CFR sections 120-130), according to an Aug. 10 State Department news release.
“This notice is provided for purposes of making the public aware that these statutorily debarred persons are prohibited from participating directly or indirectly in activities regulated by the ITAR,” the release said.
The individuals who are subject to statutory debarment based on their criminal conviction by a court of the United States have been identified by the Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance in the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, in cooperation with the Department of Justice, Homeland Security Investigations and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the release reported.
The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls of the PM Bureau maintains a complete list of all individuals who are subject to statutory debarment, which is accessible at Statutory Debarment List, according to the release.
