Satellite in United States

Waived: Prohibition on U.S. Satellite Exports in the History of U.S. Economic Sanctions Imposed against China

Note: the date of this economic sanction is: APRIL 30, 1991

President Bush informed Congress of his intention to exercise the waiver authority on the prohibition of export licenses for AUSSAT and FREJA, allowing the satellites to be launched from China. However, the President also upheld the prohibition, in the same communication to Congress, against the export of United States satellite components because of proliferation concerns surrounding a Chinese domestic communications satellite, the Dong Fang Hong 3 [37].

Sanctions by Authority:

Sec. 902(b)(2) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, FY1990 and FY1991, as amended [P.L. 101-246; 22 U.S.C. 2151 note]

Occasion(s) Detailed

See February 16, 1990, for original sanction

Note: Based on the China: U.S. Economic Sanctions Report.

Finding the law: Satellite in the U.S. Code

A collection of general and permanent laws relating to satellite, passed by the United States Congress, are organized by subject matter arrangements in the United States Code (U.S.C.; this label examines satellite topics), to make them easy to use (usually, organized by legal areas into Titles, Chapters and Sections). The platform provides introductory material to the U.S. Code, and cross references to case law. View the U.S. Code’s table of contents here.

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Notes and References

1. 37 U.S. President, 1989- (Bush). “Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on Restrictions on U.S. Satellite Component Exports to China, April 30, 1991.” Weekly ompilation of Presidential Documents, v. 27, May 3, 1991. p. 531.