{I take no blam^H^Hcredit for spotting this; I just relay it}

 > "a.4. Specially designed or modified to reduce the compromising
 > emanations of information-bearing signals beyond what is necessary
 > for the health, safety or electromagnetic interference standards;"

This seems aimed at "Soft Tempest" work of recent years....

And as a noted backhoe tracker mentioned:

|That may be what it is aimed at, however it is important to remember
|standards tend to be by their nature lowest common denominator.  The
|BXA regs appear to create an official government policy you can not
|improve health or safety beyond that required to meet the minimum
|standards.  At the absurd, these regulations appear to prohibit
|the use of surge suppressors, UPSs or isolation transformers.
|
|I knew Radio Shack sold many legally suspect items, but have we
|reached the point of "Freeze, put down that surge supressor or we'll
|shoot!"


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