,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ejfc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #aj1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,posey 7for himself and ,mr4 ,kilmer7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,science1
 ,space1 and ,technology  ,a ,,bill  ,to
 promote the development of a commercial
 asteroid resources industry for outer  
space in the ,united ,states and to     
increase the exploration and utilization
 of asteroid resources in outer space4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,american ,space ,technology for
 ,exploring ,resource ,opportunities ,in
 ,deep ,space ,act or the ,,asteroids   
,act4  #b4 ,title #ea amendment  7a7 ,in
 general ,subtitle ,v of title #ea1     
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following new     
chapter3  #eac ,asteroid resource       
exploration and utilization  ,sec4      
#eacja4 ,commercialization of asteroid  
resource exploration and utilization in 
outer space4 #eacjb4 ,legal framework4  

#eacjc4 ,definitions4  #eacja4          
,commercialization of asteroid resource 
exploration and utilization in outer    
space ,the ,president1 through the      
,administration1 the ,federal ,aviation 
,administration1 and other appropriate  
,federal agencies1 shall--  7#a7        
facilitate the commercial exploration   
and utilization of asteroid resources to
 meet national needs2  7#b7 discourage  
government barriers to the development  
of economically viable1 safe1 and stable
 industries for the exploration and     
utilization of asteroid resources in    
outer space in manners consistent with  
the existing international obligations  
of the ,united ,states2  7#c7 promote   
the right of ,united ,states commercial 
entities to explore and utilize         
resources from asteroids in outer space1
 in accordance with the existing        
international obligations of the ,united
 ,states1 free from harmful             
interference1 and to transfer or sell   
such resources2 and  7#d7 develop the   

frameworks necessary to meet the        
international obligations of the ,united
 ,states4  #eacjb4 ,legal framework  7a7
 ,property rights ,any resources        
obtained in outer space from an asteroid
 are the property of the entity that    
obtained such resources1 which shall be 
entitled to all property rights thereto1
 consistent with applicable provisions  
of ,federal law4  7b7 ,freedom from     
harmful interference ,as between any    
entities over which the ,united ,states 
can exercise jurisdiction1 any assertion
 of superior right to execute specific  
commercial asteroid resource utilization
 activities in outer space shall prevail
 if it is found to be first in time1    
derived upon a reasonable basis1 and in 
accordance with all existing            
international obligations of the ,united
 ,states4  7c7 ,safety of operations ,a 
,united ,states commercial asteroid     
resource utilization entity shall avoid 
harmful interference to other           
spacecraft4  7d7 ,relief from harmful   

interference ,a ,united ,states         
commercial asteroid resource utilization
 entity may bring an action for         
appropriate legal or equitable relief1  
or both1 under this chapter for any     
action1 by another private entity1      
compromising the right to conduct its   
operations free of harmful interference4
  7e7 ,exclusive jurisdiction ,the      
district courts of the ,united ,states  
shall have exclusive jurisdiction of an 
action under this chapter without regard
 to the amount in controversy4  #eacjc4 
,definitions ,for the purposes of this  
chapter3  7#a7 ,state ,the term ,state  
means any of the several ,states1 the   
,district of ,columbia1 the             
,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 the     
,virgin ,islands1 ,guam1 ,american      
,samoa1 the ,commonwealth of the        
,northern ,mariana ,islands1 and any    
other commonwealth1 territory1 or       
possession of the ,united ,states4  7#b7
 ,united states commercial asteroid     
resource utilization entity ,the term   

,united ,states commercial asteroid     
resource utilization entity means a     
person or company providing asteroid    
exploration or utilization services1 the
 control of which is held by persons    
other than a ,federal1 ,state1 local1 or
 foreign government1 that is--  7,a7    
duly organized under the laws of a      
,state2  7,b7 subject to the subject    
matter and personal jurisdiction of the 
courts of the ,united ,states2 or  7,c7 
a foreign entity that has voluntarily   
submitted to the subject matter and     
personal jurisdiction of the courts of  
the ,united ,states4  4  7b7 ,clerical  
amendment ,the table of chapters for    
title #ea1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end of the     
items for subtitle ,v the following3    
#eac4;,asteroid resource exploration and
 utilization#eacja  4