ARLA/CLUSTER: Satelites de amadores nos E.U.A. já não estão na legislação internacional sobre o trafico de armas

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

 ITAR restrictions on US radio amateurs to be eased

The *International Traffic in Arms Regulations* (ITAR) inexplicably applies
to amateur radio satellites. It threatens US radio hams with jail terms or
six figure fines if they cooperate with amateurs outside the USA on
satellite projects. Cooperation includes talking about or publishing on the
web certain information regarding amateur radio satellite systems.

*Satellite Today* reports that after 15 years of restrictions and intense
scrutiny, the United States Department of State is reclassifying satellites
and several related components so they will no longer be treated as
weapons. The changes affect Category 15 of the U.S. Munitions List (USML),
which covers spacecraft and related articles, by shifting most commercial,
civil and scientific satellites and accompanying equipment to the
Department of Commerce’s Commerce Control List (CCL).

“The Department [of State] has committed to reviewing during the six months
after the publication of this rule whether further amendments to the USML
controls on civil and commercial remote sensing satellites are warranted,
and seeks additional public comment on this matter,� according to a
statement released by the Federal Register.

This rule is effective November 10, 2014, except for Sec. 121.1, Category
XV(d), which is effective June 27, 2014. Interested parties may submit
comments on paragraphs (a)(7) and (e)(11) of USML Category XV and ITAR Sec.
124.15 by June 27, 2014.

Read the Satellite Today article
http://www.satellitetoday.com/regional/2014/05/16/
new-us-satellite-export-reforms-gets-positive-response-from-industry/<http://www.satellitetoday.com/regional/2014/05/16/new-us-satellite-export-reforms-gets-positive-response-from-industry/>

Federal Register – Amendment to the International Traffic in Arms
Regulations: Revision of U.S. Munitions List Category XV
https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2014/05/13/2014-10806/
amendment-to-the-international-traffic-in-arms-regulations-revision-of-us-munitions-list-category-xv<https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2014/05/13/2014-10806/amendment-to-the-international-traffic-in-arms-regulations-revision-of-us-munitions-list-category-xv>

Among the projects affected by ITAR has been the New Zealand Amateur Radio
satellite KiwiSAT. A 2009 IARU Region 3 report highlights that ITAR
requirements made AMSAT-NA direct its members to cease cooperation with
AMSAT-ZL in the development of KiwiSAT.
http://www.iaru-r3.org/14r3c/docs/046.doc

2005 amateur radio P3E IHU project killed by ITAR
http://www.amsat-dl.org/p3e/bericht-ihu3-0205-e.pdf

ITAR impact on the Eagle project
https://web.archive.org/web/20140327205527/
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/eagle/<https://web.archive.org/web/20140327205527/http:/www.amsat.org/amsat-new/eagle/>

2009 AMSAT files CJ requests with US State Department
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/august2009/
amsat_files_cj_requests.htm<http://www.southgatearc.org/news/august2009/amsat_files_cj_requests.htm>

2011 ITAR submission by the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT)
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/images/fck_images/
AMSAT%20ITAR%20Comments%20Final.pdf<http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/images/fck_images/AMSAT%20ITAR%20Comments%20Final.pdf>

AMSAT-UK http://amsat-uk.org/
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