‘‘§ 30705. Limitation on international agreements con-
cerning outer space activities 
‘‘(a) CERTIFICATION
REQUIRED.—If the United 
States becomes a signatory to a non-legally binding inter-
national agreement concerning an international code of 
conduct or norms of behavior for outer space activities or 
any similar agreement, at the same time as the United 
States becomes such a signatory— 
‘‘(1) the President shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a certification that 
such agreement has no legally-binding effect or basis 
for limiting the activities of nongovernmental entities 
of the United States in outer space; and 
‘‘(2) the Administrator of the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration, the Secretary of 
Commerce, and the Secretary of Transportation 
shall jointly submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a certification that such agreement will 
be equitable, enhance the free exploration and use of 
outer space, and have no economically significant 
impact on the ability of United States nongovern-
mental entities to conduct activities in outer space. 
‘‘(b) BRIEFINGS AND NOTIFICATIONS REQUIRED.— 
‘‘(1) POLICY FORMULATION WITH RESPECT TO 
OUTER SPACE.—No action may be taken that would 
obligate the United States or United States non-
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governmental entities to limit private sector activi-
ties in space except pursuant to the treaty-making 
power of the President set forth in Article II, Sec-
tion 2, Clause II of the Constitution or unless au-
thorized by the enactment of further affirmative leg-
islation by Congress. 
‘‘(2) BRIEFINGS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of 
the National Aeronautics and Space Adminis-
tration, the Secretary of Commerce, and the 
Secretary of Transportation shall jointly pro-
vide to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees regular, detailed briefings on the negotia-
tion of any non-legally-binding international 
agreement concerning an international code of 
conduct or norms of behavior for outer space 
activities or any similar agreement. 
‘‘(B) TERMINATION OF REQUIREMENT.— 
The requirement to provide regular briefings on 
negotiations of an agreement under subpara-
graph (A) shall terminate on the date on which 
the United States becomes a signatory to such 
agreement referred to in subparagraph (A), or 
on the date on which the President certifies to 
Congress that the United States is no longer 
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negotiating such an agreement, whichever is 
earlier. 
‘‘(3) NOTIFICATIONS.—If the United States be-
comes a signatory to a non-legally binding inter-
national agreement concerning an international code 
of conduct or norms of behavior for outer space ac-
tivities or any similar agreement, not less than 60 
days prior to any action that will obligate the United 
States to reduce or limit the activities of the United 
States or United States nongovernmental entities in 
space, the head of each department or agency of the 
Federal Government that is affected by such action 
shall submit to Congress notice of such action and 
the effect of such action on such department or 
agency, as well as the potential impact on United 
States nongovernmental entities. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘appro-
priate congressional committees’ means the Committee on 
Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
The table of sections for chapter 307 of title 51, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relat-
ing to section 30704 the following new item: 
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