Space Preservation Act of 2001 (Introduced in House)
HR 2977 IH
Mr. KUCINICH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and International Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the `Space Preservation Act of
2001'.
SEC. 2. REAFFIRMATION OF POLICY ON THE PRESERVATION OF PEACE IN SPACE.
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Congress reaffirms the policy expressed in section 102(a) of
the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 (42 U.S.C.
2451(a)), stating that it `is the policy of the United
States that activities in space should be devoted to
peaceful purposes for the benefit of all mankind.'.
SEC. 3. PERMANENT BAN ON BASING OF WEAPONS IN SPACE.
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The President shall--
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(1) implement a permanent ban on space-based weapons of
the United States and remove from space any existing
space-based weapons of the United States; and
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(2) immediately order the permanent termination of
research and development, testing, manufacturing,
production, and deployment of all space-based weapons of
the United States and their components.
SEC. 4. WORLD AGREEMENT BANNING SPACE-BASED WEAPONS.
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The President shall direct the United States representatives
to the United Nations and other international organizations
to immediately work toward negotiating, adopting, and
implementing a world agreement banning space-based weapons.
SEC. 5. REPORT.
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The President shall submit to Congress not later than 90
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every
90 days thereafter, a report on--
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(1) the implementation of the permanent ban on
space-based weapons required by section 3; and
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(2) progress toward negotiating, adopting, and
implementing the agreement described in section 4.
SEC. 6. NON SPACE-BASED WEAPONS ACTIVITIES.
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Nothing in this Act may be construed as prohibiting the use
of funds for--
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(1) space exploration;
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(2) space research and development;
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(3) testing, manufacturing, or production that is not
related to space-based weapons or systems; or
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(4) civil, commercial, or defense activities (including
communications, navigation, surveillance,
reconnaissance, early warning, or remote sensing) that
are not related to space-based weapons or systems.
SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS.
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In this Act:
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(1) The term `space' means all space extending upward
from an altitude greater than 60 kilometers above the
surface of the earth and any celestial body in such
space.
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(2)(A) The terms `weapon' and `weapons system' mean a
device capable of any of the following:
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(i) Damaging or destroying an object (whether in
outer space, in the atmosphere, or on earth) by--
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(I) firing one or more projectiles to collide
with that object;
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(II) detonating one or more explosive devices in
close proximity to that object;
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(III) directing a source of energy (including
molecular or atomic energy, subatomic particle
beams, electromagnetic radiation, plasma, or
extremely low frequency (ELF) or ultra low
frequency (ULF) energy radiation) against that
object; or
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(IV) any other unacknowledged or as yet
undeveloped means.
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(ii) Inflicting death or injury on, or damaging or
destroying, a person (or the biological life, bodily
health, mental health, or physical and economic
well-being of a person)--
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(I) through the use of any of the means
described in clause (i) or subparagraph (B);
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(II) through the use of land-based, sea-based,
or space-based systems using radiation,
electromagnetic, psychotronic, sonic, laser, or
other energies directed at individual persons or
targeted populations for the purpose of
information war, mood management, or mind
control of such persons or populations; or
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(III) by expelling chemical or biological agents
in the vicinity of a person.
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(B) Such terms include exotic weapons systems such as--
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(i) electronic, psychotronic, or information
weapons;
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(ii)
chemtrails;
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(iii) high altitude ultra low frequency weapons
systems;
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(iv) plasma, electromagnetic, sonic, or ultrasonic
weapons;
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(v) laser weapons systems;
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(vi) strategic, theater, tactical, or
extraterrestrial weapons; and
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(vii) chemical, biological, environmental, climate,
or tectonic weapons.
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(C) The term `exotic weapons systems' includes weapons
designed to damage space or natural ecosystems (such as
the ionosphere and upper atmosphere) or climate,
weather, and tectonic systems with the purpose of
inducing damage or destruction upon a target population
or region on earth or in space.





