Kyl–Bingaman Amendment
The Kyl–Bingaman Amendment (Public Law 104-201, Section 1064) is a United States law. It was put into force by the Military Defense National Defense Authorization Act for 1997.
This provision prohibits US authorities from granting high resolution dissemination or dissemination of satellite imagery of Israel and the Israeli occupied territories, unless this is a US federal agency, or if it is done in order to abolish the secrecy of such recordings.
The amendment is named after United States Senators Jon Kyl and Jeff Bingaman.
References
- Frans von der Dunk (Author and Editor): Handbook of Space Law. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham 2015, P. 529 and 858.
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