Strengthening America's Satellite Industry Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should increase U.S. diplomatic efforts to strengthen arms export controls to ensure that such controls are supportive of U.S. arms export controls, particularly with respect to countries of concern to the United States. Requires the President to report annually to Congress for five years regarding such diplomatic activities.
Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require that information regarding certain defense items exported without a license under the Arms Control and Export Act be included in the annual military assistance report.
Amends the Arms Export Control Act to direct the President to report to Congress, by country and by international organization, regarding the total dollar value of major defense equipment and defense articles exported pursuant to licenses for the previous fiscal year.
Authorizes the President to remove satellites and related components from the United States Munitions List, except for any satellite or related component that may be transferred to, or launched into outer space by, the People's Republic of China (PRC).
Directs the Inspector General of the Department of State to: (1) review Department investigations of possible misuse of U.S.-origin defense items, and (2) and report to Congress.
Directs the Secretary of State to report to Congress regarding placing the export licensing functions of the Department's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls on a self-financing basis.
[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1727 Introduced in House (IH)]
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1727
To strengthen certain provisions relating to arms export licenses, and
for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 4, 2011
Mr. Ruppersberger introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Foreign Affairs
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A BILL
To strengthen certain provisions relating to arms export licenses, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening America's Satellite
Industry Act''.
SEC. 2. DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS TO STRENGTHEN NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL
ARMS EXPORT CONTROLS.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the
President should redouble United States diplomatic efforts to
strengthen national and international arms export controls by
establishing a senior-level initiative to ensure that those arms export
controls are comparable to and supportive of United States arms export
controls, particularly with respect to countries of concern to the
United States.
(b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment
of this Act, and annually thereafter for 4 years, the President shall
transmit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a
report on United States diplomatic efforts described in subsection (a).
SEC. 3. REPORTING REQUIREMENT FOR UNLICENSED EXPORTS.
Section 655(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2415(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``or'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; or''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) were exported without a license under section 38 of
the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778) pursuant to an
exemption established under the International Traffic in Arms
Regulations, other than defense articles exported in
furtherance of a letter of offer and acceptance under the
Foreign Military Sales program or a technical assistance or
manufacturing license agreement, including the specific
exemption provision in the regulation under which the export
was made.''.
SEC. 4. REPORT ON VALUE OF MAJOR DEFENSE EQUIPMENT AND DEFENSE ARTICLES
EXPORTED UNDER SECTION 38 OF THE ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT.
Section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(k) Report.--
``(1) In general.--The President shall transmit to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report
that contains a detailed listing, by country and by
international organization, of the total dollar value of major
defense equipment and defense articles exported pursuant to
licenses authorized under this section for the previous fiscal
year.
``(2) Inclusion in annual budget.--The report required by
this subsection shall be included in the supporting information
of the annual budget of the United States Government required
to be submitted to Congress under section 1105 of title 31,
United States Code.''.
SEC. 5. AUTHORITY TO REMOVE SATELLITES AND RELATED COMPONENTS FROM THE
UNITED STATES MUNITIONS LIST.
(a) Authority.--Except as provided in subsection (b) and subject to
subsection (d), the President is authorized to remove satellites and
related components from the United States Munitions List, consistent
with the procedures in section 38(f) of the Arms Export Control Act (22
U.S.C. 2778(f)).
(b) Exception.--The authority of subsection (a) may not be
exercised with respect to any satellite or related component that may,
directly or indirectly, be transferred to, or launched into outer space
by, the People's Republic of China.
(c) United States Munitions List.--In this section, the term
``United States Munitions List'' means the list referred to in section
38(a)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(a)(1)).
(d) Effective Date.--The President may not exercise the authority
provided in this section before the date that is 90 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 6. REVIEW AND REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS OF VIOLATIONS OF SECTION 3
OF THE ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT.
(a) Review.--The Inspector General of the Department of State shall
conduct a review of investigations by the Department of State during
each of fiscal years 2012 through 2016 of any and all possible
violations of section 3 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2753)
with respect to misuse of United States-origin defense items to
determine whether the Department of State has fully complied with the
requirements of such section, as well as its own internal procedures
(and whether such procedures are adequate), for reporting to Congress
any information regarding the unlawful use or transfer of United
States-origin defense articles, defense services, and technology by
foreign countries, as required by such section.
(b) Report.--The Inspector General of the Department of State shall
submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate
for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2016 a report that contains the
findings and results of the review conducted under subsection (a). The
report shall be submitted in unclassified form to the maximum extent
possible, but may include a classified annex.
SEC. 7. REPORT ON SELF-FINANCING OPTIONS FOR EXPORT LICENSING FUNCTIONS
OF DDTC OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations
of the Senate a report on possible mechanisms to place the export
licensing functions of the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls of the
Department of State on a 100 percent self-financing basis.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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