The Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a series of rules aimed at modernizing its space-related export controls to enhance international partnerships while continuing to deny critical technologies to adversaries.
- Effective Oct. 23, a final rule will remove license requirements for exports of certain items involving remote sensing or space-based logistics, assembly, or servicing spacecraft destined for Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
- Effective Oct. 23, an interim final rule will remove license requirements for exports of certain spacecraft components to over 40 allies and partners worldwide, reducing licensing requirements for the least-sensitive components for most destinations and broadening license exceptions to support additional National Aeronautics and Space Administration cooperative programs. Comments on this rule are due no later than Nov. 22.
- BIS is inviting comments no later than Nov. 22 on a proposed rule that would transfer jurisdiction of certain space-related defense articles that no longer provide a critical military or intelligence advantage from the U.S. Munitions List maintained by the State Department to the Commerce Control List maintained by BIS. Examples include spacecraft capable of refueling other spacecraft and spacecraft capable of autonomous collision avoidance. The proposed change would enable the use of BIS license exceptions that facilitate exports of commercial space items to close allies and partners.
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