FEDERAL · 10 U.S.C. · Chapter SUBCHAPTER IV—MISSILE DEFENSE INFORMATION
Prohibitions relating to missile defense information and systems
10 U.S.C. § 5551
Title10 — Armed Forces
ChapterSUBCHAPTER IV—MISSILE DEFENSE INFORMATION
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10 U.S.C. § 5551.
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(a)Certain "Hit-to-kill" Technology and Telemetry Data.—None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for any fiscal year for the Department of Defense may be used to provide the Russian Federation or the People's Republic of China with "hit-to-kill" technology and telemetry data for missile defense interceptors or target vehicles.
(b)Other Sensitive Missile Defense Information.—None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for any fiscal year for the Department of Defense may be used to provide the Russian Federation or the People's Republic of China with—
(1)information relating to velocity at burnout of missile defense interceptors or targets of the United States; or
(2)classified or otherwise controlled missile defense inf
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History
(Added and amended Pub. L. 118–159, div. A, title XVI, §§1641, 1649(a), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2182, 2198.)
Editorial Notes
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 130h of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 118–159, div. A, title XVI, §1649(b)(1), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2199.
Amendments
2024—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 118–159, §1641(1), inserted "or the People's Republic of China" after "the Russian Federation".
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 118–159, §1641(2), inserted "or the People's Republic of China" after "the Russian Federation" in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 118–159, §1641(3), inserted "or the People's Republic of China" after "the Russian Federation".
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Certification Required for Russia and China To Tour Certain Missile Defense Sites
Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title XVI, §1667, Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2106, provided that:
"(a) Certification.—Before the Secretary of Defense makes a determination with respect to allowing a foreign national of Russia or China to tour a covered site, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees [Committees on Armed Services and Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives] a certification that—
"(1) the Secretary has determined that such tour is in the national security interest of the United States, including the justifications for such determination; and
"(2) the Secretary will not share any technical data relating to the covered site with the foreign nationals.
"(b) Timing.—The Secretary may not conduct a tour described in subsection (a) until a period of 45 days has elapsed following the date on which the Secretary submits the certification for that tour under such subsection.
"(c) Construction With Other Requirements.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to supersede or otherwise affect [former] section 130h of title 10, United States Code [see 10 U.S.C. 5551].
"(d) Covered Site.—In this section, the term 'covered site' means any of the following:
"(1) The combat information center of a naval ship equipped with the Aegis ballistic missile defense system.
"(2) An Aegis Ashore site.
"(3) A terminal high altitude area defense battery.
"(4) A ground-based midcourse defense interceptor silo."
Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 130h of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 118–159, div. A, title XVI, §1649(b)(1), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2199.
Amendments
2024—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 118–159, §1641(1), inserted "or the People's Republic of China" after "the Russian Federation".
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 118–159, §1641(2), inserted "or the People's Republic of China" after "the Russian Federation" in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 118–159, §1641(3), inserted "or the People's Republic of China" after "the Russian Federation".
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Certification Required for Russia and China To Tour Certain Missile Defense Sites
Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title XVI, §1667, Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2106, provided that:
"(a) Certification.—Before the Secretary of Defense makes a determination with respect to allowing a foreign national of Russia or China to tour a covered site, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees [Committees on Armed Services and Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives] a certification that—
"(1) the Secretary has determined that such tour is in the national security interest of the United States, including the justifications for such determination; and
"(2) the Secretary will not share any technical data relating to the covered site with the foreign nationals.
"(b) Timing.—The Secretary may not conduct a tour described in subsection (a) until a period of 45 days has elapsed following the date on which the Secretary submits the certification for that tour under such subsection.
"(c) Construction With Other Requirements.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to supersede or otherwise affect [former] section 130h of title 10, United States Code [see 10 U.S.C. 5551].
"(d) Covered Site.—In this section, the term 'covered site' means any of the following:
"(1) The combat information center of a naval ship equipped with the Aegis ballistic missile defense system.
"(2) An Aegis Ashore site.
"(3) A terminal high altitude area defense battery.
"(4) A ground-based midcourse defense interceptor silo."
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