15 CFR § 231.121 - Technology or product that raises national security concerns.

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title: "15 CFR § 231.121 - Technology or product that raises national security concerns."
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title_name: "Commerce and Foreign Trade"
section_number: "231.121"
section_name: "Technology or product that raises national security concerns."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE"
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# 231.121 Technology or product that raises national security concerns.

*A technology or product that raises national security concerns* means:

(a) Any semiconductor critical to national security;

(b) Any item listed in Category 3 of the Commerce Control List (supplement no. 1 to part 774 of the Export Administration Regulations, 15 CFR part 774) that is controlled for National Security (“NS”) reasons, as described in 15 CFR 742.4, or Regional Stability (“RS”) reasons, as described in 15 CFR 742.6; and

(c) Any other technology or product that the Secretary determines raises national security concerns.