,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cfjc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #ba1       
#bjac,mr4 ,kingston 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,rogers of ,alabama1 and ,mr4 ,de,fazio7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was referred to the ,committee on       
,foreign ,affairs1 and in addition to   
the ,committees on ,armed ,services and 
,select ,intelligence 7,permanent       
,select71 for a period to be            
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to limit the construction on
 ,united ,states soil of satellite      
positioning ground monitoring stations  
of foreign governments1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,limitation on           
construction on ,united ,states soil of 
satellite positioning ground monitoring 
stations of foreign governments  7a7    
,certification ,the ,president may not  
authorize or permit the construction of 

a satellite positioning ground          
monitoring station directly or          
indirectly controlled by a foreign      
government on ,united ,states soil until
 the ,secretary of ,defense and the     
,director of ,national ,intelligence    
jointly certify to ,congress that such  
monitoring station will not possess the 
capability or potential to be used for  
the purpose of gathering intelligence or
 improving any foreign weapons system4  
7b7 ,report  7#a7 ,in general ,not later
 than #cj days after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,defense1 the ,director of ,national 
,intelligence1 and the ,commander of the
 ,united ,states ,strategic ,command    
shall jointly submit to the appropriate 
committees of ,congress a report on the 
use of satellite positioning ground     
monitoring stations by foreign          
governments for the purpose of gathering
 intelligence or improving the accuracy 
of missile guidance systems4  7#b7      
,elements ,the report required by       

paragraph 7#a7 shall include the        
following3 7,a7 ,a description and      
assessment of the current and potential 
use of satellite ground monitoring      
stations under the control of foreign   
governments for the purpose of gathering
 intelligence4  7,b7 ,a description of  
the role of positioning satellites in   
ballistic and tactical missile guidance 
systems4  7,c7 ,a description and       
assessment of the current and potential 
future use of satellite positioning     
ground monitoring stations as a means of
 improving the accuracy of satellite    
guided missiles4  7#c7 ,form ,the report
 required by paragraph 7#a7 shall be    
submitted in unclassified form1 but may 
include a classified annex4  7#d7       
,appropriate committees of ,congress    
defined ,in this subsection1 the term   
appropriate committees of ,congress     
means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,armed   
,services1 the ,committee on ,foreign   
,relations1 and the ,select ,committee  
on ,intelligence of the ,senate2 and    

7,b7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1
 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1   
and the ,permanent ,select ,committee on
 ,intelligence of the ,house of         
,representatives4