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INA progress in the Senate

The Washington Post reported Friday that legislation has been introduced in the Senate to lift the Iran Nonproliferation Act (INA) restrictions on NASA. Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced S.1713 (“A bill to make amendments to the Iran Nonproliferation Act of 2000 related to International Space Station payments”) yesterday. The bill would allow both NASA and US companies to purchase Russian space equipment until 2012. The Post reported that Lugar is “seeking advance approval from all 100 senators” to get the bill passed by unanimous consent. A floor vote on a House version of the bill could come next week.

1 comment to INA progress in the Senate

  • If we are going to repeal INA we ought to put on some santions the WILL matter to the Russians if they keep selling nuclear technology to the Iranians. Otherwise it will look as if we are making empty threats that can be totally ignored.