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Space Preservation Act of 2001 (Introduced in the House)
HR 2977 IH
107th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2977
To preserve the cooperative, peaceful uses of space for the benefit of all
humankind by permanently prohibiting the basing of weapons in space by the
United States, and to require the President to take action to adopt and
implement a world treaty banning space-based weapons.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 2, 2001
Mr. KUCINICH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services,
and International Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined by
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To preserve the cooperative, peaceful uses of space for the benefit of all
humankind by permanently prohibiting the basing of weapons in space by the
United States, and to require the President to take action to adopt and
implement a world treaty banning space-based weapons.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Space Preservation Act of 2001'.
SEC. 2. REAFFIRMATION OF POLICY ON THE PRESERVATION OF PEACE IN SPACE.
Congress reaffirms the policy expressed in section 102(a) of the
National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 (42 U.S.C. 2451(a)), stating
that it `is the policy of the United States that activities in space
should be devoted to peaceful purposes for the benefit of all mankind.'.
SEC. 3. PERMANENT BAN ON BASING OF WEAPONS IN SPACE.
(1) implement a permanent ban on space-based weapons of the United
States and remove from space any existing space-based weapons of the
United States; and
(2) immediately order the permanent termination of research and
development, testing, manufacturing, production, and deployment of all
space-based weapons of the United States and their components.
SEC. 4. WORLD AGREEMENT BANNING SPACE-BASED WEAPONS.
The President shall direct the United States representatives to the
United Nations and other international organizations to immediately work
toward negotiating, adopting, and implementing a world agreement banning
space-based weapons.
SEC. 5. REPORT.
The President shall submit to Congress not later than 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, a
report on--
(1) the implementation of the permanent ban on space-based weapons
required by section 3; and
(2) progress toward negotiating, adopting, and implementing the
agreement described in section 4.
SEC. 6. NON SPACE-BASED WEAPONS ACTIVITIES.
Nothing in this Act may be construed as prohibiting the use of funds
for--
(2) space research and development;
(3) testing, manufacturing, or production that is not related to
space-based weapons or systems; or
(4) civil, commercial, or defense activities (including
communications, navigation, surveillance, reconnaissance, early
warning, or remote sensing) that are not related to space-based
weapons or systems.
SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS.
(1) The term `space' means all space extending upward from an altitude
greater than 60 kilometers above the surface of the earth and any
celestial body in such space.
(2)(A) The terms `weapon' and `weapons system' mean a device capable
of any of the following:
(i) Damaging or destroying an object (whether in outer space, in the
atmosphere, or on earth) by--
(I) firing one or more projectiles to collide with that object;
(II) detonating one or more explosive devices in close proximity
to that object;
(III) directing a source of energy (including molecular or atomic
energy, subatomic particle beams, electromagnetic radiation,
plasma, or extremely low frequency (ELF) or ultra low frequency
(ULF) energy radiation) against that object; or
(IV) any other unacknowledged or as yet undeveloped means.
(ii) Inflicting death or injury on, or damaging or destroying, a
person (or the biological life, bodily health, mental health, or
physical and economic well-being of a person)--
(I) through the use of any of the means described in clause (i) or
subparagraph (B);
(II) through the use of land-based, sea-based, or space-based
systems using radiation, electromagnetic, psychotronic, sonic,
laser, or other energies directed at individual persons or
targeted populations for the purpose of information war, mood
management, or mind control of such persons or populations; or
(III) by expelling chemical or biological agents in the vicinity
of a person.
(B) Such terms include exotic weapons systems such as--
(i) electronic, psychotronic, or information weapons;
(iii) high altitude ultra low frequency weapons systems;
(iv) plasma, electromagnetic, sonic, or ultrasonic weapons;
(v) laser weapons systems;
(vi) strategic, theater, tactical, or extraterrestrial weapons; and
(vii) chemical, biological, environmental, climate, or tectonic
weapons.
(C) The term `exotic weapons systems' includes weapons designed to
damage space or natural ecosystems (such as the ionosphere and upper
atmosphere) or climate, weather, and tectonic systems with the purpose
of inducing damage or destruction upon a target population or region
on earth or in space.
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