Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73

§5871 Facilitating discussions regarding acquisition of space hardware, technology, and services from former Soviet Union

Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 67— - FREEDOM FOR RUSSIA AND EMERGING EURASIAN DEMOCRACIES AND OPEN MARKETS SUPPORT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - SPACE TRADE AND COOPERATION › § 5871

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Federal agencies must quickly handle license or approval requests from NASA, its contractors, or anyone else when the request is about having talks with an independent state of the former Soviet Union about possibly buying space hardware, space technology, or space services to add to either (1) U.S. space projects that Congress has approved, or (2) commercial space ventures. If an agency denies such a request, it must immediately tell the designated congressional committees and give the reasons for the denial.

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Title 22, §5871

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(a)Any request for a license or other approval described in subsection (c) that is submitted to any United States Government agency by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, any of its contractors, or any other person shall be considered on an expedited basis by that agency and any other agency involved in an applicable interagency review process.

(b)If any United States Government agency denies a request for a license or other approval described in subsection (c), that agency shall immediately notify the designated congressional committees. Each such notification shall include a statement of the reasons for the denial.

(c)This section applies to a request for any license or other approval that may be necessary to conduct discussions with an independent state of the former Soviet Union with respect to the possible acquisition of any space hardware, space technology, or space service for integration into—

(1)United States space projects that have been approved by the Congress, or

(2)commercial space ventures,

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22 U.S.C. § 5871

Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73