[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2599 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2599

      To prohibit the use of outer space for advertising purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 1, 1993

  Mr. Markey (for himself, Ms. Molinari, Ms. Eshoo, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
  Fingerhut, Mr. McCloskey, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Frank of 
Massachusetts, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Mazzoli, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
    Upton, and Mr. Hughes) introduced the following bill; which was 
 referred jointly to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology 
                          and Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
      To prohibit the use of outer space for advertising purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Space Advertising Prohibition Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON SPACE ADVERTISING.

    (a) Amendment to Findings.--Section 2 of the Commercial Space 
Launch Act (49 U.S.C. App. 2601) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (8), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(10) the use of outer space for advertising purposes is 
        not an appropriate use of outer space and should be 
        prohibited.''.
    (b) Amendment to Purposes.--Section 3 of the Commercial Space 
Launch Act (49 U.S.C. App. 2602) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and'';
            (3) by inserting at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(5) to prohibit the use of outer space for advertising 
        purposes.''.
    (c) Definition.--Section 4 of the Commercial Space Launch Act (49 
U.S.C. App. 2603) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (10) through (12) as 
        paragraphs (11) through (13), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(10) `space advertising' means advertising in outer 
        space, including the placement of images or objects in outer 
        space that are visible from Earth, for purposes of marketing or 
        otherwise promoting the sale or use of goods or services;''.
    (d) Prohibition on Space Advertising.--The Commercial Space Launch 
Act (49 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 10 
the following new section:

``SEC. 10A. PROHIBITION ON SPACE ADVERTISING.

    ``(a) Secretarial Actions.--The Secretary shall not--
            ``(1) issue or transfer a license under this Act; or
            ``(2) waive the license requirements of this Act,
for the launch of a payload containing any material to be used for 
purposes of space advertising.
    ``(b) Prohibition.--No holder of a license under this Act shall 
launch a payload containing any material to be used for purposes of 
space advertising.
    ``(c) Civil Penalties.--Any person who violates subsection (b) 
shall be subject to a civil penalty, not to exceed $30,000,000, which 
shall be assessed by the Secretary.
    ``(d) Revocation and Issuance of Licenses.--(1) The Secretary shall 
revoke any license held by a person who violates subsection (b).
    ``(2) Any person who violates subsection (b) shall not be issued a 
license under this Act for a period of 2 years from the date on which 
the Secretary finds that such person has violated subsection (b), or if 
such finding is appealed, the date on which the appropriate court 
issues a final judgment in favor of the Secretary.''.

SEC. 3. AGREEMENTS WITH FOREIGN NATIONS.

    The President, acting through the Secretary of State, is requested 
to negotiate with foreign nations for the purpose of reaching an 
agreement or agreements that prohibit the use of outer space for 
advertising purposes.

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