---
kind: "section"
citation: "22 C.F.R. § 126.9"
title: "22"
number: "126.9"
heading: "Exemptions for certain activities involving defense articles."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/22/126.9"
---

# §126.9. Exemptions for certain activities involving defense articles.

- (a) -(t) [Reserved]
- (u) **Exemption for certain large Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) activities—**
  - (1) **Activities exempted.** No license or other approval is required for the following activities, subject to the restrictions in [paragraph (u)(2)](#u-2) of this section:
    - (i) The temporary export, reexport, or temporary import of vessels described in USML Category XX(a)(10);
    - (ii) The furnishing of assistance to a foreign person in the maintenance, repair, operation, or use of a defense article described in USML Category XX(a)(10); or
    - (iii) **Brokering activities to facilitate—**
      - (A) The temporary export, reexport, or permanent import of vessels described in USML Category XX(a)(10); or
      - (B) The furnishing of assistance to a foreign person in the maintenance, repair, operation, or use of a defense article described in USML Category XX(a)(10).
  - (2) **Restrictions.** The exemption set forth in this [paragraph (u)](#u) is subject to all of the following restrictions:
    - (i) The vessel must not be described in any USML paragraph other than Category XX(a)(10);
    - (ii) The vessel must not have a gross weight rating (as defined in [§ 121.0](/cfr/22/121.0.md) of this subchapter) exceeding eight thousand pounds (8,000 lb);
    - (iii) The purpose of the activity must be limited to one or more of the following:
      - (A) Scientific research or natural resource exploration;
      - (B) Commercial or civil infrastructure maintenance, installation, or repair; or
      - (C) Search and rescue operations; and
    - (iv) The activity must not transfer registration, control, or ownership of the vessel to a foreign person.

## Notes

### Amendments

[90 FR 41788, Aug. 27, 2025]

### Authority

Authority: 22 U.S.C. 287c, 2651a, 2752, 2753, 2776, 2778, 2779, 2779a, 2780, 2791, 2797, 10423; sec. 1225, Pub. L. 108-375, 118 Stat. 2091; sec. 7045, Pub. L. 112-74, 125 Stat. 1232; sec. 1250A, Pub. L 116-92, 133 Stat. 1665; sec. 205, Pub. L. 116-94, 133 Stat. 3052; and E.O. 13637, 78 FR 16129, 3 CFR, 2013 Comp., p. 223.

### Source

Source: 58 FR 39312, July 22, 1993, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[90 FR 41788, Aug. 27, 2025]