---
kind: "section"
citation: "15 C.F.R. § 231.121"
title: "15"
number: "231.121"
heading: "Technology or product that raises national security concerns."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/15/231.121"
---

# §231.121. Technology or product that raises national security concerns.


A technology or product that raises national security concerns means:

- (a) Any semiconductor critical to national security;
- (b) **Any item listed in Category 3 of the Commerce Control List (supplement no.** 1 to [part 774](/cfr/15/part774.md) of the Export Administration Regulations, [15 CFR part 774](/cfr/15/part774.md)) that is controlled for National Security (“NS”) reasons, as described in [15 CFR 742.4](/cfr/15/742.4.md), or Regional Stability (“RS”) reasons, as described in [15 CFR 742.6](/cfr/15/742.6.md); and
- (c) **Any other technology or product that the Secretary determines raises national security concerns.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 4651, et seq.

### Source

Source: 88 FR 61614, Sept. 25, 2023, unless otherwise noted.