Certification of Exports of Missile Equipment or Technology to China.

Sec. 146. Certification of Exports of Missile Equipment or Technology to China. (a) Certification.—Section 1512 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 is amended— (1) by striking “The” and inserting “(a) Certification.—The”; and (2) by adding at the end the following: “(b) Exception.—The certification requirement contained in subsection (a) shall not apply to the export of inertial reference units and components in manned civilian aircraft or supplied as spare or replacement parts for such aircraft.”. (b) Effective Date.—The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the later of— (1) the enactment of this Act; or (2) the enactment of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999.