Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-110

§5871 Facilitating Discussions Regarding Acquisition of Space Hardware, Technology, and Services From Former Soviet Union

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

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

U.S. Government agencies must fast-track any license or approval request sent by NASA, its contractors, or any others for talks with an independent state of the former Soviet Union about buying space hardware, technology, or services to use in U.S. space projects approved by Congress or in commercial space ventures, including technical evaluations. If an agency denies such a request, it must immediately notify the designated congressional committees and explain why.

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Title 22, §5871

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(a)Expedited review

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)Notice to Congress if license denied

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)Description of discussions

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,

including discussions relating to technical evaluation of such hardware, technology, or service.

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22 U.S.C. § 5871

Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110