COMMERCIAL SPACE LAUNCH ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1987, H.R. 3765

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• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 8, 2013
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: April 15, 1988
• Content Type: MEMO

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MEMORANDUM FOR:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
REFERENCE:
15 April 1988
Legislation Division
Office of Congressional Affairs
Special Assistant for Imagery, Collection
Requirements and Evaluation Staff, DI
Commercial Space Launch Act Amendments of 1987,
H.R. 3765
OCA memo 88-1158, Same Subject, dtd 13 Apr 88,
(attached)
1. We have reviewed H.R. 3765
Our focus was primarily
on the possible impact of commercial access to US launch vehicles
and facilities on national foreign intelligence space launches.
In this regard, the language of H.R. 3765, Section 6, para 5A,
lines 5 and 6 calls for no preemption of commercial satellite
launches by government launches ". . . except in cases of
imperative national need." This appears a little strong unless
it is accepted tha ost if not all government launches qualify
as "imperative."
2. We do not have the original bill of 1987. That bill may
have provided for "reimbursement" for the commercial use of
government facilities. Section 5 of the current amendment,
however, states that, "The United States shall not require
payment for the provision of launch property and launch services
in connection with the launch of an eligible satellite."
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SUBJECT: Commercial Space Launch Act Amendments of 1987,
H.R. 3765
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