SATELLITE CONTROLS UNDER THE UNITED STATES MUNITIONS LIST.

SEC. 1513. SATELLITE CONTROLS UNDER THE UNITED STATES MUNITIONS LIST. (a) Control of Satellites on the United States Munitions List.— Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all satellites and related items that are on the Commerce Control List of dual-use items in the Export Administration Regulations (15 CFR part 730 et seq.) on the date of the enactment of this Act shall be transferred to the United States Munitions List and controlled under section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778). (b) Defense Trade Controls Registration Fees.— Section 45 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2717) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking out “$700,000” and inserting in lieu thereof “100 percent”; and (B) by striking out “(a) Defense Trade Controls Registration Fees.—”; and (2) by striking out subsection (b). (c) Effective Date.— (1) subsection (a) shall take effect on March 15, 1999, and shall not apply to any export license issued before such effective date or to any export license application made under the Export Administration Regulations before such effective date. (2) The amendments made by subsection (b) shall be effective as of October 1, 1998. (d) Report.— Not later than January 1, 1999, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Commerce, shall submit to Congress a report containing— (1) a detailed description of the plans of the Department of State to implement the requirements of this section, including any organizational changes that are required and any Executive orders or regulations that may be required; (2) an identification and explanation of any steps that should be taken to improve the license review process for 112 STAT. 2175exports of the satellites and related items described in subsection (a), including measures to shorten the timelines for license application reviews, and any measures relating to the transparency of the license review process and dispute resolution procedures; (3) an evaluation of the adequacy of resources available to the Department of State, including fiscal and personnel resources, to carry out the additional activities required by this section; and (4) any recommendations for additional actions, including possible legislation, to improve the export licensing process under the Arms Export Control Act for the satellites and related items described in subsection (a).