,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cgac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #d1 #bjba,mr4  
,lieu 7for himself and ,mr4 ,calvert7   
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,science1
 ,space1 and ,technology  ,a ,,bill  ,to
 direct the ,secretary of ,homeland     
,security to issue guidance with respect
 to space systems1 services1 and        
technology as critical infrastructure1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,space ,infrastructure ,act4  #b4 ,space
 systems1 services1 and technology as   
critical infrastructure  7a7 ,in general
 ,not later than #cj days after the date
 of the enactment of this section1 the  
,secretary shall designate space        
systems1 services1 and technology as a  
critical infrastructure sector4  7b7    
,guidance ,not later than #ahj days     
after the date of the enactment of this 
section1 the ,secretary1 in consultation
 with relevant agencies and departments 

of the ,federal ,government1 the        
,assistant to the ,president for        
,homeland ,security and                 
,counterterrorism1 relevant ,federal    
advisory committees1 and the ,executive 
,director1 shall issue guidance with    
respect to designating space systems1   
services1 and technology as critical    
infrastructure1 including-- 7#a7        
defining the scope of such sector1 with 
consideration of satellites and space   
vehicles1 space-related terrestrial     
systems and launch infrastructure1      
space-related production facilities1 and
 applicable information technology2     
7#b7 designating a ,sector-,specific    
,agency for space systems1 services1 and
 technology2 and  7#c7 identifying      
appropriate committees and advisories to
 accompany such sector1 including       
,government ,coordinating ,councils and 
,sector ,coordinating ,councils4  7c7   
,report ,not later than #ij days after  
the ,secretary issues guidance pursuant 
to subsection 7b71 the ,secretary shall 

submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report relating to the     
following3 7#a7 ,the implementation of  
such guidance required under subsection 
7b74  7#b7 ,any other information the   
,secretary determines appropriate4  7d7 
,conforming amendments ,section #bjja7c7
 of the ,homeland ,security ,act of     
#bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #fja7c77 is         
amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating         
subparagraphs 7,o71 7,p71 and 7,q7 as   
7,p71 7,q71 and 7,r71 respectively2 and 
7#b7 by inserting the following new     
subparagraph3  7,o7 ,space systems1     
services1 and technology4  4  7e7       
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,appropriate congressional committees   
,the term appropriate congressional     
committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee  
on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of 
,representatives2 and  7,b7 the         
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate4  
7#b7 ,critical infrastructure ,the term 
critical infrastructure has the meaning 

given such term in section #ajaf7;e7 of 
the ,,usa ,patriot ,act of #bjja 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #eaie;c7e774  7#c7 ,executive 
,director ,the term ,executive ,director
 means the ,executive ,director of the  
,space ,information ,sharing and        
,analysis ,center4  7#d7                
,sector-specific agency ,the term       
,sector-,specific ,agency has the       
meaning given such term in ,presidential
 ,policy ,directive #ba 7,february #ab1 
#bjac2 relating to critical             
infrastructure security and resilience74
  7#e7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary  
means the ,secretary of ,homeland       
,security4