Sec. 1409. ENHANCEMENT OF ACTIVITIES OF DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY
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## SEC. 1409 ENHANCEMENT OF ACTIVITIES OF DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY **[**[22 U.S.C. 2778 note](/us/usc/t22/s2778)**]** ###
(a)In General Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations to— ####
(1)authorize the personnel of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency
(DTRA)who monitor satellite launch campaigns overseas to suspend such campaigns at any time if the suspension is required for purposes of the national security of the United States; ####
(2)ensure that persons assigned as space launch campaign monitors are provided sufficient training and have adequate experience in the regulations prescribed by the Secretary of State known as the ITAR and have significant experience and expertise with satellite technology, launch vehicle technology, and launch operations technology; ####
(3)ensure that adequate numbers of such monitors are assigned to space launch campaigns so that 24-hour, 7-day per week coverage is provided; ####
(4)take steps to ensure, to the maximum extent possible, the continuity of service by monitors for the entire space launch campaign period (from satellite marketing to launch and, if necessary, completion of a launch failure analysis); ####
(5)adopt measures designed to make service as a space launch campaign monitor an attractive career opportunity; ####
(6)allocate funds and other resources to the Agency at levels sufficient to prevent any shortfalls in the number of such personnel; ####
(7)establish mechanisms in accordance with the provisions of section 1514(a)(2)(A) of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105–261; 112 Stat. 2175; 22 U.S.C. 2778 note) that provide for— #####
(A)the payment to the Department of Defense by the person or entity receiving the launch monitoring services concerned, before the beginning of a fiscal year, of an amount equal to the amount estimated to be required by the Department to monitor the launch campaigns during that fiscal year; #####
(B)the reimbursement of the Department of Defense, at the end of each fiscal year, for amounts expended by the Department in monitoring the launch campaigns in excess of the amount provided under subparagraph (A); and #####
(C)the reimbursement of the person or entity receiving the launch monitoring services if the amount provided under subparagraph
(A)exceeds the amount actually expended by the Department of Defense in monitoring the launch campaigns; ####
(8)review and improve guidelines on the scope of permissible discussions with foreign persons regarding technology and technical information, including the technology and technical information that should not be included in such discussions; ####
(9)provide, in conjunction with other Federal agencies, on at least an annual basis, briefings to the officers and employees of United States commercial satellite entities on United States export license standards, guidelines, and restrictions, and encourage such officers and employees to participate in such briefings; ####
(10)establish a system for— #####
(A)the preparation and filing by personnel of the Agency who monitor satellite launch campaigns overseas of detailed reports of all relevant activities observed by such personnel in the course of monitoring such campaigns; #####
(B)the systematic archiving of reports filed under subparagraph (A); and #####
(C)the preservation of such reports in accordance with applicable laws; and ####
(11)establish a counterintelligence program within the Agency as part of its satellite launch monitoring program. ###
(b)Annual Report on Implementation of Satellite Technology Safeguards ####
(1)The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State shall each submit to Congress each year, as part of the annual report for that year under section 1514(a)(8) of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999, the following: #####
(A)A summary of the satellite launch campaigns and related activities monitored by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency during the preceding fiscal year. #####
(B)A description of any license infractions or violations that may have occurred during such campaigns and activities. #####
(C)A description of the personnel, funds, and other resources dedicated to the satellite launch monitoring program of the Agency during that fiscal year. #####
(D)An assessment of the record of United States satellite makers in cooperating with Agency monitors, and in complying with United States export control laws, during that fiscal year. ####
(2)Each report under paragraph
(1)shall be submitted in classified form and unclassified form.
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Sec. 1409
ENHANCEMENT OF ACTIVITIES OF DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY
Pub. L.Pub. L. 105-261
Stat.112 Stat. 2175
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