Extending NASA's Exemption from the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Iran.

Russia.

Syria.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (10 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2008.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides introduction to the International Space Station (ISS) and nonproliferation. Explains Section 6 of P.L. 106-178, the Iran Nonproliferation Act (INA), which prohibited payments to Russia in connection with ISS, unless the President determined that Russia was taking steps to prevent transfers of weapons of mass destruction, missile technology, and advanced conventional weapons technology to Iran. Summarizes P.L. 109-112, which amended INA to exempt payments for certain Russian space vehicle flights to ISS, in absence of U.S. space shuttle through 2011; and additional amendments to extend provisions to Syria and North Korea; and to rename it the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act (INKSNA). Discusses current plans for ISS, and NASA request for extension of existing INKSNA exemptions for the life of ISS.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

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Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Extending NASA's Exemption from the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act

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