The State Department's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) is is responsible for civil enforcement of Arms Export Control Act (AECA) and International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).
ITAR violations may result in civil and/or criminal penalties, which can include both fines and debarment (legal exclusion from transactions subject to the ITAR). ITAR violations can have other consequences as well, including the denial/revocation of licenses and other export authorizations, compliance oversight, and the loss of business opportunities.
Alleged civil violations of the ITAR are often resolved through a consent agreement between the alleged violator and the Department. Consent agreements often include a monitoring component, remedial steps, and a monetary penalty, and can run for several years.
The persons (including entities and individuals) listed for Statuatory Debarment have been convicted of violating or conspiracy to violate the Arms Export Control Act (AECA). As a consequence, they are subject to "statutory debarment" pursuant to §38(g)(4) of the AECA and §127.7 of the ITAR. Thus, these persons are prohibited from participating directly or indirectly in the export of defense articles (including technical data) and defense services. The names of these parties and their ineligibility for defense trade have been previously published by DDTC in the Federal Register. Statutory debarment remains in effect unless the debarred person's application for reinstatement of export privileges is granted by DDTC; notice of reinstatement will be published in the Federal Register and the person's name will be removed from the list.