On May 13, 2014 the Bureau of Industry and Security of the U.S. Department of Commerce published in the Federal Register (Vol. 79 No. 92) revisions to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) that ease export controls on spacecraft systems and related items that the president has determines no longer warrant control under the United States Munitions List (USML). This rule, which is part of a broader administration policy to relax controls on exports, is effective June 27, 2014; any comments must be received by November 10, 2014.