[Congressional Bills 103th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4276 Introduced in House (IH)] 103d CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4276 To amend the Arms Export Control Act and the Export Administration Act of 1979 to provide that the export of certain commercial communications satellites and associated equipment be regulated solely under the Export Administration Act of 1979. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 21, 1994 Ms. Harman (for herself and Mr. Berman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Arms Export Control Act and the Export Administration Act of 1979 to provide that the export of certain commercial communications satellites and associated equipment be regulated solely under the Export Administration Act of 1979. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. REGULATION OF EXPORT OF CERTAIN COMMERCIAL COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITES AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT UNDER THE EXPORT ADMINISTRATION ACT OF 1979. (a) Amendment to Arms Export Control Act.--Subsection (a) of section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(a)) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``In exercising the authorities'' and inserting ``Except as provided in paragraph (4), in exercising the authorities''; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(4) The export of commercial communications satellites, including all integral components of such satellites, which are designed for civil applications, including items necessary to achieve the ultimate orbit location of such satellites, and associated ground and test equipment, when exported as part of a satellite system for purposes of launch, shall be regulated only by the Secretary of Commerce under the Export Administration Act of 1979.''. (b) Amendment to Export Administration Act of 1979.--Section 17 of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. app. 2416) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(g) Regulation of Export of Certain Commercial Communications Satellites Solely Under This Act.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the export of commercial communications satellites, including all integral components of such satellites, which are designed for civil applications, including items necessary to achieve the ultimate orbit location of such satellites, and associated ground and test equipment, when exported as part of a satellite system for purposes of launch, shall be regulated under this Act. The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State, shall prohibit the unauthorized transfer of missile equipment, data, or technology that are components of any such satellite which is authorized for export.''. (c) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only with respect to the export of satellites on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. <all>