Kyl-Bingaman Amendment
The Kyl-Bingaman Amendment (Public Law 104-201, Section 1064) is a US legal regulation. It came into effect with the 1997 Military Budget ( National Defense Authorization Act ).
The regulation prohibits US authorities from authorizing the acquisition or distribution of high-definition satellite images of Israel and the Occupied Territories , unless it is a US federal agency, or from breaking the secrecy of such images:
"SEC. 1064. PROHIBITION ON COLLECTION AND RELEASE OF DETAILED SATELLITE IMAGERY RELATING TO ISRAEL.
(a) COLLECTION AND DISSEMINATION- A department or agency of the United States may issue a license for the collection or dissemination by a non-Federal entity of satellite imagery with respect to Israel only if such imagery is no more detailed or precise than satellite imagery of Israel that is available from commercial sources.
(b) DECLASSIFICATION AND RELEASE- A department or agency of the United States may declassify or otherwise release satellite imagery with respect to Israel only if such imagery is no more detailed or precise than satellite imagery of Israel that is available from commercial sources. "
The Kyl-Bingaman Amendment is named after Senators Jon Kyl and Jeff Bingaman .
literature
- Frans von der Dunk (Ed.): Handbook of Space Law. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham 2015, pp. 529 and 858.