Restricted Parties and Visual Compliance
Administered by various U.S. Government agencies, “restricted party” lists consist of people, companies, institutions, or foreign agencies the U.S. Government has identified as being of concern to U.S. national security. All University-related activities involving restricted parties will require prior approval from the Export Compliance Office.
Restricted party lists examples:
- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List)
- The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Entity List
All international activities by University faculty, staff, and students must undergo restricted party screening (RPS) through the Visual Compliance software. Visual Compliance can be used by any administrative unit on campus.