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FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 225: Foreign Acquisition › Subpart 225.7

DFARS 225.770-3 Exceptions.

The codified text (eCFR, as of 2026-10-02). Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul ↗, agencies follow class deviations with new text for many parts while the formal rules go through the Federal Register: check the solicitation and your contract's clauses, which rule.

In plain English

This section lists exceptions to the DFARS 225.770-2 prohibition on acquiring certain items. It matters because it tells contractors when the prohibition does not apply, so they can determine if their acquisition is permitted.

Applies to: Acquisitions of items otherwise prohibited under DFARS 225.770-2

Key terms: prohibition · items acquired · testing purposes · gathering intelligence · U.S. armed forces

Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.

The text

The prohibition in 225.770-2 does not apply to items acquired—

(a) In connection with a visit to the People's Republic of China by a vessel or an aircraft of the U.S. armed forces;

(b) For testing purposes; or

(c) For the purpose of gathering intelligence.

Sections it refers to

Sections that refer to it

← 225.770-2 Prohibition. · 225.770-4 Identifying items covered by the USML or the 600 series of the CCL. →

Rule changes for DFARS Part 225

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.

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