SPACE PRESERVATION ACT OF 2001
107th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2977
To preserve the cooperative, peaceful uses of space for the benefit of all humankind by
permanently prohibiting the basing of weapons in space by the United States, and to
require the President to take action to adopt and implement a world treaty banning
space-based weapons.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 2, 2001
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
A BILL
To preserve the cooperative, peaceful uses of space for the benefit of all humankind by
permanently prohibiting the basing of weapons in space by the United States, and to
require the President to take action to adopt and implement a world treaty banning
space-based weapons.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Space Preservation Act of 2001'.
SEC. 2. REAFFIRMATION OF POLICY ON THE PRESERVATION OF PEACE
IN SPACE.
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.
The President shall--
(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
(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.
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.
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--
(1) the implementation of the permanent ban on space-based weapons
required by section 3; and
(2) progress toward negotiating, adopting, and implementing the agreement
described in section 4.
SEC. 6. NON SPACE-BASED WEAPONS ACTIVITIES.
Nothing in this Act may be construed as prohibiting the use of funds for--
(1) space exploration;
(2) space research and development;
(3) testing, manufacturing, or production that is not related to space-based
weapons or systems; or
(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.
In this Act:
(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.
(2)(A) The terms `weapon' and `weapons system' mean a device capable of
any of the following:
(i) Damaging or destroying an object (whether in outer space, in the
atmosphere, or on earth) by--
(I) firing one or more projectiles to collide with that object;
(II) detonating one or more explosive devices in close
proximity to that object;
(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
(IV) any other unacknowledged or as yet undeveloped means.
(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)--
(I) through the use of any of the means described in clause (i)
or subparagraph (B);
(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
(III) by expelling chemical or biological agents in the vicinity
of a person.
(B) Such terms include exotic weapons systems such as--
(i) electronic, psychotronic, or information weapons;
(ii) chemtrails;
(iii) high altitude ultra low frequency weapons systems;
(iv) plasma, electromagnetic, sonic, or ultrasonic weapons;
(v) laser weapons systems;
(vi) strategic, theater, tactical, or extraterrestrial weapons; and
(vii) chemical, biological, environmental, climate, or tectonic
weapons.
(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.
