31 CFR § 800.254 - U.S. regulatory authorization.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t31/s800.254"
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title: "31 CFR § 800.254 - U.S. regulatory authorization."
title_number: 31
title_name: "Money and Finance: Treasury"
section_number: "800.254"
section_name: "U.S. regulatory authorization."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF INVESTMENT SECURITY, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
part_number: "800"
part_name: "REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO CERTAIN INVESTMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES BY FOREIGN PERSONS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "50 U.S.C. 4565; E.O. 11858, as amended, 73 FR 4677."
regulatory_source: "85 FR 3124, Jan. 17, 2020, unless otherwise noted."
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# 800.254 U.S. regulatory authorization.

The term *U.S. regulatory authorization* means:

(a) A license or other approval issued by the Department of State under the ITAR;

(b) A license from the Department of Commerce under the EAR;

(c) A specific or general authorization from the Department of Energy under the regulations governing assistance to foreign atomic energy activities at 10 CFR part 810 other than the general authorization described in 10 CFR 810.6(a); or

(d) A specific license from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission under the regulations governing the export or import of nuclear equipment and material at 10 CFR part 110.

[85 FR 57128, Sept. 15, 2020]