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House Passes Appropriations Bill to Fund the Department of Defense

June 30, 2014
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On June 20, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the FY 2015 Department of Defense Appropriations Act (H.R. 4870). The bill includes funding for military space programs. The Senate Appropriations Defense subcommittee is expected to mark up its version of the bill after Congress returns from its July 4th recess.The Space Foundation has updated its…

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House Passes Appropriation Bill to Fund NASA and NOAA

June 2, 2014
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On May 29, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the FY 2015 Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS) Appropriations bill. The bill includes funding for NASA and NOAA programs. The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science is scheduled to mark up its version of the bill on June 3. The Space Foundation has updated its…

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Final Rules Modernizing Export Controls for Spacecraft Released

June 2, 2014
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On May 13, the State Department and Commerce Department published their interim final export control rules on spacecraft and related components that will allow for the transfer of commercial communication satellites and some remote sensing satellites from the more restrictive U.S. Munitions List (USML) to the Commerce Control List (CCL). The new regulations will go…

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House Passes FY 2015 NDAA While Senate Armed Services Committee Marks Up Its Version

June 2, 2014
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On May 22, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the FY 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) by a vote of 325-98. The bill provides policy guidance to the Department of Defense on strategic areas such as space and missile defense. The bill also authorizes funding to be appropriated for specific defense space programs. On…

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Congress Marks up Authorization and Appropriation Bills for NASA

April 29, 2014
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On April 29, the House Science, Space, & Technology Committee marked up the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2014, H.R. 4412. The bill would authorize Fiscal Year 2014 appropriation levels for NASA at the $17.6 billion level agreed to in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014, Public Law 113-76, which was signed into…

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House Armed Services Subcommittee Marks up FY 2015 National Defense Authorization Act

April 29, 2014
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On April 30, the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces marked up its section of the FY 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The bill provides policy guidance to the Department of Defense (DoD) on strategic areas such as space and missile defense. The House Armed Services Committee is scheduled to mark up the…

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