,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fbjh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #aa1 #bjbj,mr4
 ,kinzinger 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,cheney1 
,mr4 ,turner1 ,mr4 ,rogers of ,alabama1 
,mr4 ,crow1 and ,mrs4 ,bustos7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,science1
 ,space1 and ,technology1 and in        
addition to the ,committees on ,armed   
,services1 and ,foreign ,affairs1 for a 
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
direct the ,president to develop a      
strategy to protect the space assets of 
the ,united ,states1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,protecting         
,american ,space ,assets ,act4  #b4     
,findings ,congress finds the following3
 7#a7 ,space is essential to-- 7,a7 the 
military and intelligence operations1   

strategic deterrence1 threat detection1 
and communications of the ,united       
,states2 and  7,b7 effectively          
facilitate communication between global 
economic markets4  7#b7 ,the ,people's  
,republic of ,china has undercut space  
manufacturing programs run by the       
,united ,states1 including satellite    
manufacturing and launch service        
programs1 through noncompetitive price  
manipulation4  7#c7 ,china and the      
,russia ,federation have worked to      
develop counterspace weapons and        
electronic warfare capabilities         
7including electromagnetic1             
antisatellite1 and kinetic weapons7 that
 have the ability to target space assets
 that belong to the ,united ,states4    
7#d7 ,china and ,russia have and        
continue to engage in cyber attacks     
against critical infrastructure of the  
,united ,states and of allies of the    
,united ,states4  7#e7 ,each year1      
actions taken by ,china have            
exponentially increased the risk of     

damage to space assets that belong to   
the ,united ,states and allies of the   
,united ,states by significantly        
increasing the amount of major debris in
 the orbit paths of such assets4  7#f7  
,china has demonstrated the intent to   
keep developing counterspace weapons    
that target space assets that belong to 
the ,united ,states and allies of the   
,united ,states4  7#g7 ,china views     
space as central to the security and    
economic industries of ,china in the    
future4  7#h7 ,china is striving to     
dominate economic industries that deal  
with space through research and         
development aimed at increasing         
manufacturing1 extracting resources1 and
 increasing its leverage with respect to
 countries that strive to develop space 
technology4  7#i7 ,china is expanding   
its foreign network and expanding its   
presence in space by developing ground  
station capabilities in foreign nations 
and promoting participation by such     
nations in the satellite navigation     

system administered by ,china4  #c4     
,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of 
,congress that the ,government should   
support activities in space by-- 7#a7   
modernizing the capabilities of the     
,united ,states and allies of the       
,united ,states with respect to space2  
7#b7 providing protection for space     
assets1 including the supply chain      
related to such assets and manufacturing
 process of such assets2 and  7#c7      
affirming the duties of the ,united     
,states ,space ,force under section     
#ijha of title #aj1 ,united ,states     
,code4  #d4 ,space strategies and       
assessment  7a7 ,executive strategy     
7#a7 ,strategy requirement ,not later   
than #bgj days after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,president1 
in consultation with the ,national      
,space ,council1 shall develop and      
maintain a strategy to ensure that the  
,united ,states strengthens military and
 commercial capabilities in space1      
increases protections for military and  

commercial operations with respect to   
space1 and increases protections for    
space manufacturing programs and launch 
sites1 including military launch sites  
and launch sites operated by individuals
 or entities in the private sector4     
7#b7 ,inclusion in the national defense 
strategy ,the ,secretary of ,defense    
shall include the strategy most recently
 developed pursuant to paragraph 7#a7 in
 the national defense strategy required 
under section #aac7;g7 of title #aj1    
,united ,states ,code4  7b7 ,space      
strategy and report ,not later than #ahj
 days after the date of the enactment of
 this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state1 in
 consultation with the ,secretary of    
,commerce1 shall submit to the          
appropriate congressional committees a  
report setting forth a strategy to--    
7#a7 protect the space assets of the    
,united ,states1 including the supply   
chain related to such assets and        
manufacturing process of such assets1   
from threats from the ,people's         

,republic of ,china and the ,russian    
,federation1 which may include          
protection from intellectual property   
theft and threats with respect to       
electronic warfare capabilities2 and    
7#b7 strengthen relations with the      
allies of the ,united ,states with      
respect to space4  7c7 ,assessment and  
report  7#a7 ,assessment and report     
requirement ,not later than #ahj days   
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary of ,defense1 in    
consultation with the ,director of      
,national ,intelligence1 shall submit to
 the appropriate congressional          
committees a report that includes-- 7,a7
 an assessment of the capabilities of   
the ,department of ,defense to protect--
 7i7 commercial communication and       
navigation systems in space2  7ii7      
military launch sites2 and  7iii7 launch
 sites operated by individuals or       
entities in the private sector2 and     
7,b7 recommendations to improve the     
capabilities assessed pursuant to       

subparagraph 7,a71 including            
recommendations with respect to-- 7i7   
the electronic warfare capabilities of  
,china and ,russia2 and  7ii7 the use of
 counterspace weapons and cyber attacks 
by ,china and ,russia4  7#b7 ,form ,the 
report under paragraph 7#a7 may be      
submitted in classified form4 ,if       
submitted in such form1 the report shall
 include an unclassified summary4  7d7  
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,appropriate congressional committees   
,the term appropriate congressional     
committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee  
on ,armed ,services of the ,house of    
,representatives2  7,b7 the ,committee  
on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of   
,representatives2  7,c7 the ,committee  
on ,energy and ,commerce of the ,house  
of ,representatives2  7,d7 the          
,permanent ,select ,committee on        
,intelligence of the ,house of          
,representatives2  7,e7 the ,committee  
on ,armed ,services of the ,senate2     
7,f7 the ,committee on ,foreign         

,relations of the ,senate2  7,g7 the    
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation of the ,senate2 and     
7,h7 the ,select ,committee on          
,intelligence of the ,senate4  7#b7     
,launch site ,the term launch site has  
the meaning given that term under       
section #ejijb of title #ea1 ,united    
,states ,code4