,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ajbi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #f1        
#bjai,mr4 ,tipton 7for himself and ,mr4 
,perlmutter7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and     
,technology  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct the  
,administrator of the ,national         
,aeronautics and ,space ,administration 
to submit to ,congress a report on the  
merits of1 and options for1 establishing
 an institute relating to space         
resources1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,space ,resources ,institute ,act4  
#b4 ,report on merits and options for   
establishing an institute relating to   
space resources  7a7 ,report ,not later 
than #ahj days after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 the             
,administrator shall submit to the      
appropriate congressional committees a  
report on the merits of1 and options    
for1 establishing an institute relating 

to space resources to advance the       
objectives of ,,nasa in maintaining     
,united ,states preeminence in space4   
,such objectives shall include the      
following3  7#a7 ,identifying1          
developing1 and distributing space      
resources1 including by encouraging the 
development of foundational science and 
technology4  7#b7 ,reducing the         
technological risks associated with     
identifying1 developing1 and            
distributing space resources4  7#c7     
,developing options for using space     
resources to-- 7,a7 support current and 
future space architectures1 programs1   
and missions2 and  7,b7 enable such     
architectures1 programs1 and missions   
that would not otherwise be possible4   
7b7 ,additional matters ,the report     
required under subsection 7a7 shall also
 include the following assessments of   
the ,administrator3  7#a7 ,whether a    
virtual or physical institute relating  
to space resources is most cost         
effective and appropriate4  7#b7        

,whether partnering with institutions of
 higher education and the aerospace     
industry1 and the extractive industry as
 appropriate1 would be effective in     
increasing information available to the 
institute with respect to advancing the 
objectives described in subsection 7a74 
7c7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 
,administrator ,the term ,administrator 
means the ,administrator of ,,nasa4     
7#b7 ,appropriate congressional         
committees ,the term appropriate        
congressional committees means-- 7,a7   
the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and 
,technology of the ,house of            
,representatives2 and  7,b7 the         
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation of the ,senate4  7#c7   
,extractive industry ,the term          
extractive industry means companies and 
individuals involved in the processes of
 extracting1 including mining1          
quarrying1 drilling1 and dredging1 raw1 
natural materials or energy sources4    
7#d7 ,institution of higher education   

,the term institution of higher         
education has the meaning given such    
term in section #aja7;a7 of the ,higher 
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajja7;a774  7#e7 ,,nasa ,the term      
,,nasa means the ,national ,aeronautics 
and ,space ,administration4  7#f7 ,space
 resource  7,a7 ,in general ,the term   
space resource means an abiotic resource
 in situ in outer space4  7,b7          
,inclusions ,the term space resource    
includes a raw1 natural material or     
energy source4