Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 113 Part 1.djvu/826

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113 STAT. 802 PUBLIC LAW 106-65 —OCT. 5, 1999 Arrangement and enforce technology controls and re-export requirements for such technology. (c) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, the term "Wassenaar Arrangement" means the multilateral export control regime covering conventional armaments and sensitive dual-use goods and technologies that was agreed to by 33 co-founding countries in July 1996 and began operation in September 1996. 22 USC 2778 SEC. 1409. ENHANCEMENT OF ACTIVITIES OF DEFENSE THREAT note. REDUCTION AGENCY. Regulations. (a) IN GENERAL. —Not later than 180 days after the date of Deadline. the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations to— (1) authorize the personnel of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) who monitor satellite launch campaigns overseas to suspend such campaigns at any time if the suspension is required for purposes of the national security of the United States; (2) ensure that persons assigned as space launch campaign monitors are provided sufficient training and have adequate experience in the regulations prescribed by the Secretary of State known as the ITAR and have significant experience and expertise with satellite technology, launch vehicle technology, and launch operations technology; (3) ensure that adequate numbers of such monitors are assigned to space launch campaigns so that 24-hour, 7-day per week coverage is provided; (4) take steps to ensure, to the maximum extent possible, the continuity of service by monitors for the entire space launch campaign period (from satellite marketing to launch and, if necessary, completion of a launch failure analysis); (5) adopt measures designed to make service as a space launch campaign monitor an attractive career opportunity; (6) allocate funds and other resources to the Agency at levels sufficient to prevent any shortfalls in the number of such personnel; (7) establish mechanisms in accordance with the provisions of section 1514(a)(2)(A) of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2175; 22 U.S.C. 2778 note) that provide for— (A) the payment to the Department of Defense by the person or entity receiving the launch monitoring services concerned, before the beginning of a fiscal year, of an amount equal to the amount estimated to be required by the Department to monitor the laimch campaigns during that fiscal year; (B) the reimbursement of the Department of Defense, at the end of each fiscal year, for amounts expended by the Department in monitoring the launch campaigns in excess of the amount provided under subparagraph (A); and (C) the reimbursement of the person or entity receiving the launch monitoring services if the amount provided under subparagraph (A) exceeds the amount actually expended by the Department of Defense in monitoring the launch campaigns;