Which screening lists are owned by BIS?

Which screening lists are owned by BIS?

• A. DPL, Entity List, and Unverified List
• B. SDN List and Embargoed Country List
• C. Debarred List and U.S. Arms Embargoes in Effect List and United Nations Sanctioned Persons (Arms Embargo) List
• D. Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List

Answer: (A)

BIS maintains three screening lists used under the Export Administration Regulations to control who can receive controlled items: the Denied Persons List (DPL), the Entity List, and the Unverified List. The Denied Persons List includes individuals and entities that are prohibited from receiving EAR-regulated items. The Entity List flags parties for which additional license controls apply because their activities raise concerns about proliferation, national security, or other risks. The Unverified List covers parties for whom BIS cannot complete end-use or end-user verification, signaling heightened risk and often leading to stricter screening or licensing requirements. These lists are specifically BIS-owned and used for screening export license applications and transactions. Lists like the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List and embargoed country lists belong to OFAC (Treasury) and are used for sanctions screening, not BIS licensing controls. Debarred lists and UN-sanctioned/arms embargo lists come from other authorities or international bodies and are not BIS’s own screening lists.

BIS maintains three screening lists used under the Export Administration Regulations to control who can receive controlled items: the Denied Persons List (DPL), the Entity List, and the Unverified List. The Denied Persons List includes individuals and entities that are prohibited from receiving EAR-regulated items. The Entity List flags parties for which additional license controls apply because their activities raise concerns about proliferation, national security, or other risks. The Unverified List covers parties for whom BIS cannot complete end-use or end-user verification, signaling heightened risk and often leading to stricter screening or licensing requirements. These lists are specifically BIS-owned and used for screening export license applications and transactions.

Lists like the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List and embargoed country lists belong to OFAC (Treasury) and are used for sanctions screening, not BIS licensing controls. Debarred lists and UN-sanctioned/arms embargo lists come from other authorities or international bodies and are not BIS’s own screening lists.