27 CFR § 447.55 - Departments of State and Defense consulted.

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title: "27 CFR § 447.55 - Departments of State and Defense consulted."
title_number: 27
title_name: "Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms"
section_number: "447.55"
section_name: "Departments of State and Defense consulted."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND EXPLOSIVES, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION"
part_number: "447"
part_name: "IMPORTATION OF ARMS, AMMUNITION AND IMPLEMENTS OF WAR"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "22 U.S.C. 2778; E.O. 13637, 78 FR 16129 (Mar. 8, 2013)."
regulatory_source: "T.D. ATF-8, 39 FR 3251, Jan. 25, 1974, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated by T.D. ATF-487, 68 FR 3747, Jan. 24, 2003."
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# 447.55 Departments of State and Defense consulted.

The administration of the provisions of this part will be subject to the guidance of the Secretaries of State and Defense on matters affecting world peace and the external security and foreign policy of the United States.