Sec. 1309. EFFECTIVE REGULATION OF SATELLITE EXPORT ACTIVITIES

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## SEC. 1309 EFFECTIVE REGULATION OF SATELLITE EXPORT ACTIVITIES ###

(a)Licensing regime ####

(1)Establishment The Secretary of State shall establish a regulatory regime for the licensing for export of commercial satellites, satellite technologies, their components, and systems which shall include expedited approval, as appropriate, of the licensing for export by United States companies of commercial satellites, satellite technologies, their components, and systems, to NATO allies and major non-NATO allies (as used within the meaning of section 644(q) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961). ####

(2)Requirements For proposed exports to those nations which meet the requirements of paragraph (1), the regime should include expedited processing of requests for export authorizations that— #####

(A)are time-critical, including a transfer or exchange of information relating to a satellite failure or anomaly in-flight or on-orbit; #####

(B)are required to submit bids to procurements offered by foreign persons; #####

(C)relate to the re-export of unimproved materials, products, or data; or #####

(D)are required to obtain launch and on-orbit insurance. ####

(3)Additional requirements In establishing the regulatory regime under paragraph (1), the Secretary of State shall ensure that— #####

(A)United States national security considerations and United States obligations under the Missile Technology Control Regime are given priority in the evaluation of any license; and #####

(B)such time is afforded as is necessary for the Department of Defense, the Department of State, and the United States intelligence community to conduct a review of any license. ###

(b)Financial and Personnel Resources Of the funds authorized to be appropriated in section 101(1)(A), $9,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the Office of Defense Trade Controls of the Department of State for each of the fiscal years 2000 and 2001, to enable that office to carry out its responsibilities. ###

(c)Improvement and Assessment The Secretary of State should, not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, submit to the Congress a plan for— ####

(1)continuously gathering industry and public suggestions for potential improvements in the Department of State's export control regime for commercial satellites; and ####

(2)arranging for the conduct and submission to Congress, not later than 15 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, of an independent review of the export control regime for commercial satellites as to its effectiveness at promoting national security and economic competitiveness.