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(b) Monitoring negotiations

The Office of Space Commerce—

(1) shall monitor the progress of any discussions described in section 5871(c)(1) of this title

that are being conducted; and

(2) shall advise the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

as to the impact on United States industry of

each potential acquisition of space hardware,

space technology, or space services from the

independent states of the former Soviet Union,

specifically including any anticompetitive issues the Office may observe.

(Pub. L. 102–511, title VI, §602, Oct. 24, 1992, 106

Stat. 3347.)

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 5873 of this title.

§ 5873. Report to Congress

Within one year after October 24, 1992, the

President shall submit to the designated congressional committees a report describing—

(1) the opportunities for increased space-related trade with the independent states of the

former Soviet Union;

(2) a technology procurement plan for identifying and evaluating all unique space hardware, space technology, and space services

available to the United States from the independent states;

(3) specific space hardware, space technology, and space services that have been, or

could be, the subject of discussions described

in section 5871(c) of this title;

(4) the trade missions carried out pursuant

to section 5872(a) of this title, including the

private participation in and the results of such

missions;

(5) any barriers, regulatory or practical, that

inhibit space-related trade between the United

States and independent states, including any

such barriers in either the United States or

the independent states; and

(6) any anticompetitive issues raised during

the course of negotiations, as observed pursuant to section 5872(b) of this title.

(Pub. L. 102–511, title VI, §603, Oct. 24, 1992, 106

Stat. 3347.)

§ 5874. Definitions

For purposes of this subchapter—

(1) the term ‘‘contractor’’ means a National

Aeronautics and Space Administration contractor to the extent that the acquisition of

space hardware, space technology, or space

services from the independent states of the

former Soviet Union may be relevant to the

contractor’s responsibilities under the contract; and

(2) the term ‘‘designated congressional committees’’ means the Committee on Science,

Space, and Technology and the Committee on

Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce,

Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.

(Pub. L. 102–511, title VI, §604, Oct. 24, 1992, 106

Stat. 3348.)

CHANGE OF NAME

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of

House of Representatives treated as referring to Committee on Science of House of Representatives and

Committee on Foreign Affairs of House of Representatives treated as referring to Committee on International Relations of House of Representatives by section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104–14, set out as a note preceding

section 21 of Title 2, The Congress.

CHAPTER 68—DEMILITARIZATION OF

FORMER SOVIET UNION

SUBCHAPTER I—FINDINGS AND PROGRAM

AUTHORITY

Sec.

5901. Demilitarization of independent states of

former Soviet Union.

5902. Authority for programs to facilitate demilitarization.

(a) In general.

(b) Types of programs.

(c) United States participation.

(d) Restrictions.

SUBCHAPTER II—ADMINISTRATIVE AND

FUNDING AUTHORITIES

5911. Administration of demilitarization programs.

(a) Funding.

(b) Omitted.

SUBCHAPTER III—REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

5921. Prior notice to Congress of obligation of

funds.

(a) In general.

(b) Industrial demilitarization.

5922. Quarterly reports on programs.

SUBCHAPTER IV—JOINT RESEARCH AND

DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

5931. Programs with states of former Soviet Union.

SUBCHAPTER I—FINDINGS AND PROGRAM

AUTHORITY

§ 5901. Demilitarization of independent states of

former Soviet Union

The Congress finds that it is in the national

security interest of the United States—

(1) to facilitate, on a priority basis—

(A) the transportation, storage, safeguarding, and destruction of nuclear and other

weapons of the independent states of the

former Soviet Union, including the safe and

secure storage of fissile materials, dismantlement of missiles and launchers, and

the elimination of chemical and biological

weapons capabilities;

(B) the prevention of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their components and destabilizing conventional weapons of the independent states of the former

Soviet Union, and the establishment of verifiable safeguards against the proliferation of

such weapons;

(C) the prevention of diversion of weaponsrelated scientific expertise of the former Soviet Union to terrorist groups or third countries; and

(D) other efforts designed to reduce the

military threat from the former Soviet

Union;

(2) to support the demilitarization of the

massive defense-related industry and equip-