Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 3020.46
October 24, 2008
Incorporating Change 1, November 16, 2017
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SUBJECT: The Militarily Critical Technologies List (MCTL)
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. This Instruction, under the authority of DoD Directive 5134.01 (Reference (a)),
establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures for developing and
maintaining the MCTL as initially mandated by section 2401 et seq. of title 50, United States
Code (also known as the Export Administration Act of 1979) (Reference (b)), and extended via
section 1701 et seq. of Reference (b) (the International Economic Emergency Powers Act).
2. APPLICABILITY. This Instruction applies to OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the
Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities of the
Department of Defense (hereafter referred to collectively as “the DoD Components”).
3. DEFINITIONS.
a. militarily critical technology. Defined in DoD Instruction 2040.02 (Reference (c)).
b. defense intelligence. Defined in DoD Directive 5143.01 (Reference (d)).
4. POLICY. It is DoD policy that the MCTL serve as a technical reference for the development
and implementation of DoD technology security policies on international transfers of defense-
related goods, services, and technologies as administered by the Director, Defense Technology
Security Administration (DTSA) in accordance with Reference (b) and as described in DoD
Directive 5105.72 (Reference (e)).
5. RESPONSIBILITIES. See Enclosure 2.
