[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1145 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1145

      To prohibit the use of outer space for advertising purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                June 23 (legislative day, June 22), 1993

Mr. Jeffords (for himself and Mr. Akaka) introduced the following bill; 
    which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 
                      Science, and Transportation

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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) in paragraph (11), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (12), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (12) the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(13) `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) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding the provisions of this Act or 
any other provision of law--
            ``(1) the Secretary shall not--
                    ``(A) issue or transfer a license under this Act; 
                or
                    ``(B) waive the license requirements of this Act;
        for the launch of a payload containing any material to be used 
        for purposes of space advertising; and
            ``(2) no holder of a license under this Act, on or after 
        the effective date of this section, shall launch a payload 
        containing any material to be used for purposes of space 
        advertising.
    ``(b) Civil Penalties.--Any person who violates the provisions of 
subsection (a)(2) shall--
            ``(1) be subject to a civil penalty, not to exceed 
        $30,000,000, which shall be assessed by the Secretary; and
            ``(2) not be issued a license under this Act for a period 
        of 2 years from the date of such violation, or, in the case of 
        multiple violations, from the date of the most recent 
        violation.''.

SEC. 3. IMPORT RESTRICTION.

    (a) Prohibition.--It shall be unlawful for any person to import 
into the United States any product, goods, or other item that is 
manufactured, assembled, distributed, or sold by any person who is 
engaged or who has previously engaged in space advertising.
    (b) Civil Penalty.--Any person who violates the provisions of 
subsection (a) shall be subject to a civil penalty, which shall be 
assessed by the Secretary of the Treasury, of not more than $10,000 for 
each such violation.
    (c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the following 
definitions shall apply:
            (1) Person.--The term ``person'' means any individual, 
        corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, or other 
        legal entity.
            (2) Space advertising.--The term ``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.

SEC. 4. 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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