Title 50 — War and National Defense
Chapter 44 — National Security
§ 3239. Requirement to buy certain satellite component from American sources
Statutory text
Definitions
In this section:
Covered element of the intelligence community
The term “covered element of the intelligence community” means an element of the intelligence community that is not an element of the Department of Defense.
National security satellite
The term “national security satellite” means a satellite weighing over 400 pounds whose principle purpose is to support the national security or intelligence needs of the United States Government.
United States
The term “United States” means the several States, the District of Columbia, and the territories and possessions of the United States.
Requirement
Beginning , except as provided in subsection (c), a covered element of the intelligence community may not award a contract for a national security satellite if the satellite uses a star tracker that is not produced in the United States, including with respect to both the software and the hardware of the star tracker.
Exception
The head of a covered element of the intelligence community may waive the requirement under subsection (b) if, on a case-by-case basis, the head certifies in writing to the congressional intelligence committees that—
there is no available star tracker produced in the United States that meets the mission and design requirements of the national security satellite for which the star tracker will be used;
the cost of a star tracker produced in the United States is unreasonable, based on a market survey; or
such waiver is necessary for the national security interests of the United States based on an urgent and compelling need.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2021
Pub. L. 116–260 div. W title III § 308(a) · 134 Stat. 1182
Enacted · 50 U.S.C. § 3239
(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title XI, § 1109, as added Pub. L. 116–260, div. W, title III, § 308(a), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2368.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title XI, § 1109, as added Pub. L. 116–260, div. W, title III, § 308(a), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2368.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 308. The aggregate charges assessed during fiscal year 2021, as authorized in title III of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (42 U.S.C. 5196e), shall not be less than 100 percent of the amounts anticipated by the Department of Homeland Security to be necessary for its Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program for the next fiscal year: Provided, That the Fees. methodology for assessment and collection of fees shall be fair and equitable and shall reflect costs of providing such services, including administrative costs of collecting such fees: Provided further, That Effective date. such fees shall be deposited in a Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program account as offsetting collections and will become available for authorized purposes on October 1, 2021, and remain available until expended.
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Credits
(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title XI, § 1109, as added Pub. L. 116–260, div. W, title III, § 308(a), , 134 Stat. 2368.)