A federal law that prohibits unlicensed export of certain commodities or information.

• A. Export Control Regulations
• B. Jurisdiction
• C. Data Sovereignty
• D. Policies

Answer: (A)

Export controls are federal rules that require licenses to export certain goods, technologies, or sensitive information. If something is controlled, exporting it without the proper license is illegal, and the rules that enforce this are called Export Control Regulations. This term captures the formal framework of laws and licensing requirements that govern what can be exported and under what conditions. Jurisdiction isn’t about licensing exports; it concerns who has the authority to apply laws. Data sovereignty deals with which laws apply to data based on where it’s stored, not export licensing. Policies are general guidelines, not the specific federal prohibition on unlicensed exports.