| AECA |
Arms Export Control Act |
| BIS |
Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce Department |
| CIFIUS |
Committee for Foreign Investment in the United States |
| CCL |
Commerce Control List (formerly Commodity Control List) |
| CFIUS |
Committee on Foreign Investments in the United States |
| CJ |
Commodity Jurisdiction |
| COCOM |
Coordinating Committee |
| COTS |
Commercial Off-the-Shelf |
| DELG |
Defense Export Loan Guarantee program |
| DCS |
Direct Commercial Sales |
| DDTC |
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, State Department |
| DPA |
Defense Production Act |
| DTSA |
Defense Technology Security Agency |
| DTSI |
Defense Trade Security Initiative |
| DSCA |
Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense |
| DSAA |
Defense Security Assistance Agency (see DSCA) |
| EAA |
Export Administration Act |
| EAR |
Export Administration Regulations |
| EDA |
Excess Defense Equipment |
| FMF |
Foreign Military Financing |
| FMS |
Foreign Military Sales (government to government) |
| FPG |
Foreign Procurement Group |
| IEEPA |
International Emergency Economic Powers Act |
| IMET |
International Military Education and Training |
| ITAR |
International Traffic in Arms Regulations |
| LOA |
Letter of Offer and Acceptance |
| LOI-6 |
Letter of Intent 6 |
| MDE |
Major Defense Equipment |
| MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
| MTCR |
Missile Technology Control Regime |
| NDP |
National Disclosure Policy |
| ODTC |
Office of Defense Trace Controls (see DDTC) |
| OFAC |
Office of Foreign Asset Controls |
| SME |
Significant Military Equipment |
| USML |
Munitions List |
