,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #ejc #aahth  
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #daeb
 ,report ,no4 #aah-fjd ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,june   
#ae1 #bjbc,ms4 ,caraveo 7for herself1   
,mr4 ,lamborn1 ,ms4 ,pettersen1 and ,mr4
 ,neguse7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,science1 ,space1 and ,technology      
,july #bc1 #bjbd;,additional sponsor3   
,mr4 ,molinaro  ,july #bc1              
#bjbd,reported with an amendment1       
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed,strike
 out all after the enacting clause and  
insert the part printed in italic,for   
text of introduced bill1 see copy of    
bill as introduced on ,june #ae1 #bjbc  
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,administrator
 of the ,national ,aeronautics and      
,space ,administration and ,secretary of
 ,commerce 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 and ,secretary 
shall jointly 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 and the ,department
 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

 ,research to maximize the responsible  
use of space resources4  7#d7           
,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 ,administrator and the ,secretary3  
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 ,department ,the term    
,department means the ,department of    
,commerce4  7#d7 ,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#e7 ,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#f7 ,,nasa 
,the term ,,nasa means the ,national    
,aeronautics and ,space ,administration4
  7#g7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary  

means the ,secretary of ,commerce4  7#h7
 ,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  ,july #bc1              
#bjbd,reported with an amendment1       
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed