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 PUBLIC LAW 102-511—OCT. 24, 1992 106 STAT. 3347 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 cominittees. 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. SEC. 602. OFFICE OF SPACE COMMERCE. 22 USC 5872. (a) TRADE MISSIONS. —The Office of Space Commerce of the Department of Commerce is authorized and encouraged to conduct one or more trade missions to appropriate independent states of the former Soviet Union for the purpose of familiarizing United States aerospace industrj' representatives with space hardware, space technologies, and space services that may be available from the independent states, and with the business practices and overall business climate in the independent states. (b) MONITORING NEGOTIATIONS. —The Office of Space Commerce— (1) shall monitor the progress of any discussions described in section 601(c)(1) that are being conducted; and (2) shall advise the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration as to the impact on United States industry of each potential acquisition of space hardware, space technology, or space services from the independent states of the former Soviet Union, specifically including any anticompetitive issues the Office may observe. SEC. 603. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 22 USC 5873. Within one year after the date of enactment of this title, the President shall submit to the designated congressional committees a report describing— (1) the opportunities for increased space-related trade with the independent states of the former Soviet Union; (2) a technology procurement plan for identifying and evaluating all unique space hardware, space technology, and space services available to the United States from the independent states; (3) specific space hardware, space technology, and space services that have been, or could be, the subject of discussions described in section 601(c); (4) the trade missions carried out pursuant to section 602(a), including the private participation in and the results of such missions; (5) any barriers, regulatory or practical, that inhibit spacerelated trade between the United States and independent

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