Section 38(b)(1)(A)(ii) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778) provides that persons engaged in the business of brokering activities shall register and pay a registration fee as prescribed in regulations, and that no person may engage in the business of brokering activities without a license issued in accordance with the Act.
The brokering activities identified in this subchapter apply to those defense articles and defense services controlled for purposes of export on the U.S. Munitions List (see part 121 of this subchapter) or for purposes of permanent import on the U.S. Munitions Import List (see 27 CFR part 447).