3.0.0 1727 2019-02-20T20:53:26Z 2019-02-23T23:04:40Z House H HR 2011-05-04 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. RUPPERSBERGER:H.R. 1727.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18[Page H3062]]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2011-05-04T14:04:00Z 2011-05-04 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2011-05-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-05-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000576 Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] C. A. Ruppersberger D MD Dutch 2 N International Affairs Arms control and nonproliferation Asia China Congressional oversight Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Government studies and investigations International organizations and cooperation Licensing and registrations Military assistance, sales, and agreements Public contracts and procurement Spacecraft and satellites User charges and fees International Affairs 00 2011-05-04 Introduced in House 2011-05-18T12:02:26Z Strengthening America's Satellite Industry Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should increase U.S. diplomatic efforts to strengthen arms export controls to ensure that such controls are supportive of U.S. arms export controls, particularly with respect to countries of concern to the United States. Requires the President to report annually to Congress for five years regarding such diplomatic activities.

Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require that information regarding certain defense items exported without a license under the Arms Control and Export Act be included in the annual military assistance report.

Amends the Arms Export Control Act to direct the President to report to Congress, by country and by international organization, regarding the total dollar value of major defense equipment and defense articles exported pursuant to licenses for the previous fiscal year.

Authorizes the President to remove satellites and related components from the United States Munitions List, except for any satellite or related component that may be transferred to, or launched into outer space by, the People's Republic of China (PRC).

Directs the Inspector General of the Department of State to: (1) review Department investigations of possible misuse of U.S.-origin defense items, and (2) and report to Congress.

Directs the Secretary of State to report to Congress regarding placing the export licensing functions of the Department's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls on a self-financing basis.

]]> Strengthening America's Satellite Industry Act Short Titles as Introduced Strengthening America's Satellite Industry Act Display Title Strengthening America's Satellite Industry Act Official Title as Introduced To strengthen certain provisions relating to arms export licenses, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2011-05-04T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr1727ih/xml/BILLS-112hr1727ih.xml 2011-05-04 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.