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RuleSignificant2018-275582018-12-21

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Foreign Commercial Satellite Services and Certain Items on the Commerce Control List (DFARS Case 2018-D020)

Defense Department, Defense Acquisition Regulations System

Abstract

DoD is amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement sections of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2017 and 2018. One section imposes additional prohibitions with regard to acquisition of certain foreign commercial satellite services, such as cybersecurity risk and source of satellites and launch vehicles used to provide the foreign commercial satellite services, and expands the definition of "covered foreign country" to include Russia. Another section prohibits purchase of items from a Communist Chinese military company that meet the definition of goods and services controlled as munitions items when moved to the Commerce Control List of the Export Administration Regulations of the Department of Commerce.

Action & Dates

Action
Interim rule.
Dates
Effective Date: December 21, 2018.
Effective Date
2018-12-21

CFR References

Topics

Government procurement

Document Excerpt

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Defense Defense Acquisition Regulations System 48 CFR Parts 204, 212, 225, and 252 [Docket DARS-2018-0060] RIN 0750-AJ82 AGENCY: Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Department of Defense (DoD). ACTION: Interim rule. SUMMARY: DoD is amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement sections of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2017 and 2018. One section imposes additional prohibitions with regard to acquisition of certain foreign commercial satellite services, such as cybersecurity risk and source of satellites and launch vehicles used to provide the foreign commercial satellite services, and expands the definition of “covered foreign country” to include Russia. Another section prohibits purchase of items from a Communist Chinese military company that meet the definition of goods and services controlled as munitions items when moved to the Commerce Control List of the Export Administration Regulations of the Department of Commerce. DATES: Effective Date: December 21, 2018. Comment Date: Comments on the interim rule should be submitted in writing to the address shown below on or before February 19, 2019, to be considered in the formation of a final rule. ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by DFARS Case 2018-D020, using any of the following methods: ○ Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov . Search for “DFARS Case 2018-D020.” Select “Comment Now”

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Citation: 83 FR 66066