On the recordMay 25, 2011
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of subtitle C of title XII of division A of the bill, add the following: SEC. 12XX. 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-- (1) the People's Republic of China, including restrictions contained in the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 101-246), the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261), and the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65); or (2) Burma, North Korea, Pakistan, or Venezuela or any country that is a state sponsor of terrorism.…





