The Russian Federation Government shall:
make provision in the Russian Federation's
draft budgetary system for the next financial year for appropriations to be
allocated to the Russian space program as a separate line item [otdelnoy
strokoy] to be indexed quarterly;
submit to the Russian Federation Supreme
Soviet by 1 June 1993 the draft Russian Federal Space Program for space
systems, complexes, and means with scientific, economic, and defense roles;
define the Russian Space Agency as the state
customer for space systems, complexes, and means with scientific and economic roles,
and—in conjunction with the Russian Federation Ministry of Defense—for space
systems, complexes, and means used for both civilian and military purposes;
stipulate the direct allocation to the Russian
Space Agency of appropriations for research and development work, the purchase
and operation of space equipment, capital construction, the maintenance of
ground-based space infrastructure installations, and other work under the
Russian Federal Space Program to be carried out by the Russian Space Agency;
supply space projects financed out of the
Russian Federation budget—specifically, space systems, complexes, and means
with scientific and economic roles—with raw and other materials, equipment,
components, and other material and technical resources under the procedure
stipulated for state orders for arms and military equipment in accordance with
the Russian Federation law "On Deliveries of Output and Goods for State Needs";
define a procedure for promoting the
implementation of space projects using the funds of enterprises, organizations,
and citizens, including the granting to them of state guarantees, soft loans,
tax concessions, and other necessary measures;
elaborate a program of structural
transformations in space science and industry, including the creation of
federal space centers based on leading design bureaus and scientific research
institutes as well as holding and joint-stock companies, taking account of
their targeted financing, including funding from conversion funds;
examine the remuneration system for people
employed in the space complex, taking account of the Unified Wage System and
average pay levels in the Russian Federation;
elaborate a plan for the further utilization
of ground-based space infrastructure installations—primarily the Plesetsk Space
Center—taking account of the socioeconomic aspects of the development of the
regions in question;
take measures to strengthen social protection
for space center workers and specialists at enterprises and organizations
engaged in the testing and operation of space equipment;
take the necessary measures to preserve the
existing science and production links in the sphere of space activity in the
CIS, including consultations with the Republic of Kazakhstan to clarify the
status of and prospects for the further joint use of the Baykonur Space Center;
elaborate and ensure implementation of a
unified scientific, technical, and economic policy when concluding and
executing international agreements on space research and the use of space,
including commercial space projects.
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