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The Defense Trade Advisory Group (DTAG)

The DTAG, established as a continuing committee under the authority of 22 U.S.C. 2656 and the Federal Advisory Committee Act, provides the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs with a formal channel for regular consultation and coordination with U.S. private sector defense exporters and defense trade specialists on issues involving U.S. laws, policies, and regulations for munitions exports. The DTAG advises the Bureau on its support for and regulation of defense trade to help ensure that impediments to legitimate exports are reduced while the foreign policy and national security interests of the U.S. continue to be protected and advanced in accordance with the Arms Export Control Act, as amended.

Members are appointed by the Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs on the basis of individual substantive and technical expertise and qualifications, and are drawn from a representative cross-section of U.S. defense industry, association, academic, and foundation personnel, including appropriate technical and military experts.

DTAG Activity 2016:

November 15, 2016

• Documents and Presentations:
  • Plenary Session Presentation (PPT, 628KB)
  • Plenary Session Minutes (PDF, 245KB)
  • Plenary Session Licensing Working Group White Paper (PDF, 131KB)
  • Plenary Session Compliance Working Group White Paper (PDF,132KB)
  • Plenary Session Reg Policy Working Group White Paper (PDF,227KB)

October 25, 2016

• Federal Register Notice: Notice of Meeting (PDF, 170KB)

November 23, 2016

• DTAG Membership List (PDF, 88KB)

May 16, 2016

• Signed Charters List (PDF, 88KB)

February 3, 2016

• Federal Register Notice: Notice of Membership (PDF, 191KB)

DTAG Activity 2015:

October 29, 2015

• Plenary Session Minutes Minutes (PDF, 197KB)
• Documents and Presentations:
  • Cyber Working Group:
    • Presentation (PDF, 482KB)
    • White Paper (PDF, 711KB)
  • DTAG Structure, Operations and Process Working Group:
    • Presentation (PDF, 364KB)
    • White Paper (PDF, 308KB)
  • Export Control Reform:
    • Presentation (PDF, 404KB)
    • White Paper (PDF, 132KB)
  • Trade Compliance Process:
    • Presentation (PDF, 736KB)
    • White Paper (PDF, 1MB)

DTAG Activity 2014:

February 5, 2014

• Federal Register Notice: Notice of Membership (PDF, 215KB)

January 16, 2014

• Plenary Session Minutes (PDF, 18MB)
• Documents and Presentations:
  • Impacts of Export Control Reform Initiatives:
    • Presentation (PDF, 1.3MB)
    • White Paper (PDF, 579KB)
  • Use of the Defense Trade Cooperation Treaties Exemptions:
    • Presentation (PDF, 242KB)
    • White Paper (PDF, 164KB)
  • Commercial Unmanned Aerial Vehicles:
    • Presentation (PDF, 1.9MB)
    • White Paper (PDF, 217KB)
  • Competing Requirements of Controlled Unclassified Information:
    • Presentation (PDF, 1.3MB)
    • White Paper (PDF, 345KB)
• Federal Register Notice: Notice of Meeting (PDF, 178KB)
• Topics for Discussion (PDF, 173KB)
• DTAG Charter 2014 (PDF, 1732KB)
• DTAG Terms of Reference (PDF, 26KB)

DTAG Activity 2013:

May 9, 2013

• Plenary Session Minutes (PDF, 4.4MB)
• Documents and Presentations:
  • Technical Data Harmonization:
    • Presentation (PPT, 773KB)
    • White Paper (PDF, 456KB)
  • Fundamental Research:
    • Presentation (PPT, 2.6MB)
    • White Paper (PDF, 1.1MB)
  • Cloud Computing:
    • Presentation (PPT, 1.7MB)
    • White Paper (PDF, 975KB)
• Federal Register Notice: Notice of Meeting (PDF, 174KB)

DTAG Activity 2012:

November 28, 2012

• Plenary Session Minutes (PDF, 4.8MB)
• Documents and Presentations:
  • ITAR Priorities:
    • Presentation (PPT, 881KB)
    • White Paper (PDF, 251KB)
    • Spreadsheet (PDF, 330KB)
  • OEM:
    • Presentation (PPT, 774KB)
  • Brokering:
    • Presentation (PPT, 1.3MB)
    • White Paper (PDF, 301KB)
    • Working Paper (PDF, 145KB)
• Federal Register Notice: Notice of Meeting (PDF, 193KB)
• Agenda (PDF, 11KB)

July 26, 2012

• Plenary Session Minutes (PDF, 5.6MB)
• Documents and Presentations:
  • Transfer of Satellites and Related Components from the USML to CCL:
    • Presentation (PPT, 1.2MB)
    • Report (PDF, 374KB)
  • Transshipment of Defense Articles:
    • Presentation (PPT, 801KB)
    • White Paper (PDF, 310KB)
    • Report (PDF, 440KB)
• Federal Register Notice: Notice of Meeting July 26, 2012 (PDF, 199KB)
• Membership: 2012-2014 (PDF, 28KB)

DTAG Activity 2011:

November 11, 2011

• Plenary Session Minutes (PDF, 4.7MB)
• Membership application requests due by December 15, 2011. Click here for details.
• Documents and Presentations:
  • AS Shapiro Remarks (PDF, 70.4KB)
  • USML to CCL FRN Review Presentaion (PPT, 340KB)
  • Single License Form Presentation (PPT, 364KB)
  • Definition of Public Domain Presentation (PPT, 260KB)
  • DTAG License Matrix for Proposed Single Draft Form (PDF, 456KB)

May 3, 2011

• Plenary Session Minutes (PDF, 4.6MB)
• Documents and Presentations:
  • Presentation on a Government Program License (PPT, 1.1MB)
  • Presentation on a Licensing Policy for Tiers (PPT, 1.1MB)
  • Presentation on Specially Designed (PPT, 187KB)
• Federal Register Notice: Notice of Meeting May 3, 2011 (PDF, 138KB)

DTAG Activity 2010:

October 20, 2010

• Plenary Session Minutes (PDF, 2.75MB)
• Documents and Presentations:
  • Tasking Letter (PDF, 206KB)
  • DTAG Overview Presentation (PPT, 831KB)
  • Category VIII Presentation (PPT, 1.1MB)
  • Category VIII Working Draft (PDF, 320KB)
  • Category XI Presentation (PDF, 732KB)
  • Category XI Working Draft (PDF, 400KB)
  • Category XII Presentation (PPT, 51KB)
  • Category XII Working Draft (PDF, 340KB)

July 7, 2010

• Plenary Session Minutes (PDF, 5.26MB)
• Documents and Presentations:
  • Presentation by Ms. Christine McGinn: Definition of Section 120.9 - Defense Services (PDF, 5.66MB)
  • Presentation by Mr. Bill Wade: Section 123.28 - Special Exemption for the Export of Components and Spare Parts in Support of Previously Exported U.S. Origin End Items (PDF, 2.35MB)
  • Presentation by Mr. Dennis Burnett: ITAR Section 126.20 Policy on Export and Re-export of Defense Articles Incorporated into Commodities "Subject to the EAR" (PDF, 5.25MB)
  • Working Group #1 (PPT, 206KB)
  • Working Group #2 (PPT, 203KB)
  • Working Group #3 (PPT, 1.8MB)
  • List of Attendees (PDF, 299KB)
• Federal Register Notice: Notice of Meeting July 7, 2010 (PDF, 43KB)
• Agenda (PDF, 84KB)
• Membership: 2010-2012 (PDF, 148KB)

DTAG Activity 2009:

December 4, 2009

• Plenary Session Opening Remarks (PDF, 66kB)
• Plenary Session Minutes (PDF, 5.25MB)
• Documents and Presentations:
  • Section 126.4 Recommendations (PDF, 82KB)
  • Amendments to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations: Registration and Licensing of Brokers, Brokering Activities, Related Provisions, and Other Technical Changes (PDF, 285KB)
  • 21st Century Export Control System Presentation (PDF, 370KB)
  • Brokering: Part 129 Working Group Comments to DDTC Proposed Rule (PDF, 1MKB)
• Federal Register Notice: Meeting Agenda.
  • Discussion Topics:
    • Draft Proposed Rules for ITAR Section 126.4 (PDF, 19kB)
    • ITAR Section 129. (PDF, 259kB)

April 7, 2009

• Federal Register Notice: Notice of Meeting April 7, 2009 (PDF, 51KB)
• Plenary Session: Minutes (PDF, 309KB)
• Documents and Presentations:
  • Proposed New Priorities (PDF, 12KB)
  • ITAR Definitions Working Group Presentation (PDF, 575KB)
• Federal Register Notice: Notice of Membership (PDF, 45KB)

DTAG Activity 2008:

October 21, 2008

• Plenary Session: Minutes (PDF, 1.36MB)
• Documents and Presentations:
  • DDTC Update brief (PPT, 147KB)
  • ITAR Definitions Working Group brief (PPT, 24KB)
  • USML Review Working Group brief (PPT, 83KB)
  • USML Review Working Group's Report (PDF, 35KB)
  • ITAR Definitions Working Group's Plan (PDF, 18KB)
• Federal Register Notice: Registration for Meeting ends Tuesday, October 14. (PDF, KB)
• Federal Register Notice: Notice of Meeting (PDF, 46KB)

June 19, 2008

• Plenary Session: Minutes (PDF, 5.82MB)
• Agenda
• Federal Register Notice: Notice of Closed Meeting June 19, 2008 (PDF, 49KB)
• Federal Register Notice: Notice of Open Meeting June 19, 2008 (PDF, 55KB)
• Membership Listing: 2008-2010 (PDF, 12KB)

DTAG Activity 2007:

September 20, 2007

• Plenary Session: Minutes (PDF, 859KB)
• Documents and Presentations:
  • Work Group Reports (PDF, 859KB)
• Federal Register Notice: Notice of Membership (PDF, 55KB)
• Federal Register Notice: Notice of Open Meeting (PDF, 48KB)

March 21, 2007

• Plenary Session: Minutes (PDF, 751KB)
• Documents and Presentations:
  • Work Group reports (PDF, 751KB)
• Federal Register Notice: Notice of Open Meeting March 7, 2007 (PDF, 55KB)

DTAG Activity 2006:

September 21, 2006

• Annual Report (PDF, 37KB)
• Plenary Session: Minutes (PDF, 655KB)
• Documents and Presentations:
  • Plenary Session: Work Group reports (PDF, 655KB)
• Federal Register Notice: Notice of Open Meeting (PDF, 45KB)
• ITAR Clarification Working Group – Addressing ITAR §124.13

April 21, 2006

• Plenary Session: Minutes (PDF, 63KB)
• Federal Register Notice: Renewal of DTAG Charter (PDF, 51KB)
• Federal Register Notice: Notice of Open Meeting (PDF, 53KB)

DTAG Activity 2005:

• May 3, 2005 Plenary Session: Minutes (PDF, 36KB)

DTAG Activity 2004:

• Annual Report (PDF, 16KB)
• Federal Register Notice: Renewal of DTAG Charter (PDF, 48KB)

DTAG Activity 2003:

• Annual Report (PDF, 12KB)
• December 17, 2003 Plenary Session: Minutes (PDF, 54KB)
• Federal Register Notice: Notice of Open Meeting November 28, 2003 (PDF, 34KB)
• Federal Register Notice: Notice of Membership (PDF, 34KB)
• Federal Register Notice: Notice of Open Meeting August 8, 2003 (PDF, 33KB)