Easing of satellite export controls law signed Thursday
Space Flight Now says
"The provision permits the Obama administration to remove satellites and related equipment from the U.S. State Department's munitions list, which restricts the weapons material from export to other countries."
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n1301/03exportcontrol/
Clearly any easing of ITAR is welcome but I'm still not clear if the changes that Obama has signed enable US Hams to fully engage in all aspects of international satellite projects without fear of six figure fines or jail terms. Can someone clarify ?
73 Trevor M5AKA
It's my understanding that there are US Federal regulations that must be amended before the ITARrestrictions would no longer be in force.
________________________________ From: Trevor . m5aka@yahoo.co.uk To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Friday, January 4, 2013 5:20 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Easing of satellite export controls law signed Thursday
Space Flight Now says
"The provision permits the Obama administration to remove satellites and related equipment from the U.S. State Department's munitions list, which restricts the weapons material from export to other countries."
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n1301/03exportcontrol/
Clearly any easing of ITAR is welcome but I'm still not clear if the changes that Obama has signed enable US Hams to fully engage in all aspects of international satellite projects without fear of six figure fines or jail terms. Can someone clarify ?
73 Trevor M5AKA
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On 1/4/2013 5:20 PM, Trevor . wrote:
"The provision permits the Obama administration to remove satellites and related equipment from the U.S. State Department's munitions list, which restricts the weapons material from export to other countries."
Trevor,
Here is my view from the perspective of the guy responsible for maintaining access control on the project's web server.
These things are never simple ... the provision _allows_ the administration to remove satellites from the list, but it will take some time to develop specific rules and procedures to _implement_ any changes. For now, satellites are still on the list, so there is no practical difference for AMSAT-NA and it's interaction with people who are not "US Persons". The tedious process of verifying eligibility and then providing access to controlled mailing list archives, Subversion and Git repositories etc must remain in place.
We look forward to the relaxation of the rules so we can work with you. In the mean time, if you know of any US Citizens or Permanent Residents who would like to help build a satellite, let us know. We have lots of fun tasks available!
-Joe KM1P
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