Fundamental Research Exclusion FRE

22 CFR 120.11 and 15 CFR 734.8

Information arising from basic and applied research in science and engineering at an accredited institute of higher learning within the U.S., where the resulting information is ordinarily published and shared broadly with the scientific community, is excluded from the scope of the EAR. In order to quality for the fundamental research exclusion under ITAR, the information must already by published.