米国DoD,通信衛星と一部の地球観測衛星を武器リストから外すように提言
FlightGlobal(4/19) SpaceNews(4/23)
人工衛星は唯一USML(US Munitions List)からCCL(Commerce Control List)への変更が大統領判断でできず、議会での法改正が必要。
The purpose of the Section 1248 report is to "give Congress confidence that we're ready to have statutory authority" returned to the president, says DoD. "We have seen report after report, analysis after analysis about how international trafficking in arm regulation (ITAR) has hurt our industry."
