kristen l. worman assistant general counsel institutional compliance practice group
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The Texas A&M University System Office of General Counsel. Export Controls: Training, Travel, & Computers Compliance Officer Meeting October 15-16, 2013. Kristen L. Worman Assistant General Counsel Institutional Compliance Practice Group. Training, Travel & Computers. Training - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Kristen L. WormanAssistant General Counsel
Institutional Compliance Practice Group
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Export Controls:
Training, Travel, & ComputersCompliance Officer Meeting
October 15-16, 2013
The Texas A&M University System
Office of General Counsel
Training, Travel & Computers
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• Training• Offered by OGC• Presentation & Roundtable Discussion
• Travel• Know Before You Go!• What if you get stopped?
• Computers• How do export controls relate to IT?• What are the potential red flags?
Office of General CounselExport Controls Training
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WHO? Administrators, faculty, staff and students, as needed.
WHAT? Export Control Training
WHEN? Contact OGC to schedule a date.
WHERE? On your campus.
WHY ? To provide system members with an awareness of export control issues that affect campus and research activities.
HOW? One-hour presentation w/Q&A, followed by a roundtable discussion with member stakeholders (i.e., employees who are responsible for affected areas of activity).
Stakeholders & Functional Areas Affected
by Export Controls
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Stakeholders – Those employees who are responsible for a functional area affected by Export Controls.
Functional Areas/Activities Affected by Export Controls: Compliance Deemed Exports (International Faculty, Staff & Students) Financial Transactions/Purchasing Human Resources Immigration Information Technology (IT) International Visitors Research (Grants/Contracts/Equipment) Shipping Technology Commercialization Travel
International Travel & Export Controls:
Know BEFORE you go!
• What do I need to know?– Where are you going?– Who are you visiting?– What’s in your wallet?
• Or on your computer?– Who owns it?
• You or the University?– Do you really need to take that?– Will you need to access your files from outside the
US?– When are you coming back?
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International Travel & Export Controls:
US Customs & Border Patrol
• What happens if I get stopped?– US CBP may search your
luggage.– US CBP may ask you to
turn on / log into your laptop or other device.
– If you decline, US CBP may seize your device.
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Pre-travel Briefings
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• Export Control:Pre-travel Briefings
• Meet with individuals who are travelling.
• Talk about the risks.
• Have them sign an acknowledgment form.
IT & Export Controls:Computers, Smartphones & other
devices
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How do export controls apply to IT?• Export control regulations prohibit
exports to foreign countries, persons and entities – including exports of technology, software and technical data.
• Most technology, software and technical data are considered dual-use and fall under the EAR.
• BUT certain military-use or military-grade items are listed on the ITAR.
IT & Export Controls:Potential Red Flags
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•Travelling with IT devices Laptops Cell Phones Tablets Flash Drives
• Using non-University email accounts
•The Cloud Storing Data Exchanging Files
Questions
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Contact Information
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Kristen L. Worman
Assistant General Counsel
THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
(979) 458-6124