The International Space Station and the Iran Nonproliferation Act (INA): The Bush Administration's Proposed INA Amendment Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title The International Space Station and the Iran Nonproliferation Act (INA): The Bush Administration's Proposed INA Amendment

Creator

  • Author: Smith, Marcia S.
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: Congressional Research Service
  • Author: Squassoni, Sharon
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: Congressional Research Service

Publisher

  • Name: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
    Place of Publication: Washington D.C.

Date

  • Creation: 2005-12-05

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: The Iran Nonproliferation Act (P.L. 106-178), as originally enacted, prohibited the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) from purchasing Russian goods and services for the U.S.-led International Space Station (ISS) unless the President certified that Russia was not proliferating certain technologies to Iran. On July 12, 2005, the Bush Administration submitted to Congress an amendment to allow NASA to purchase goods and services from Russia to support the ISS. That presented a classic policy dilemma. Without access to Russian spacecraft, the U.S. use of the ISS could be extremely limited. Yet Russian entities were continuing proliferation activities relating to missile proliferation according to the Department of State. This report explains the Bush Administration proposal and resulting congressional action.
  • Physical Description: 6 Pages.

Subject

  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: International affairs
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Nuclear nonproliferation
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: International cooperation in astronautics
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Defense policy
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Space activities

Coverage

  • Place Name: Iran

Collection

  • Name: Congressional Research Service Reports
    Code: CRSR

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
    Code: UNTGD

Rights

  • Rights Access: public

Resource Type

  • Report

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • CRS Report Number: RS22270
  • Accession or Local Control No: RS22270_2005Dec05
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metacrs8328
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