RISK ASSESSMENT OF UNITED STATES SPACE EXPORT CONTROL POLICY.

SEC. 1248. RISK ASSESSMENT OF UNITED STATES SPACE EXPORT CONTROL POLICY.(a) Assessment Required.—The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State shall carry out an assessment of the national security risks of removing satellites and related components from the United States Munitions List.(b) Matters to Be Included.—The assessment required under subsection (a) shall included the following matters:123 STAT. 2547(1) A review of the space and space-related technologies currently on the United States Munitions List, to include satellite systems, dedicated subsystems, and components.(2) An assessment of the national security risks of removing certain space and space-related technologies identified under paragraph (1) from the United States Munitions List.(3) An examination of the degree to which other nations’ export control policies control or limit the export of space and space-related technologies for national security reasons.(4) Recommendations for—(A) the space and space-related technologies that should remain on, or may be candidates for removal from, the United States Munitions List based on the national security risk assessment required paragraph (2);(B) the safeguards and verifications necessary to—(i) prevent the proliferation and diversion of such space and space-related technologies;(ii) confirm appropriate end use and end users; and(iii) minimize the risk that such space and space-related technologies could be used in foreign missile, space, or other applications that may pose a threat to the security of the United States; and(C) improvements to the space export control policy and processes of the United States that do not adversely affect national security.(c) Consultation.—In conducting the assessment required under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State may consult with the heads of other relevant departments and agencies of the United States Government as the Secretaries determine is necessary.(d) Report.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State shall submit to the congressional defense committees and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report on the assessment required under subsection (a). The report shall be in unclassified form but may include a classified annex.(e) Definition.—In this section, the term “United States Munitions List” means the list referred to in section 38(a)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(a)(1)).