[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3603 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3603

     To limit the construction on United States soil of satellite 
positioning ground monitoring stations of foreign governments, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 21, 2013

  Mr. Kingston (for himself, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, and Mr. DeFazio) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
 Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services 
    and Select Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
     To limit the construction on United States soil of satellite 
positioning ground monitoring stations of foreign governments, and for 
                            other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON CONSTRUCTION ON UNITED STATES SOIL OF 
              SATELLITE POSITIONING GROUND MONITORING STATIONS OF 
              FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS.

    (a) Certification.--The President may not authorize or permit the 
construction of a satellite positioning ground monitoring station 
directly or indirectly controlled by a foreign government on United 
States soil until the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National 
Intelligence jointly certify to Congress that such monitoring station 
will not possess the capability or potential to be used for the purpose 
of gathering intelligence or improving any foreign weapons system.
    (b) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, the 
        Director of National Intelligence, and the Commander of the 
        United States Strategic Command shall jointly submit to the 
        appropriate committees of Congress a report on the use of 
        satellite positioning ground monitoring stations by foreign 
        governments for the purpose of gathering intelligence or 
        improving the accuracy of missile guidance systems.
            (2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
        include the following:
                    (A) A description and assessment of the current and 
                potential use of satellite ground monitoring stations 
                under the control of foreign governments for the 
                purpose of gathering intelligence.
                    (B) A description of the role of positioning 
                satellites in ballistic and tactical missile guidance 
                systems.
                    (C) A description and assessment of the current and 
                potential future use of satellite positioning ground 
                monitoring stations as a means of improving the 
                accuracy of satellite guided missiles.
            (3) Form.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall be 
        submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
        annex.
            (4) Appropriate committees of congress defined.--In this 
        subsection, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
        means--
                    (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
                on Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee on 
                Intelligence of the Senate; and
                    (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
                on Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select Committee 
                on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.
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