Category:Export Controls
The Departments of Commerce and State are reviewing the U.S. space export control regime with the goal of improving the competitiveness of the domestic space industry while protecting national security.
DOC Space Accomplishments Report, 2021-2024
On January 14, Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves released a report on the Commerce Department’s commercial space accomplishments during his and Secretary Raimondo’s tenure. The report covers many achievements across multiple bureaus of the …
Public Meeting on October 2024 Space Export Control Rulemakings
On Wednesday, November 6, the Department of Commerce (DOC) hosted a public meeting to discuss the four space export control rulemakings released by DOC and the State Department on October 17, 2024. The meeting featured …
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New Space Export Control Rules Offer Regulatory Relief
On October 17, the Departments of Commerce (DOC) and State released a series of space export control rulemakings intended to enable a globally competitive U.S. industrial base while protecting national security and foreign policy interests: …
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Vice President Harris Convenes Third National Space Council Meeting
Today, Vice President Kamala Harris convened the third meeting of the National Space Council under the Biden-Harris Administration. Representing the Department of Commerce, Deputy Secretary Don Graves spoke about the Department’s key roles in weather …
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Presidents Biden, Yoon Emphasize U.S.-Korea Space Cooperation
Today, President Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol commemorated the 70th anniversary of the U.S.-Republic of Korea (ROK) Alliance, calling for deeper ties across a number of areas, including space: Our Alliance also …
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Remarks from SATELLITE 2023 Luncheon
On March 15, 2023, Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves delivered the Wednesday luncheon keynote speech at the SATELLITE 2023 conference in Washington, D.C. He provided an update on the Commerce Department’s progress in implementing …
Briefing on GPS/GNSS Export Controls
On March 18, 2022, Jason Kim of the Office of Space Commerce, along with experts from DOC’s Bureau of Industry and Security, gave a presentation to a working group of the National Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, …
New Russian Sanctions Include Commercial Space Launch Activities
On March 1, 2021, the Secretary of State determined pursuant to the Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991 that the Government of Russia used chemical weapons in violation of international …
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President Trump Issues New National Space Policy
Today, the White House released President Donald Trump’s National Space Policy providing direction for all United States space activities. View policy at archives.gov (1.3 MB PDF) View White House fact sheet View statement from the President …
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Comments Requested on New Export Licensing Rule Affecting Imagery Analysis Software
On January 6, 2020, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published an interim final rule to make certain items subject to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and to impose a license requirement …
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Secretary Ross Remarks from 6th National Space Council Meeting
Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross spoke at the August 20, 2019, meeting of the National Space Council, held in Dulles, Virginia. He provided updates on the Department’s activities in commercial space, including implementation of the …
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DOC Export Control Industry Day Held April 17
On April 17, 2019, the Department of Commerce hosted a public meeting to discuss the National Space Council’s ongoing review of space export controls under Space Policy Directive-2, “Streamlining Regulations on Commercial Use of Space.” …
Secretary Ross Remarks from 2019 Space Symposium
On April 9, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross delivered a keynote address at the 35th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, CO. Among other things, he announced that the Departments of Commerce and State will co-host …
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DOC to Host Space Export Control Industry Day on April 17 (UPDATED)
The Commerce Department will host a public meeting on space export controls on Wednesday, April 17, 2019, from 1:00-2:30 p.m. in Washington, D.C. The meeting is being organized in cooperation with the Department of Transportation …
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Comments Requested for New Review of Space-Related Export Controls
On March 8, the Departments of State and Commerce each issued an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) soliciting public comments for a new review of space-related export controls. This action follows direction from the …
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ITAR Clarification on Satellite Thrusters
On October 4, 2018, the State Department issued minor revisions to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), including two changes related to space systems: In response to industry feedback, the State Department added a …
President Signs Directive on Space Regulatory Reform
Today, President Trump signed a space policy directive to reform America’s commercial space regulatory framework, ensuring the nation’s place as a leader in space commerce. The directive includes recommendations developed by the National Space Council …
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Space Council Focuses on Regulatory Reform
Today, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross participated in the second meeting of the National Space Council, held at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Among other things, the Council approved a set of recommendations to …
Plain Language Guidebook on Satellite Export Controls
Today, the Office of Space Commerce and the FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation published the second edition of their Introduction to U.S. Export Controls for the Commercial Space Industry. The guidebook provides basic information …
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Commerce Department Now Accepting Public Inputs on Regulatory Streamlining
On October 5, 2017, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross attended the first meeting of the reconstituted National Space Council. As Chairman of the Council, Vice President Mike Pence called for a full review of the …
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New Rules Refine Satellite Export Controls
On January 10, 2017, the State Department updated its satellite export control rules under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). The revised rules include several notable changes requested by the commercial space industry and …
ITAR Controls on GPS/GNSS Receivers Updated
Today, the State Department published a final rule revising Category XII of the U.S. Munitions List (USML) under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). View final rule at federalregister.gov Among other things, the rule …
Proposed Changes to GPS/GNSS Export Controls Published
On February 19, the State Department published a proposed export control rule change affecting GPS/GNSS user equipment. Among other things, the rule will move the existing GPS/GNSS receiver controls found in Category XV of the …
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Technical Corrections to DOC Spacecraft Export Control Rules
Today, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a “clean-up” rule for its new spacecraft export regulations, similar to the correction published by State on Monday. The Commerce correction rule is (retroactively) effective November …
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