SPACE COOPERATION WITH FORMER SOVIET REPUBLICS
Section 218 of Pub. L. 102-588 provided that:
''(a) Report to Congress. - Within one year after the date of enactment of this Act (Nov. 4, 1992), the President shall submit to
Congress 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 of the former Soviet Union, specifically including those
technologies the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has identified as high priority in its Space Research and
Technology Integrated Technology Plan.(;)
''(3) the trade missions carried out pursuant to subsection (c), including the private participation and the results of such missions;
''(4) the offices and accounts of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to which expenses for either cooperative
activities or procurement actions, involving the independent states of the former Soviet Union, are charged;
''(5) any barriers, regulatory or practical, that inhibit space-related trade between the United States and the independent
states of the former Soviet Union, including such barriers in either the United States or the independent states; and
''(6) any anticompetitive issues raised by a potential acquisition.
''(b) Notification to Congress. - If any United States Government agency denies a request for a license or other approval that may be
necessary to conduct discussions on space-related matters with the independent states of the former Soviet Union, that agency shall
immediately notify the Speaker of the House of Representatives and President of the Senate. Each such notification shall include a
statement of the reasons for the denial.
''(c) Role of the Office of Space Commerce. - The Office of Space Commerce of the Department of Commerce is authorized and encouraged to conduct trade missions to appropriate independent states of the former Soviet Union for the purpose of familiarizing United States aerospace industry representatives with space hardware, space technologies, and space services that may be available from the independent states, and with the business practices and overall business climate in the independent states. The Office of Space Commerce shall also 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.''
