Congress could reauthorize the president’s authority to relax export rules...
Congress could reauthorize the president’s authority to relax export rules on non-critical U.S. satellites this week. Lawmakers are widely expected to consider the final FY13 National Defense Authorization bill which contains a provision to authorize the administration to tailor export…
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restrictions on less-sensitive satellites. The provision is based on recommendations from the Defense and State departments that suggested a transfer of some satellites and equipment from the U.S. Munitions List to the Commerce Control List (CD April 19 p7). The language of the provision reflects bicameral legislation (S-3211, HR-3288) offered by Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., and outgoing Rep. Howard Berman, D-Calif. Aerospace Industries Association President Marion Blakey commended the development in a news release Wednesday: “Ending this self-imposed burden on U.S. competitiveness in the global commercial satellite marketplace is critical to our national security and to ensuring the U.S. space industrial base stays second to none.”