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10 U.S.C. 2279: Foreign commercial satellite services and foreign launches

Created in 2013 by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66). Changed by 3 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

This Congress

  • H.R. 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 · passed house · would change 2279a

How it got here

2019

  • Pub. L. 116–92 substituted "Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment" for "Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020) Law text · (d)

2018

  • Pub. L. 115–232 substituted "subsections (a) and (b)" for "subsection (a) and (b)" in introductory provisions. (John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019) Law text · (c)

2017

  • Pub. L. 115–91, §1603(d)(1)(A), substituted "services and foreign launches" for "services" in section catchline. (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018) Law text
  • Pub. L. 115–91, §1603(d)(1)(B), substituted "subsection (c)" for "subsection (b)" in introductory provisions. (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 115–91, §1603(d)(1)(C), struck out "launch or other" before "satellite services". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 115–91, §1603(a), added par. (3). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 115–91, §1603(b)(2), added subsec. (b). Former subsec. (b) redesignated (c). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 115–91, §1603(b)(1), (d)(1)(D), redesignated subsec. (b) as (c) and substituted "prohibitions in subsection (a) and (b)" for "prohibition in subsection (a)" in introductory provisions. Former subsec. (c) redesignated (d). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018) Law text · (c)
  • Pub. L. 115–91, §1603(b)(1), (d)(1)(B), (E), redesignated subsec. (c) as (d) and substituted "subsection (c)" for "subsection (b)" and "prohibition under subsection (a) or (b)" for "prohibition under subsection (a)". Former subsec. (d) redesignated (e). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018) Law text · (d)
  • Pub. L. 115–91, §1603(b)(1), (d)(1)(B), redesignated subsec. (d) as (e) and substituted "subsection (c)" for "subsection (b)". Former subsec. (e) redesignated (f). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018) Law text · (e)
  • Pub. L. 115–91, §1603(b)(1), (c), redesignated subsec. (e) as (f) and amended it generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "In this section, the term 'covered foreign country' means a country described in section 1261(c)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fisca… (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018) Law text · (f)

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.