Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 114 Part 2.djvu/960

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114 STAT. 1598 PUBLIC LAW 106-391—OCT. 30, 2000 Deadline. 49 USC 70109a note. (2) REPORTS.— Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Administrator shall prepare and submit to Congress a report describing any donations of educationally useful Federal equipment to schools made during the period covered by the report. SEC, 322. SPACE ADVERTISING. (a) DEFINITION. —Section 70102 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (16) as paragraphs (9) through (17), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following: "(8) 'obtrusive space advertising* means advertising in outer space that is capable of being recognized by a human being on the surface of the Earth without the aid of a telescope or other technological device.". (b) PROHIBITION. —Chapter 701 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 70109 the following new section: "§ 70109a. Space advertising "(a) LICENSING. — Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter or any other provision of law, the Secretary may not, for the launch of a payload containing any material to be used for the purposes of obtrusive space advertising— "(1) issue or transfer a license under this chapter; or "(2) waive the license requirements of this chapter. "(b) LAUNCHING.— No holder of a license under this chapter may launch a payload containing any material to be used for purposes of obtrusive space advertising. "(c) COMMERCIAL SPACE ADVERTISING. — Nothing in this section shall apply to nonobtrusive commercial space advertising, including advertising on— "(1) commercial space transportation vehicles; "(2) space infrastructure payloads; "(3) space launch facilities; and "(4) launch support facilities.". (c) NEGOTIATION WITH FOREIGN LAUNCHING NATIONS.—(1) The President is requested to negotiate with foreign launching nations for the purpose of reaching one or more agreements that prohibit the use of outer space for obtrusive space advertising purposes. (2) It is the sense of the Congress that the President should take such action as is appropriate and feasible to enforce the terms of any agreement to prohibit the use of outer space for obtrusive space advertising purposes. (3) As used in this subsection, the term "foreign launching nation" means a nation— (A) that launches, or procures the launching of, a payload into outer space; or (B) from the territory or facility of which a payload is launched into outer space. (d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT. — The table of sections for chapter 701 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 70109 the following: "7 0109a. Space advertising. ".