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This document contains the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Order, Settlement Agreement, and Proposed Charging Letter relating to Princeton University. Princeton resolved allegations of committing 37 violations of the Export Administration Regulations by exporting animal pathogen strains and genetic elements without required BIS licenses between 2013 and 2018, agreeing to pay a $54,000 civil penalty, conduct audits, and submit compliance enhancement reports.
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY WASHINGTON, D.C. 20230 In the Matter of: Princeton University 91 Prospect Avenue Princeton, NJ 08540 Respondent ORDER RELATING TO PRINCETON UNIVERSITY The Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce (“BIS”), has notified Princeton University, of Princeton, New Jersey (“Princeton”), of its intention to initiate an administrative proceeding against Princeton pursuant to Section 766.3 of the Export Administration Regulations (the “Regulations”),1 through the issuance of a Proposed Charging Letter to Princeton that alleges that Princeton committed thirty-seven (37) violations of the Regulations.2 Specifically, the charges are: 1 The Regulations originally issued under the Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended, 50 U.S.C. §§ 4601-4623 (Supp. III 2015) (“the EAA”), which lapsed on August 21, 2001. The President, through Executive Order 13,222 of August 17, 2001 (3 C.F.R., 2001 Comp. 783 (2002)), which has been extended by successive Presidential Notices, continued the Regulations in full force and effect under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. § 1701, et seq. (2012) (“IEEPA”). On August 13, 2018, the President signed into law the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, which includes the Export Control Reform Act of 2018, 50 U.S.C. §§ 4801-4852 (“ECRA”). While Section 1766 of ECRA repeals the provisions of the EAA (except for three sections which are inapplicable here), Section 1768 of ECRA provides, in pertinent part, that all rules and regulations that were made or issued under the EAA, including as continued in effect pursuant to IEEPA, and were in effect as of ECRA’s date of enactment (August 13, 2018), shall continue in effect until modified, superseded, set aside, or revoked through action undertaken pursuant to the authority provided under ECRA. 2 The Regulations are currently codified in the Code of Federal Regulations at 15 C.F.R. Parts 730-774 (2020). The charged violation occurred in 2013-2018. The Regulations governing the violation at issue are found in the 2013-2018 versions of the Code of Federal Regulations (15 C.F.R. Parts 730-774). The 2020 Regulations set forth the procedures that apply to this matter.

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This document contains the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Order, Settlement Agreement, and Proposed Charging Letter relating to Princeton University. Princeton resolved allegations of committing 37 violations of the Export Administration Regulations by exporting animal pathogen strains and ge...