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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3603 

To limit the construction on United States soil of satellite positioning ground 

monitoring stations of foreign governments, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 21, 2013 

Mr. KINGSTON (for himself, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, and Mr. DEFAZIO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services and 

Select 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 

A BILL 

To limit the construction on United States soil of satellite 

positioning ground monitoring stations of foreign governments, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON CONSTRUCTION ON UNITED 

4 STATES SOIL OF SATELLITE POSITIONING 

5 GROUND MONITORING STATIONS OF FOR6 EIGN GOVERNMENTS. 

7 (a) CERTIFICATION.—The President may not author8 ize or permit the construction of a satellite positioning 


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1 ground monitoring station directly or indirectly controlled 

2 by a foreign government on United States soil until the 

3 Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intel4 ligence jointly certify to Congress that such monitoring 

5 station will not possess the capability or potential to be 

6 used for the purpose of gathering intelligence or improving 

7 any foreign weapons system. 

8 (b) REPORT.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 

10 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

11 of Defense, the Director of National Intelligence, 

12 and the Commander of the United States Strategic 

13 Command shall jointly submit to the appropriate 

14 committees of Congress a report on the use of sat15 ellite positioning ground monitoring stations by for16 eign governments for the purpose of gathering intel17 ligence or improving the accuracy of missile guid18 ance systems. 

19 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by para20 graph (1) shall include the following: 

21 (A) A description and assessment of the 

22 current and potential use of satellite ground 

23 monitoring stations under the control of foreign 

24 governments for the purpose of gathering intel25 ligence. 


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1 (B) A description of the role of positioning 

2 satellites in ballistic and tactical missile guid3 ance systems. 

4 (C) A description and assessment of the 

5 current and potential future use of satellite po6 sitioning ground monitoring stations as a 

7 means of improving the accuracy of satellite 

8 guided missiles. 

9 (3) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 

10 (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 

11 include a classified annex. 

12 (4) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS

13 DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appro14 priate committees of Congress’’ means— 

15 (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

16 Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select 

17 Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and 

18 (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

19 Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Perma20 nent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

21 House of Representatives. 

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