48 CFR § 225.770-1 - 225.770-1 Definitions.

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title: "48 CFR § 225.770-1 - 225.770-1   Definitions."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "225.770-1"
section_name: "225.770-1   Definitions."
chapter_number: 2
chapter_name: "DEFENSE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "SOCIOECONOMIC PROGRAMS"
part_number: "225"
part_name: "FOREIGN ACQUISITION"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "41 U.S.C. 1303 and 48 CFR chapter 1."
regulatory_source: "56 FR 36367, July 31, 1991, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "225"
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# 225.770-1 225.770-1   Definitions.

As used in this section—

*Component* means an item that is useful only when used in conjunction with an end item (15 CFR 772.1 and 22 CFR 120.45(b)).

*Item* means—

(1) A USML defense article, as defined at 22 CFR 120.6;

(2) A USML defense service, as defined at 22 CFR 120.9; or

(3) A 600 series item, as defined at 15 CFR 772.1.

*Part* means any single unassembled element of a major or minor component, accessory, or attachment, that is not normally subject to disassembly without the destruction or impairment of designed use (15 CFR 772.1 and 22 CFR 120.45(d)).

[83 FR 66072, Dec. 21, 2018]