{"identifier":"/us/usc/t50/s3239","title":50,"num":"\u00a7\u202f3239.","heading":"Requirement to buy certain satellite component from American sources","text":"\u00a7\u202f3239.\nRequirement to buy certain satellite component from American sources\n(a)\nDefinitions\nIn this section:\n(1)\nCovered element of the intelligence community\nThe term \u201ccovered element of the intelligence community\u201d means an element of the intelligence community that is not an element of the Department of Defense.\n(2)\nNational security satellite\nThe term \u201cnational security satellite\u201d means a satellite weighing over 400 pounds whose principle purpose is to support the national security or intelligence needs of the United States Government.\n(3)\nUnited States\nThe term \u201cUnited States\u201d means the several States, the District of Columbia, and the territories and possessions of the United States.\n(b)\nRequirement\nBeginning\nJanuary 1, 2021\n(c)\nException\nThe head of a covered element of the intelligence community may waive the requirement under subsection (b) if, on a case-by-case basis, the head certifies in writing to the congressional intelligence committees that\u2014\n(1) there is no available star tracker produced in the United States that meets the mission and design requirements of the national security satellite for which the star tracker will be used;\n(2) the cost of a star tracker produced in the United States is unreasonable, based on a market survey; or\n(3) such waiver is necessary for the national security interests of the United States based on an urgent and compelling need.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t50/s3239.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t50/s3239","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f3239."},{"t":"heading","text":"Requirement to buy certain satellite component from American sources"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t50/s3239/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Definitions"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"In this section:"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t50/s3239/a/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Covered element of the intelligence community"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The term \u201ccovered element of the intelligence community\u201d means an element of the intelligence community that is not an element of the Department of Defense.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t50/s3239/a/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"heading","text":"National security satellite"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The term \u201cnational security satellite\u201d means a satellite weighing over 400 pounds whose principle purpose is to support the national security or intelligence needs of the United States Government.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t50/s3239/a/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"heading","text":"United States"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The term \u201cUnited States\u201d means the several States, the District of Columbia, and the territories and possessions of the United States.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t50/s3239/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Requirement"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"Beginning ","children":[{"t":"text","text":"January 1, 2021","tail":", except as provided in subsection (c), a covered element of the intelligence community may not award a contract for a national security satellite if the satellite uses a star tracker that is not produced in the United States, including with respect to both the software and the hardware of the star tracker."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t50/s3239/c","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(c)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Exception"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"The head of a covered element of the intelligence community may waive the requirement under subsection (b) if, on a case-by-case basis, the head certifies in writing to the congressional intelligence committees that\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t50/s3239/c/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" there is no available star tracker produced in the United States that meets the mission and design requirements of the national security satellite for which the star tracker will be used;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t50/s3239/c/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" the cost of a star tracker produced in the United States is unreasonable, based on a market survey; or","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t50/s3239/c/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"content","text":" such waiver is necessary for the national security interests of the United States based on an urgent and compelling need.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}