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HR 3603 113th Congress House Science, Technology, Communications Congressional oversight Foreign property Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information Military assistance, sales, and agreements Military procurement, research, weapons development Spacecraft and satellites

To limit the construction on United States soil of satellite positioning ground monitoring stations of foreign governments, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 21, 2013 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 24, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.
Nov 21, 2013
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Nov 21, 2013
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits the President from authorizing or permitting the construction of a satellite positioning ground monitoring station directly or indirectly controlled by a foreign government on U.S. soil until the Secretary of Defense (DOD) and the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) jointly certify to Congress that such station will not possess the capability or potential to be used to gather intelligence or improve foreign weapons systems.

Directs the Secretary, DNI, and the Commander of the U.S. Strategic Command to jointly report to Congress regarding the use of such stations by foreign governments to gather intelligence or improve the accuracy of missile guidance systems.

What's happening now January 24, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.

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