Technical Advisory Committees (TAC)
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What are Technical Advisory Committees?
Technical Advisory Committees (TACs) advise the Department of Commerce on the technical parameters for export controls applicable to dual-use commodities and technology and on the administration of those controls. The TACs are composed of representatives from industry and Government representing diverse points of view on the concerns of the exporting community. Industry representatives are selected from firms producing a broad range of goods, technologies, and software presently controlled for national security, foreign policy, nonproliferation, and short supply reasons or that are proposed for such controls, balanced to the extent possible among large and small firms.
TAC members are appointed by the Secretary of Commerce and serve terms of not more than four consecutive years. The membership reflects the Department's commitment to attaining balance and diversity. TAC members must obtain secret-level clearances prior to appointment. These clearances are necessary so that members can be permitted access to relevant classified information needed in formulating recommendations to the Department of Commerce. Each TAC meets approximately four times per year. Members of the TACs are not compensated for their services.
Technical Advisory Committees at BIS
Emerging Technology Technical Advisory Committee
Identification of emerging technologies and research and development activities that may be of interest from a dual-use perspective, the prioritization of new and existing controls to determine which are of greatest consequence to national security, the potential impact of dual-use export control requirements on research activities and the threat to national security posed by the unauthorized export of technologies.
Information Systems Technical Advisory Committee
Articles, materials, and supplies of computers, electronics, and telecommunications equipment.
Materials and Equipment Technical Advisory Committee
Articles, materials, and supplies for radar absorption, jet engine turbines blades, super-conductivity, fluids, lubricants, composites, and for nuclear, missile, chemical, and biological weapons, metal-working equipment, numerically controlled machine tools and robots, including technical data on the integration of numerically controlled machine tools and robotics equipment to form manufacturing cells and flexible manufacturing systems and enterprise automation technologies, as well as other information.
Regulations and Procedures Technical Advisory Committee
The Export Administration Regulations "EAR" and procedures implementing these regulations.
Sensors and Instrumentation Technical Advisory Committee
Articles, materials, and supplies of sensors and instrumentation, including technical data and other information.
Transportation and Related Equipment Technical Advisory Committee
Articles, materials, and supplies of transportation and related equipment, including technical data and other information
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TAC calendar
| Date | Title |
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| January | 28 Sensors and Instrumentation (Open Meeting) San Francisco - POSTPONED |
| February | 19 Information Systems (Partially Closed Meeting) - 9:00 a.m., HCHB 3884, Washington, DC - CANCELED |
| March | 10 Emerging Technology (Partially Closed Meeting) - 9:00 a.m., HCHB 3884, Washington, DC - Meeting Minutes
13 Materials and Equipment (Partially Closed Meeting) - 9:00 a.m., HCHB 3884, Washington, DC - POSTPONED
25 Regulations and Procedures (Partially Closed Meeting) - 9:00 a.m., HCHB 3884, Washington, DC - CANCELED
26 Transportation and Related Equipment (Partially Closed Meeting) - 9:30 a.m., HCHB 3884, Washington, DC - CANCELED
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| April | 3 METAC Materials and Equipment (Partially Closed Meeting) - 9:00 a.m., HCHB 3884, Washington, DC - Meeting Notice | Meeting Minutes
23-24 Information Systems (Partially Closed Meeting) - 9:00 a.m., HCHB 3884, Washington, DC - Meeting Notice
25 Emerging Technology (Partially Closed Meeting) - 9:00 a.m., HCHB 3884, Washington, DC - Meeting Notice
29 Sensors and Instrumentation (Open Meeting) - 12:30 p.m. - Meeting Notice | Meeting Minutes |
| May | 21 Transportation and Related Equipment (Partially Closed Meeting) - 9:00 a.m., HCHB 3884, Washington, DC - Meeting Notice |
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