§ 5872. — Office of Space Commerce.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC5872]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 67--FREEDOM FOR RUSSIA AND EMERGING EURASIAN DEMOCRACIES AND
OPEN MARKETS SUPPORT
SUBCHAPTER V--SPACE TRADE AND COOPERATION
Sec. 5872. Office of Space Commerce
(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 industry
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 5871(c)(1) of this title 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.
(Pub. L. 102-511, title VI, Sec. 602, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3347.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 5873 of this title.
