Office of Research Integrity and Outreach

The federal definition of export controls is U.S. federal government laws and regulations that require federal agency approval before the export of controlled items, commodities, technology, software or information to restricted foreign countries, persons and entities (including universities).

USM H1-B Visa Worksheet and Certification (pdf)

ECR Resources:

• Export Control Regulation (ECR) Standard Operating Procedures (pdf)
• Export Administration Regulation (EAR) Commerce Control List (CCL) (external link)
• International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) United States Munitions List (USML) (external link)

• Fundamental Research Exclusion - ECR Decision Tree - University of Maine (pdf)

• Export Law Blog (external link)
• Export Control Best Practices for Academics Traveling Overseas (pdf)

ECR Training:

US Export Control Regulations training is available online through CITI,
and can be found by clicking on this link:

 US Export Control RegulationsTraining (external link)

• 1. Please select the University of Maine System as the Participating Institution
  2. When asked to select curriculum, please answer "CITI Export Controls" to Question 8.
  3. Please use the visual guides provided below for reference:
  • New User -  ECR CITI Quick Visual Guide (pdf)
  • Return User - ECR CITI Quick Visual Guide (pdf)