US Congress House Bill 3603 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Introduced on November 21 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-01-24 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Strategic Forces Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Prohibits the President from authorizing or permitting the construction of a satellite positioning ground monitoring station directly or indirectly controlled by a foreign government on U.S. soil until the Secretary of Defense (DOD) and the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) jointly certify to Congress that such station will not possess the capability or potential to be used to gather intelligence or improve foreign weapons systems. Directs the Secretary, DNI, and the Commander of the U.S. Strategic Command to jointly report to Congress regarding the use of such stations by foreign governments to gather intelligence or improve the accuracy of missile guidance systems.

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

Rep. Jack Kingston [R-GA]

Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]

Rep. Mike D. Rogers [R-AL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-01-24	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.
2013-11-21	House	Referred to House Intelligence (Permanent Select)
2013-11-21	House	Referred to House Armed Services
2013-11-21	House	Referred to House Foreign Affairs
2013-11-21	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and 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.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3603/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr3603/BILLS-113hr3603ih.pdf