Public Law 106-65, National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2000, Section 1409
SEC. 1409. ENHANCEMENT <<NOTE: 22 USC 2778 note.>> OF ACTIVITIES
OF DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY.
(a) In <<NOTE: Regulations. Deadline.>> 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;
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(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.
