Artemis Accords Authorization Act

(a) Sense of Congress. It is the sense of Congress that—

(1) low-earth orbit satellite technology is crucial for maintaining United States leadership in the 21st century in both military and civil technology domains;

(2) low-earth orbit satellite technology has potential to serve as an anti-censorship and pro free speech technology around the world;

(3) low-earth orbit satellite technology has incredible humanitarian potential to connect hundreds of millions people to the internet and the modern global economy; and

(4) instruments of the United States Government should be used to promote the export, use, and potential of American low-earth orbit satellite technology.

(b) Strategy. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Chief Executive Officer of the United States International Development Finance Corporation, the Director of the United States Trade and Development Agency, and the heads of other Federal departments and agencies, as appropriate, shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a strategy on the integration of low-earth orbit satellite technologies and high-altitude platform systems into United States foreign policy.

(c) Elements. The strategy required by subsection (b) shall include efforts and plans to—

(1) use feasibility studies to promote low-earth orbit satellite technology as a form of connectivity;

(2) offer loans, guarantees, insurance or other financial products to help countries procure low-earth orbit satellite technologies;

(3) directly provide low-earth orbit satellite technologies to countries when consistent with the United States’ national interest;

(4) regulate, as appropriate, the export of controlled low-earth orbit satellite technologies to ensure continued American technological leadership and the misuse of the technology inconsistent with our policies and values; and

(5) impose possible restrictions on strategic competitor’s alternatives to American low-earth orbit satellite technologies.

(d) Form. The strategy required by subsection (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.