22 U.S.C. § 5871 — Facilitating discussions regarding acquisi-

Page 1724 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 5871 ernment or commercial external debt burden is exchanged by the holder for local cur- rencies, policy commitments, other assets, or other economic activities, or for an equity in- terest in an enterprise theretofore owned by the debtor government. (4) Local currencies In addition to other uses provided by law, and subject to agreement with the foreign gov- ernment, local currencies generated by United States assistance programs may be made available to the Foundation. (5) Investment of Government assistance The Foundation may invest any revenue pro- vided to it through United States Government assistance, and any interest earned on such in- vestment may be used only for the purpose for which the assistance was provided. (6) Other funds from Government and non- governmental sources The Foundation may accept such other funds as may be provided to it by Government agencies or nongovernmental entities. (Pub. L. 102–511, title V, § 511, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3345.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Subtitle E of title XIV of the National Defense Au- thorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993, referred to in sub- sec. (d)(1), is subtitle E of title XIV of div. A of Pub. L. 102–484, Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2566, which is classified generally to subchapter IV (§ 5931) of chapter 68 of this title. SUBCHAPTER V—SPACE TRADE AND COOPERATION § 5871. Facilitating discussions regarding acquisi- tion of space hardware, technology, and serv- ices from former Soviet Union (a) Expedited review Any request for a license or other approval de- scribed in subsection (c) that is submitted to any United States Government agency by the National Aeronautics and Space Administra- tion, any of its contractors, or any other person shall be considered on an expedited basis by that agency and any other agency involved in an ap- plicable interagency review process. (b) Notice to Congress if license denied If any United States Government agency de- nies a request for a license or other approval de- scribed in subsection (c), that agency shall im- mediately notify the designated congressional committees. Each such notification shall in- clude a statement of the reasons for the denial. (c) Description of discussions This section applies to a request for any li- cense or other approval that may be necessary to conduct discussions with an independent state of the former Soviet Union with respect to the possible acquisition of any space hardware, space technology, or space service for integra- tion into— (1) United States space projects that have been approved by the Congress, or (2) commercial space ventures, including discussions relating to technical eval- uation of such hardware, technology, or service. (Pub. L. 102–511, title VI, § 601, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3346.) § 5872. Office of Space Commerce (a) Trade missions The Office of Space Commerce of the Depart- ment of Commerce is authorized and encouraged to conduct one or more trade missions to appro- priate independent states of the former Soviet Union for the purpose of familiarizing United States aerospace industry representatives with space hardware, space technologies, and space services that may be available from the inde- pendent states, and with the business practices and overall business climate in the independent states. (b) Monitoring negotiations The Office of Space Commerce— (1) shall monitor the progress of any discus- sions described in section 5871(c)(1) of this title that are being conducted; and (2) shall advise the Administrator of the Na- tional Aeronautics and Space Administration as to the impact on United States industry of each potential acquisition of space hardware, space technology, or space services from the independent states of the former Soviet Union, specifically including any anticompetitive issues the Office may observe. (Pub. L. 102–511, title VI, § 602, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3347.) § 5873. Report to Congress Within one year after October 24, 1992, the President shall submit to the designated con- gressional committees a report describing— (1) the opportunities for increased space-re- lated trade with the independent states of the former Soviet Union; (2) a technology procurement plan for identi- fying and evaluating all unique space hard- ware, space technology, and space services available to the United States from the inde- pendent states; (3) specific space hardware, space tech- nology, and space services that have been, or could be, the subject of discussions described in section 5871(c) of this title; (4) the trade missions carried out pursuant to section 5872(a) of this title, including the private participation in and the results of such missions; (5) any barriers, regulatory or practical, that inhibit space-related trade between the United States and independent states, including any such barriers in either the United States or the independent states; and (6) any anticompetitive issues raised during the course of negotiations, as observed pursu- ant to section 5872(b) of this title. (Pub. L. 102–511, title VI, § 603, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3347.) § 5874. Definitions For purposes of this subchapter—