International Traffic in Arms Regulations: Changes to Section 126.1

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of State 22 CFR Part 126 [Public Notice: 12859] RIN 1400-AG16 AGENCY: Department of State. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Department of State is amending the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) in § 126.1 to reflect a determination made by the Secretary of State. DATES: This rule is effective on November 7, 2025. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Ryan Haddad, Foreign Affairs Officer, Office of Defense Trade Controls Policy, U.S. Department of State, telephone: (771) 204-7878; email DDTCCustomerService@state.gov . ATTN: Regulatory Change, ITAR Section 126.1 Cambodia. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Based on Cambodia's diligent pursuit of peace and security, including through renewed engagement with the United States on defense cooperation and combating transnational crime, the Secretary of State made a determination to lift the embargo on defense trade with Cambodia. Pursuant to this determination, the Department amends the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) at § 126.1 to remove the reference to Cambodia in table 2 to paragraph (d)(2) and to remove the defense trade policy for Cambodia previously found in paragraph (o). As a result of this change, requests for authorization for transfers of defense articles and defense services to Cambodia will be adjudicated on a case-by-case basis and exemptions that are unavailable for transfers to countries listed in ITAR § 126.1 are now available for transfers to Ca…